rotary international - RYE Italian Multidistrict

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ROTARY YOUTH
EXCHANGE
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani
RYE – Rotary Youth Exchange
Living a Safe Exchange Experience
Guidelines to prevent unpleasant and
unsafe situations during your stay
Andrea Cremoncini
Chairman, RYE Italian multidistrict
http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it
2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting
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What we will talk about:
about:
1. Some Major Cultural diversities in Italy
(what seems strange is not weird,
it is INTERESTING !!!)
2. How to identify (avoid) and handle potential
risks associated with living abroad – in Italy
3. How to report any incident of abuse or
harassment, and other perils.
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“The only universal quality is diversity”
Montaigne
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Social Habits in Italy:
Not all of Italy is the same, there are significant differences
between regions, gender, and age generation.
Your host Family represents the fast lane to get this sorted out
as they will provide you with the social pattern.
First Night Questions: are your first chance to understand
the local culture of your host city/region .
2.
Your questions must include asking about :
1. unsafe areas
unsafe behavior (religious and cultural aspects)
3. Un-appropriate dress codes
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Kissing
Families and friends usually kiss when they meet.
It’s unusual between boys.
Common between girls and opposite sex.
The friendly ‘kiss’ is deposited high up on the cheek, never on the mouth
(except between lovers…) and isn’t usually really a kiss, more a delicate
brushing of the cheeks accompanied by kissing noises
Boys: never go first! If a girl expects you to kiss her, she offers her cheek.
Girls: it’s not mandatory to accept kisses! If any person swirls on your face for a kiss you
don’t like, just step behind and stretch out your arm for a polite handshake.
With a smile.
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Dress code:
• Presentation and impression are important to Italians and are
referred to as “bella presenza” or “bella figura” (literally
‘beautiful presentation or figure’). The term refers not only to
the way you look, but also to the way you act and what you
say. It’s similar in some ways to the oriental concept of ‘face’,
and Italians must look good and be seen in the best light, always
appearing to be in control and not showing ignorance or a lack
of savoir-faire. It’s important not to show disrespect or ridicule
an Italian, even if it means biting your tongue on occasions.
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Dress code:
• Italians generally, tend to be trendy in their attire even if they
loaf around in shorts or jogging pants, they will not wear
pijamas out of their homes.
In most regions, pijamas are restricted to the bedroom!
• Don’t remove your shoes in public.
• In general Italians consider bathing costumes, skimpy tops, flipflops or sandals with no socks strictly for the beach or swimming
pool, and not the street, restaurants or shops.
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Body Language
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Maintain eye contact while talking. Otherwise Italians might think you are
hiding something.
To beckon a waiter or waitress raise your index finger and make eye contact.
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Tricky Hand gestures
Offensive gestures !
Rock and Goth subculture - In Italy
as well this gesture, made across
the stomach or chest, to mean
We're Cool or Rock on, it also can
mean "Safe" or "all's cool”.
Meaning:
Your partner is
cheating on you.
Meaning:
Inflicting an evil
influence.
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Some Italian Clichés you won’t find in Italy
1. Rolling Spaghetti with a Spoon
In general Italians would NOT roll their spaghetti using a spoon,
it’s considered old fashioned.
The same thing applies to cutting long pasta with a knife.
Regardless of what you might have seen or heard, don't do it.
If you're having troubles rolling your pasta using your fork,
just set the tines on your plate to help yourself.
2. Salad As Appetizer
In Italy a salad is served as a side dish with the second course, and very rarely before
the first course. Asking for a salad as an appetizer is not common.
3. Pasta and Meat on the Same Plate
Italians never put two courses on the same plate. You will never see them mixed.
A good pasta dish in Italy doesn't have a juicy sauce: the pasta is supposed to be
colored by the sauce, and not immersed in it.
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4. Cappuccino After a Meal
In Italy cappuccino is considered a breakfast drink. After midday no true Italian
would ever drink cappuccino. Italians prefer a straight and bitter “espresso”
to help with digestion after a meal.
5. Italians Eat Pasta Every Day
While pasta is a popular dish, many Italians prefer to replace it with rice,
minestrone, and soup. The Italian diet is usually heavy in meat and fish.
6. Italians Eat Big Dinners
In most cases Italians eat more at lunch than at dinner, and dinner is
typically eaten later in the evening rather than late afternoon.
7. Italians Have Large Families
Italian families with six to eight children are a thing of the past. Italians generally
get married in their 30’s, they also have the lowest birth rate
in the world and, as a result, the population is shrinking.
