Ecotourism Jobs in Ecuador Volunteer work at Piedra Blanca

At Piedra Blanca, you have many chances to be a volunteer.
Jobs about ecotourism in Ecuador work conclude many fields:
Biology, somehting about Biodiversity, Ecology, teaching English, Architecture, Education, Chemistry, Tourism Marketing and Project Management and so on.

But the top priorities are that: you have to speak Spanish and have the comprehension of what ecotourism is, how it functions and the ecotourism project.


Recently, there has been pro-active volunteers getting experience from the ecotourism jobs at Piedra Blanca. Most of them specialize in tourism, sustainable development and project management.


In regard to the part of education, they provided the trip to Ecuador for volunteers.
What volunteers do is to teach English to local guides and school children in Ecuador. At present, there are still many schools in rural villiages needing helps, and they will be joyful to receive your application. Most schools over there has one permanet teacher and some twenty children(5-12age). The requisition for volunteers is that they should be at least 20 years old and speak spanish at thebasic level and stay at least two weeks. The price of accommodation is $10 per day, $3 is a contribution for conservation projects. If you are enthusiastic over such project or ask further question, sent the email to the applicant, volunteer@piedrablanca.org.

http://www.piedrablanca.org/volunteer-jobs.htm

http://www.piedrablanca.org/english-teachers.htm

Vocabulary:

1. applicant: the person is responsible to application of activities or meeting.

2. sustainability: In a broad sense, it is the capacity to endure. In ecology, the word describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time. For humans, it is the potential for long-term maintenance of wellbeing, which in turn depends on the wellbeing of the natural world and the responsible use of natural.

3. accommodation: lodging, place to live in.

4.ecotourism: ecological tourism, it is responsible travel to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas that strives to be low impact and small scale. It helps educate travelers; provides funds for conservation; directly benefits the economic development and political empowerment of local communities; and fosters respect for different cultures and for human rights. Ecotourism is very important so that future generations can experience the wonder environment we have today.

Ecotourism in Japan

Ecotourism, the travel and trend with contacts to nature, has been noted and advocated in Japan. It is one of the outgrowth that enable people to preserve their local cultural heritage and put emphasis on environment, even revitalize themselves.

In Japan, dolphin-and whale-watching tours are the most common activities involved with ecotourism. In general, it may be hard for us to approach dolphins nearer than 300 meters. Nevertheless, the desire to contact dolphins can be come true in the one of Japanese islands, called Tsuji, which is in Kumamoto Prefecture.

In 1993, the association in Yakushima in charge of some activities has found and there were approximately 6000 participants expecting to go here. The activities include canyoning(canyoneer), snorkeling and forest walks.

Another hand in Japan, Iriomote's main activity has been hoped to be changed by its local citzens: from sightseeing to ecotourism, for there have been more and more mangrove trees and other natural features. The oversea ecotourism in Japan is Belug-watching excursion to as Arctic Circle bay; each summer there will be about 3,000 white whales gather there.

Next, the Japanese ministry is dedicated to developing agriculture, forestry, fishing operations and the construction of sightseeing facilities. All of the above-mentioned items bring participants into nature, environments and travel, and the price is ideal: the travel ticket is low-priced.

However, the only flaw for Japan to develope ecotourism is it lack of mechanism, which is involved with environmental impacts. So far, national and local governments are attempting to improve...

http:web-japan.org/trends98/honbun/ntj970918.html

1. canyoning: (it is known as canyoneering in the U.S) Canyoning is traveling in canyons using a variety of techniques that may include walking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling, and swimming.

2. snorkeling: it is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn. Using this equipment allows the snorkeler to observe under water attractions for extended periods of time with relatively little effort.

3. prefecture: it indicates the office seat territorial circumscription of a Prefect. The term prefecture is also used to refer to offices analogous to prefectures. In reference to Japanese system of administrative subdivisions, prefecture is used as the translation for todofuken. The system of local government in Japan consists of two classes: prefectures as the large-area local governing units, and municipalities as the basic local-level governing units.

4. beluga: it is an Arctic and sub-Arctic species of cetacean. It is one of two members of the family Monodontidae, along with the Narwhal.

Japanese Desserts

Wagashi, a traditional Japanese confectionery, served with green tea ,is made from natural ingreidents. Its meaning of name is natural beauty from the ancient literature. Wagashi has been popular for many decades.

Wagashi has various kinds of itself; you can enjoy most of it during the whole year---spring, summer, fall and winter.Here are some types of it.

The first, Anmitsu, has two kinds.
Anmitsu is made of cube of agar jelly, red algae, seaweed and peas, peach slices, pineapple and cherries. The final addition is black syrup.

(1)Mitsumane---without red bean paste

(2) Cream Anmitsu---ice cream is on top of it.

Amanatto: its basic materials are red beans, refined sugar and syrup.

Botamochi: materials---red bean paste, rice flour, or other prowder, like peanut prowder---must be prepared in advance. Its production is springtime.

Dango: it is a kinds of dumplings, made of mochi and rice flour, served with green tea.

Bocchan Dango:there are three colors about it. The color green is made from green tea; the white, eggs; while, the red is red beans.

Chichi Dango: its materials are simple. They are rice flour and pigments of diferent colors.

Ikinari Dango:it is a steamed bun with chunks of sweet potato in the drought, its center is red bean paste. It is the local confectionery in Kumamoto.

http://www.japanikuiku.com/tag/wagashi/

1. confectionery: sweets/candy, chocolate, etc.

2.agar:a type of fungus with a large top, that looks like a mushroom.

