Trips
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Turkey
Tanzania
Kyrgyzstan
Japan
Malaysia
Madagascar
Past Trips
Japan
Each summer about a dozen people go to the city of Hita, Japan for a cultural exchange program. This yearly event is led by Steve Headland and his wife, Ruth. Participating with them each year are several high school and university students. The program, called “The Hita Summer Adventure”, includes involvement in several schools, teaching English, playing sports, and leading a cross-cultural youth camp for Japanese students. Each of the American young people live in a Japanese home, giving them an opportunity to improve their language skills and participate in authentic Japanese culture. They also volunteer at a local business as a way to serve the people of Hita City.
Turkey
PAC began taking US students on cultural exchange trips to Turkey in 2006, and has been building effective relationships with schools and students there ever since. Our last trip was with a charter high school in Antalya, Turkey in which our students taught English and exchanged cultural insights with the Turkish students. Turkish students from past programs have stayed in touch with many of our students and were able to reconnect with some of them on this trip as well. At the end of that program, the lead teacher and several of her students made plans to visit our students in America during their winter break, which was a great success. We look forward to ongoing, reciprocal exchange.
Israel
P3 Israel brings people together from all walks of life who have a heart for the land and people of Israel to make a difference and build relationships. Our goal is to create partnerships and advance a common aspiration to deliver help and assistance to meet the needs of people and communities all over Israel. P3 Israel builds projects to promote an exchange of ideas and knowledge, to encourage reciprocal visits, and create lasting friendships. Currently our projects are focused on serving children with special needs, helping support hospital programs, and serving in small communities who need extra hands to help create lasting impressions. For more information or to join a trip go to P3israel.org.
Africa
PAC organizes trips to Kenya and Tanzania to provide participants with a cross-cultural learning experience geared around two main opportunities. Our students and adults visit and serve at a Children’s Home in Kenya called Naomi’s Village, and among a marginalized group in Tanzania known as the Hadza. At Naomi’s Village our teams learn about the challenges facing orphaned and poor children, participate in the daily activities of the home including serving, cleaning, and playing with the children, and also visit the school connected with Naomi’s Village that serves over 200 local community low income students with top quality education. In Tanzania our teams bring much needed staples and supplies to the Hadza, develop relationships with the children and their families, learn about their way of life, and share laughter and fun across cultural, economic and ethno-linguistic lines. We break down barriers and build bridges between cultures.