NARPI provided us with a wonderful chance to communicate with others who have a different cultural background, nationality, and occupation. What I like the most are different training activities which are meaningful and interesting. When everyone in the course got into those activities, it gave us a feeling of family. The relationships between participants were amazing!

Li Weisong

Connecting with other people interested in and actively building peace all around Northeast Asia and beyond.

Kaia Vereide

NARPI expands my own imagination. I like the every part of course, especially circle part. Evening activities are really good way to find friends who are from different places.

Tashi

Informative and respectful environment; even intense situations, I felt that I could listen and participate.

Lynn Hur

Meeting people from NEAsia, plenary, expert course, context, NARPI Safe Space, social times, field trips.

Adrian Glamorgan

The course that I took helped me understand more about peace and how to sustain and create restorative culture. I also liked the night out events with friends.

Yuki Kato

NARPI provides us with a harmonious space to get rid of the noisy world, and also presents us with the real world.

Liu Shuangshuang

What I learned from participating in NARPI is that I do not know the relationship between my country and neighboring countries. By participating in NARPI I was able to know the history of Japan and Korea. I think it is necessary to think about how young people are interested in the relations and history with neighboring countries.

Daichi Ishii

Learning took place not only sitting and listening to the lecture, but also it happens from sharing each participant's stories. Each individual's story was so powerful in understanding what is peace and how to make peace in the communities we belong.”

Hyojin Jang

One of the impressive experience in NARPI is going round in the Abuchira Caves. I could imagine easily how Okinawan solders lived during the war. And, I could identify with their feeling a little. At the same time, I felt that I have to learn their hardships, feeling and history.

Daichi Miyamoto

I hear a person who was pro (U.S. military) base. It was helpful to understand Okinawa base issue especially Henoko. And it's really connect to nonviolent class. I'm really happy and glad to take the nonviolent course.

Eri Somoto

The facilitators not being "teachers" in a traditional way is really impacting. Of course, it's always the camaraderie among the participants that seems to make an impact. The culture of NARPI is strong!

Jennifer Deibert

I learned that peacebuilding is not only concerning to politics. It's everyday life. The methods and techniques of conflict solving I learned were very practical. I will use them with my family and my colleagues. Before NARPI I thought that I and my family's security are most important. But I learned that it's not enough. All families should live in safety because we are related each other.

Enkhjargal Purevee

I was very pleasantly surprised and encouraged to find so many active Japanese participants at NARPI. Being a South Korean, I've always been exposed to the media portraying Japanese government with an unwavering attitude towards their atrocious acts committed to Koreans during its colonial period. I realized that I had unintentionally formed prejudice against Japanese people that their attitude must be similar. Meeting and forming relationships with many Japanese participants at NARPI helped me realize this prejudice and helped me to change that prejudice.

Kunkyong Lee

NARPI gave me a lot of important things not only English but also about the history, identity, and relationship between countries in Northeast Asia. I'm really happy to join NARPI. Thank you for Everything. I hope we meet again!!

Rika Nakashima

Learning together with new good friends and finding out commonality between the history of conflict in Korea and Taiwan was very meaningful.

Jiwon Park

On the first day of week one courses, we began with a small group discussion. I felt so happy and safe. I had never before experienced a community where I could raise any kind of issue or question without worrying about being marginalized. The people I have met, and the heart-to- heart connections I have made are indescribable. They mean so much to me. I experience what peace is in NARPI.

Hannah Kim

NARPI is such an amazing place where I can learn something new and open a door to a completely new field where I learn how to listen, how to communicate, and how to reflect. The skills we learn go beyond our classroom study. We can use it in our work and life. NARPI is a home where people from different corners of the world and people of different ages can gather together, meet new friends and greet old friends.

Anne Zhang

NARPI is a “safe space”. Participants can talk about any issue that may feel awkward to discuss in our daily lives. This is so significant. The biggest reason that I repeatedly attend NARPI is the “safe space for discussion” that NARPI offers, which can be very very difficult

Ryozo Teruoka

If you haven’t been there, you can’t understand. I know I didn’t. I didn’t know how great the participants and staff would be. I didn’t know what a warm, open, loving atmosphere they would create. I didn’t know how immediately useful the didactic content would be. I didn’t know I would actually experience Northeast Asian peace. All in all, if you are the slightest bit interested in peace, and haven’t been to NARPI, well, let’s just say you have a lot to learn.

Steve Leeper

I am an Inner Mongolian who had never been to Mongolia before. NARPI was a meaningful experience for me. I have enjoyed the beautiful scenery. I met the kind Mongolian people. Moreover, I met friends and facilitators from different countries. I not only gained knowledge of peacebuilding but also learnt a lot of methods and skills. We all have different languages and different cultures, but we all had a wonderful time in NARPI. We love peace. We think PEACE makes the world better.

Aqila

NARPI helped me to build a general idea of peace study and give me confidence to devote into peace building. I like sharing different opinions with people from other countries or regions. It's great help me to know more about what other people think about.

Shen Yang

Thank you so much for offering this golden opportunity to me. It's been an unforgettable memory for me. I had a wonderful time in Nanjing, China learning about peace education and peacebuilding while meeting a lot of friendly people.

Tsering Yonten

My experience at NARPI this year challenged me to be more interested in peacebuilding. I could listen from other participants about their good peace building experience.

Donguk Seo

I really liked the people at NARPI the most. We have the same interests and purpose so, there weren't any difficulties to get along with them. I am really thankful for having joined NARPI this year. I am so happy because from now on I have a plan for every summer.

Saruul Gan-Erdene

NARPI was very helpful for me. I made a lot of friends and we had a very friendly talk. Some misunderstandings disappear. NARPI was very fresh for me. I think it's an organization for world peace but it's also pay attention to small things and conflict! It's wonderful.

Song Yiwei

The course helps me a lot. The interesting field trip to the DMZ and The House of Sharing helps me understand local people and Korean culture more, and the homestay helps me learn the local culture of people.

Carla

Thank you so much for everything, once again. I greatly appreciate the opportunity and all the programs you provided for us.

Junko

It was helpful to make friends from Northeast Asia and to learn wide perspectives, not only Japanese opinions but also other countries opinions.

Eri Somoto