{"id":14346,"date":"2025-04-22T07:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/?p=14346"},"modified":"2025-08-26T09:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T00:25:06","slug":"evan-arbolante-volunteer-at-the-local-animal-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/2025\/04\/22\/evan-arbolante-volunteer-at-the-local-animal-shelter","title":{"rendered":"Evan Arbolante: Volunteer at the local Animal Shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignundefined wp-image-14347 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anilmal-590x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anilmal-590x787.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anilmal-193x257.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anilmal-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anilmal-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anilmal-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anilmal-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/anilmal-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I worked at one of Kyoto&#8217;s local animal shelters for my CIP.<\/p>\n<p>I had a great time taking care of the dogs and cats. Some of my responsibilities included walking the dogs, teaching them how to sit and walk alongside you, and cleaning their living spaces.<\/p>\n<p>This CIP is perfect if you love animals and share a passion for protecting and caring for them. For me, it felt like a weekly therapy session where I could destress and build bonds with both the animals and the shelter staff.<\/p>\n<p>For those wondering what CIP to choose, find something that excites you and offers a space to connect with others. The most valuable part of the CIP is that it gives study abroad students a chance to form a special community within Japan. Think about what kind of community you&#8217;d like to be part of when deciding on your CIP. No matter what activity people choose, CIP often leaves a warm and lasting place in our hearts\u2014so my best advice is to come excited and ready to participate!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I worked at one of Kyoto&#8217;s local animal shelters for my CIP. I had a great time taking care of the dogs  &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/2025\/04\/22\/evan-arbolante-volunteer-at-the-local-animal-shelter\">\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080 <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":716,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_locale":"ja","_original_post":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/?p=14346"},"categories":[41,183,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14346"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/716"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14346"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14348,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14346\/revisions\/14348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}