3.syrup:any thick sweet liquid made with sugar, used especially as a sauce.

4.chunk:a fairly large amount of something.

5.pigment:a substance that exists naturally in people, animals and plants and gives their skin, leaves, etc. a particular colour.

Kimono

Kimono is Japanese tradition garment, mostly designed for women, men and children. The literal meaning: "ki"= "wear"; "mono"="thing". Therefore, it's a "thing to wear".



Traditionally, kimonos are made of silk, silk brocade, silk crepies and satin weaves. Silk is considered as the basic material of Kimono. Modern ones are also popularly available for its less-experience easy-care fabrics such as rayon, cotton sateen, cotton and polyester and other synthetic fibers.


Kimonos were worn with up to a dozen or more colorful contracting layers. The patterns in kimonos are usually butterflies or cherry blossoms, would be worn in spring.



The cost of it is very expensive, each of it may cost over US$20,000 ; so far, there are still many kimono companies recycling second-hand kimonos with lower prices.


For women, there are various types of kimonos to wear; For men, they have only one kind to wear. However, when you want to put on a kimono, you must choose the one according to Japanese tradition--- occasions and personal identity. It eleven kinds, and here are six kinds of it.



Irotomesode: single color, patterned only below the waistline. You must be married and are allowed to put on at weddings as close relatives of groom and bridge.


Kurotomesode: it is designed for married women, the mothers of groom and bridge at weddings. It is more formal than Irotomesode, the most formal kimono for married women.


Furisode: the most formal kimono for unmarried women, you must be unmarried female relatives of groom and bridge at weddings and wedding receptions.


Homongi: worn by friends of the bridge at weddings, receptions and formal parties. it does not matter if you are married or unmarried.


Tsukesage: it is wornby married women in small areas, mainly below the waistline.


Ironmuji: it has nothing to do with if you are married or unmarried, mainly worn at tea ceremonies. Its silk has no-different color.

(In order)

(if you want to see more information, just reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono)

1. Reception: a formal social occasion to welcome somebody or celebrate something

2. Synthetic: artificial, man-made; made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals.

3. Polyester: a strong artificial fabric, often mixed with other fabrics and used especially for making clothes.

4. Rayon: a smocth fabric made from cellulose, used for making clothes.

5. Brocade: a thick heavy fabric with a raised pattern woven especially from gold or silver silk thread.

6. Satin: a woven fabric with a smooth shiny surface.

7. Crepe: a light thin fabric, made especially from cotton or silk, with a surface that is coveredin lines and folds.

Japan Carp Streamers (koinobori)

In Japan, carp streamers decorate the landscape from April through May. It is in honor of Children's Day on May 5 th, also viewed as Boys Day or tango. The koinobori set are made of streamers, paper or clothing and the top pf bamboo wooden pole down.






How does it come ? The reason traces back to the Japanese symbol: the carp streamer is an emblem of masculinity and success in life. It is believed that the larger the koi is, the more courage, strenght and determination it can bring people to overcome all obstacles. The carp streamer is the most spirited of fish to swim up a waterfall; that is why Japanese family flew koinobori in front of their house to honour their sons year after year.


※ Addition


The largest carp streamer stands for the father of the house; while the red one, the mother; the blue one, boy;and the other are children.



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1. determination: the quality that makes you continue trying to do sth even when this is difficult.

2. emblem: symbol; sth that represents a perfect example or a principle.

3. masculinity: the quality of being masculine.

Japanese card exchange

For Japanese, the exchange of business card is the essential etiquette according to their traditions and culture.

A business card mean not only what your status is, but it also possesses that one treats business with respect and honour. Unchangably, the vertical set-up is still used for Japanese business. Addresses are in different order than English. The correct order is that: the country comes first, and then it is the state, next, the city with the zip code in the front; finally, it turns the street address. Take notice, your name must be mutually written in kanji and romaji (kanji is on the obverse of the card; while romaji is on the reverse.) with personal title and company.

When you are presenting your card or receiving others', make sure to do it with your both hands with slight bow. Rember, the card have to be printed in both languages---home language(on the other side) and English(on one side). Most importantly, when you get more one business card, put them on the table in front of your neatly until the meeting is over, and put them into a business card holder carefully.

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http://www.japanikuiku.com/category/stuff

1. etiquette: the formal rules of correct or polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession.

2. obverse: the opposite of sth.

3. reverse: the opposite of what has just been mentioned.

Manga in Japan

Manga, a charmingly popular medium in Japan, differs from American and European-style comics. Manga is based on the audience's taste, and it is a huge business, for it earns over five billion US dollars for Japan.

Originally, manga is published in magazines monthly or weekly; it contains over 300 pages of comics. Amazingly, its theme focuses on a specific people, like boys or girls, history buffs or homemakers and businessmen. Most of them and books are sold in a special bookstore sections or public kiosks.

Besides, there is a kind of manga, and it is tankoban, which is called "graphic novels" in English. It is compilations of a dozen or so episodes to describe a single story. Tankoban's printing costs are higher than the pulpy magazines; tankoban receive the best-seller status after having sold around two million copies, whlie the copies of non-manga books are for one million.

Popular manga are translated into many languages and distributed globally, making its the market even wider.

http://www.umich.edu/~anime/info_comictrans.html

1.Manga: it is the Japanese word for comic artist or cartoon. Outside of Japan, manga usually refer to Japanese comic books and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese.

2. Kiosk: a small shop/store, open at the front, where newspapers, drinks, etc. are sold.

3. Tankoban: Tankoban, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and it is not part of series, though manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series.