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10 September, official opening of the summer school. 

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10 September, official opening of the summer school. 

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Boy, did you all look serious!

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First lecture on the first day. Dr Adrian Lacatuș about to begin his "tale of one city", Brașov, told from two literary perspectives.

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Dr Daniela Caluianu (OUC) talking to the students about intercultural communication and the philosophy behind the summer school.

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Dr Mark Holst (OUC) giving his presentation.

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Dr Shawn Clankie from OUC addressing the students

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We were lucky enough to spend some more quality time on the day they left and say goodbye in a wholly unforgettable and touching manner.
P.S.1: Miyuki was sleeping.
P.S.2: We miss you so much :(

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Vlad, Andreea, Hana

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Vlad, Riku and Andreea

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Multi-ethnic Brasov- a visit to Oktoberfest 

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Multi-ethnic Brasov- a visit to Oktoberfest 

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Riku took me a very artistic picture :))

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Visiting one bookstore in the center of the city with Vlad, Miyuki and Riku

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A visit to the synagogue- the guys listening carefully to the history of this monument

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Vlad, Riku and Miyuki at the Fortress

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Professor Boscor speaking about Local Industries

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Before parting ways at the end of the summer school, Réka and I wanted a group photo with the Japanese students.

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Novice woodworkers looking proud after attempting to clean a piece of wood. Surprisingly gratifying experience.

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Same hat, same story, different owner.

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On the day when we visited the Faculty of Wood Engineering, Réka, Hana, and I fooled around with a paper hat.

(Sorry for the poor quality)

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This picture was taken after we finished the Bran castle tour.

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I believe it was the 2nd day of the summer school when Réka and I took Hana to the Warthe promenade, where we decided to take a selfie.

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Ms. Tunde Dimeny talks about Hungarian customs and traditions.

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A talk by Dr. Carmen Elisabeth Puchianu about the long history of the Brasov Saxons

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Trying to understand the ethnic make-up of Brasov- a visit to the synagogue

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A visit to the History Museum of Brasov (a.k.a. Old City Council)

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The day of the first presentations, the first day working side by side.

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First presentation on the first day. Tetsuya was very obliging and offered more than once to be the first. Well done, Tetsuya!

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Sonia and Tetsuya giving a presentation about annual celebrations.

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Miyuki and Andreea talking about personal celebrations.

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Kaito and Vlad discuss dance.

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Andreea and Riku compare examination systems.

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Hana, Reka and Andras gave a very interesting presentation about the student-teacher relationship in Japan and Romania.

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Tetsuya and Casian talked about the beginnings of modern education in Japan and Romania

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Almost all the OUC participants noted the contrast between the Japanese preference for simplicity and the Romanian love for the ornamental.

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Students visit the Museum of the First Romanian School.

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Sonia watching a clip with a popular Japanese comedy show.

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Riku is preparing himself for a visit to Dracula’s Castle by munching on a garlic clove.

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Where in the world are the summer school students?

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Casian giving a very professional tour of Bran Castle.

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After hearing Casian expertly describe the merits of various medieval weapons, Miyuki decides to see if the cannon still works

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Andreea becomes a princess for one afternoon.

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At the end of a long day, in this quiet bower,Reka makes me think of Flora.

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Students get ready for renovation work.

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After a long a busy day- presentations, lecture, visit to a local factory- we reach the peaceful guesthouse run by Dr. Dana Boscor who was also today's speaker.

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A very interesting talk by Dr. Georgeta Moarcas about the representation of evil in Romanian folklore. We also learned a bit about vampire hunting.

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Visiting the exhibition at the Faculty of Wood Engineering.

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Any food would taste good in such a lovely place, but the Romanian dishes prepared for us by the kindly Food Guerilla were so delicious we forgot to admire the landscape! Thank you, gentlemen.

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Students give feedback on the final day.

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Time to come to grips with the yellow sponge. OUC students learn how to make ‘bulz’ (Romanian-style onigiri) with ‘mamaliga’ and cheese.

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I’m sure Tetsuya knows what I mean with this photo.

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Col. Nicolae Uszkai takes us through 40,000 of Romanian history in 60 minutes! What a journey!

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At the Musashino Center on the last day of the Summer School

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The summer school ends with a visit to the Musashino Center. Sorry I don’t have a photo with everyone!

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The summer school is over.