Happy New Year! This is Nomunomu. I’m sure everyone is having a lovely New Year’s Day.
As I currently edit this newsletter, I have left Dublin for the Christmas holidays and am going to Berlin in Germany, Paris in France and then to Budapest in Hungary.
I had been in Berlin for two days when I heard the shocking news. On 19 December at a Christmas market in the west area of Berlin, a truck ran into the market killing several people. First of all, my prayers are with them at this time.

Berlin that night was full of confusion. If I’m honest now, having never been so close to a terrorist attack before, I spent the night scared and full of doubt. Why would someone kill people who were just having a good time at the Christmas markets? Also, what could I do about terrorism? I decided with certainty that night that I couldn’t be indifferent.

On the other hand though, I had so many messages from worried friends that day, and I felt the agony that friends from all over the world were also feeling. Now I feel extremely humbled by that connection at the time.
Although the opening section has become long, we have in this month’s newsletter a New Year message from Yumi, the Chairperson, and a report from Qoo about the webcam activities between Kyoto University and South Korea. I believe that through these connections which go beyond countries will little by little make the world a better place.

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1. New Year Message from Chairperson Yumi
2. Kyoto University and South Korea Webcam Activities - Qoo -
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Hello, this is Newsletter Editor, Nomunomu.

As we enter into December here in Ireland, Christmas time has begun. The town center is decorated with a Christmas tree, and a nativity scene with Jesus in a stable, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. As Christmas and the New Year gets closer, it is certainly the season of joy for the children.

On the other hand, December is the time of year where we tend to reminisce. I think back on my memories, being in Japan and making houses and rooms on Pangaea Net with the children each time they took part in Pangaea, the time spent with the children and staff from various countries at the week-long summer camp, as well as coming to Ireland. There so many more good memories, it’s been a good year. I hope everyone else’s year has gone well too?

It seems the introduction to this final newsletter for 2016 has become long. So, for this month, we shall hear about the motivation of the two interns, Ai and Qoo, who interned at the main headquarters for Pangaea in Kyoto. They both also took part in the summer camp as Facilitators. Also, in the Honest Village, for November’s activity, everyone went out on a field trip!

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1. Motivations for the internship
2. Honest Village Activity Report - November
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Hello this is Newsletter Editor, Nomu-nomu, writing to you all the way from Europe, as I’m currently in Ireland.
The mornings here are already so cold that you can see your breath. I got in touch with my mother about the cold, and she sent me a large scarf. As it seems like it’s slowly turning into winter in Japan too, everyone please make sure to take care.

In Tokyo Honest Village this month it looks like everyone began making their playing card game. Please look on Pangaea’s Facebook page for the photographs. I was surprised to see “Bonsai trees” as one of the ideas. Some of the children this year are certainly refined! I look forward to seeing the playing cards that are made as it looks like they’ll be different to those made last year.

So in this month’s newsletter, we announce the winner for this year’s Volunteer of the Year. and we have a few words from the winner, Tsuno, about the award! Having supported Pangaea for a long time, the article tells us briefly about her thoughts. I hope you enjoy the article, it’s really wonderful.
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1. Volunteer of the Year - A few words on the award - Tsuno
2. Review of the Organization’s Structure
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Hello, this is Nomunomu.
I left Kyoto this month and now am editing this article from Dublin, Ireland. It feels like it’s so far away right now, but one day I will look back and the gap between our countries may be large, but it will seem small to me.
When I see the happy children in Ireland, I feel a little sad as it makes me think of the children in Pangaea. I’ll see you all in a year’s time.
So, for this month we have an activity report from Ai in the Kyoto Univ. Village as well as some thoughts from two new staff members in the Honest Village.

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1. New Announcement: KISSY 2016 Video!
2. Kyoto Univ. Village Activity Report - Ai -
3. Thoughts on your first time facilitator at Honest Village
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Hello, this is Nomunomu from the Tokyo Honest Village. Continuing on from last month’s newsletter, I’ll be telling you about Pangaea’s KISSY Summer School 2016.
I’ve been promoted from last year and this time around I am acting as a Team Leader in KISSY 2016.