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How to protect
Yourself
and
Avoid major risks
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R.I. Statement of Conduct for
Working with Youth
Rotary International is committed to creating and
maintaining the safest possible environment for all
participants in Rotary activities. It is the duty of all
Rotarians, Rotarians’ spouses, partners, and other
volunteers, to safeguard to the best of their ability
the welfare of and to prevent the physical, emotional
or sexual abuse of children and young people.
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Who shares the responsibility for
keeping Youth Exchange students safe?
• Host families
• Counselors
• Rotarian and Non-Rotarian
volunteers
• Students
• Parents
• Teachers and others in the host
community
Youth Exchange is a program run at a
District level, meaning that each Rotary
district develops its own policies, based
on common guidelines established by
the Rotary International.
Rotary Clubs and Districts assume a
significant degree of responsibility for
the well-being of the students they host,
and have many safeguards in place.
Each Rotary District has a Youth
Exchange support system led by a
district chair.
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Rotary Youth Exchange
Support System :
• Multidistrict staff and Officers (when applicable)
• Host District Governor and RYE Delegate
• RYE Commission members
• Host Club President & Board members
• Host Club YEOs
• Rotarian Counselor(s)
• Host family (ies) and NRCs We start
from HERE
• Students
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Do you know to whom
you can make reference?
reference?
Importance
of your G.F.
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First of all:
• Maintain a list
of all useful
reference
contacts, both
in your host
and native
country
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You are the first
to contribute to Your safety:
1. Embrace the challenge
• Learn the host culture to better understand how
to behave.
• Make an effort to learn as soon as possible the
language of your host country
• Discourage prowlers by holding a reputable
standing at school and with your friends.
• Choose friends who enjoy safe, positive activities
• Join school or community groups.
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You are the first
to contribute to Your safety:
2. Attend Local Club meetings –
INTERACT with people !
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Contact Rotary counselors whenever possible to discuss your
concerns.
Ask questions and discuss any troubles with a trusted adult, even if
you’re embarrassed.
Make sure someone responsible knows where you are at all times.
3. Follow the 4D’s + 1 (and also the 6 B’s… !)
NO Drinking,
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Driving, (seriously) Dating, Drugs
Don’t do dumb things
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Be First, Curious, on Purpose, Grateful, on Service
but most of all
BE HERE and NOW !
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Major risks you may face
while living in Italy:
These risks are present, in various
degrees, also when you are at home, but
as a foreign student you are
more vulnerable
simply because you are away from home and
you are less familiar with the
environment in your new
country.
This condition may become
a signal for prowlers.
Accident
Theft
Illness or Injury
Drug/Alcohol abuse
Harassment
Physical/ sexual/
emotional abuse
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How to report:
Crisis Notification System
Counselor
Host family
Parents
Youth Club Officer
Youth District Officer
Club Chair
District Officer
Police
Hospital
Protect your
privacy
REFRAIN
from excess in
using social media
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Why do Youth Exchange students need training
in abuse and harassment prevention
prevention??
1.
Rotary and Rotarians are committed to
the Statement of Conduct for
Working with Youth
Harassment
Physical/ sexual/
emotional abuse
2.
Harassment & Abuse is a crime.
3.
Abuse and Harassment prevention is
based on awareness, which is why the
topic is included in training sessions for all
Youth Exchange participants..
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Don’t stereotype !
The commonly held stereotype of a sexual abuser is that of stranger,
or “weird looking” person, basically somebody you don’t know.
The reality is that most sexual abuse is done by people who know the victims.
Men and women who sexually abuse young people are of
many different ages and appearances.
Both male and females are under the target of sexual offenders.
No person, male or female, of any age, has the right to make any person do
sexual things they would not have freely chosen to do.
You have the right to say NO !
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“Men’s natures are alike, it is their
habits that carry them apart”
Confucius
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Doing the best thing ever...
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What if something
goes wrong:
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Homesickness is normal among Exchangers
Keep yourself busy, read and write letters
Communicate openly to your family
Talk to your friends
Your native family may help, but they are
not here. Always focus on HERE and NOW!
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Always be Positive:
• Getting angry or being in a bad
mood won’t help anybody
• We want you to express at best your
potential (which is almost endless)
• We need you to SHINE...
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Remember that:
• Failure is an essential component of every great achievement.
• Men who had great success in the past, always found it
after repeated failures, because this made them grow
• Keeping focus on your goal through hard times will deploy
your potentialities, and ensure highest achievements
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Continue to
Chase Your dreams and...
I HAVE A DREAM $
... Keep Shining ! ! !
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