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For my CIP I volunteered at a \u5150\u7ae5\u9928 (jidoukan) once a week. It\u2019s like a daycare for children to go to after school, ranging in children from ages of like 6 to older elementary schoolers. As a volunteer I get to play with the children, and make sure nobody gets hurt.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0I greatly enjoyed my time here as a volunteer, every week I got to practice listening and talking as I played along with the children. I was surprised how much I could learn from them, one kid even taught me how to play shogi. Though at times it could very loud, and a lot of things may be difficult to understand. So I definitely recommend learning about the Kyoto dialect early on.<\/span><\/p>\n For those who are thinking about their CIP coming in, I would greatly recommend volunteering in a Jidoukan. The children are usually sweet and aren\u2019t yet shy of foreigners and are in fact the opposite, greatly infatuated with how u look. And even if you can\u2019t understand them or they can\u2019t understand you at all times, they will still love talking to you. It\u2019s perfect for those who may feel easily embarrassed about speaking mistakes, as the children don\u2019t really care and there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. And for CIPs in general, the sky\u2019s the limit. Go and find something you want to do or try something new.<\/span><\/p>\n For my CIP I volunteered at a \u5150\u7ae5\u9928 (jidoukan) once a week. It\u2019s like a daycare for children to go to aft … \u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080 <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"