By spending day-in and day-out with children who speak different languages, have different customs and, of course, are all of different ages, and having the experience of creating one piece work, I believe they have learned the joy of communicating despite the difficulties they might come across in doing so. When I was around the same age as the children, I said “Hello” to the local English-speaking children, and it was a starting point to enjoying communicating with others, even if it was frustrating. KISSY is full of experiences just like this one. Even just saying a greeting to one another has become an invaluable memory, and on the last day of KISSY everyone - including the staff - was weeping.
So, this month we hear from the Director, Yumi, as well as having an article from one intern who took part this time in KISSY 2016 from Singapore.

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1. Thoughts on KISSY - Ming -
2. About KISSY 2016 Pangaea Director, Yumi Mori
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Hello everyone, it’s Nomunomu.
I can tell you that we’re currently right in the middle of KISSY (Kyoto Intercultural Summer School for Youths)!
In this month’s newsletter, we’ll first give you a report on KISSY. There have been lots of differences to overcome, but by working together, the children have gradually been becoming closer to each other.

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1. KISSY Overview
2. Thoughts from the Team Leaders
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Hello everyone. This is Nomu-Nomu who helps with the activities in the Tokyo Honest Village.
We held activities in the Honest Village today! The children could have been sleepy given the increasing humidity and heat, but they are full of energy today; I'm sure they'#ll sleep soundly later.
So for this month's newsletter, we have two articles which show us just how energetic the children have been. The Chairperson, Yumi, will tell us about the webcam activities between Kyoto Univ. and MIZY, and then the Facilitator Wataru gives us a report on Mie Univ. Village in June.

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1. Kyoto Univ. & MIZY Webcam Activities Report
2. Mie Univ. Village Activity Report
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Hello everyone. This is Nomu-Nomu who runs activities at the Tokyo Honest Village.

As we enter into June, it seems like there’s a lot of rain here, so I thought I would like to give you an amazing article for this month!
This month, the current Facilitator at Kyoto Univ. Village gives us an insight from their time as a child when she took part in Mie Univ. Village. She tells us about her experiences in Pangaea as a child, how one girl inspired her, and why she decided to return to Pangaea to help with the activities. It’s a lovely article, please enjoy it.
Also we had the first activity of the year at Honest Village in May. I’ll tell you all about it!
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1. Pangaea Ring - Saki Uei -
2. Tokyo Honest Village Activity Report
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Hello! This is Nomu-Nomu who works at the Tokyo Honest Village. I'm the Newsletter Editor for this month.

We're currently in the middle “Golden Week”, which is big national holiday in Japan. I hope everyone's week is going well? I will be going to the Head Office in Kyoto for some training as a Facility Leader. I haven't been back since KISSY last summer, so I'm looking forward to seeing the fresh green leaves.

So for this month, first of all we have some comments from the Vice Chairman, Toshiyuki Takasaki. Mr Takasaki will be enrolling from this month onward at the Kyoto University Graduate School for a Postgraduate Business Course!
We also have a report from the Facility Leader in South Korea, Noyang, about the move from MIZY Center to Yeoksam Course Camp.

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1. For the year ahead Pangaea Vice Chairman, Toshiyuki Takasaki
2. South Korea Team have moved from the MIZY Center!
3.KDDI foundation are to fund KISSY
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Hello, this is Nomunomu who helps with activities in the Tokyo Honest Village. From this month onward, I’ll be taking over from Jyoko as the Newsletter Editor.
I’ve been helping with activities in Pangaea for around one year as of this month.
I’m really grateful for this amazing year that I’ve spent taking part in the fun activities and events together with everyone.
Anyway, for this month’s newsletter, I would like to tell you about the KISSY 2016 applications for participants and an article about Pangaea Playing Cards!

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Contents
1. Pangaea Summer School: KISSY 2016! Applications for participants now open
2. Pangaea Playing Cards – Honest Village Edition –
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