rotary international - RYE Italian Multidistrict
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rotary international - RYE Italian Multidistrict
ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 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 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 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. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE “The only universal quality is diversity” Montaigne http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 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 http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 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. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani 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. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani 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. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE Body Language • • 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. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani 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”. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it Meaning: Your partner is cheating on you. Meaning: Inflicting an evil influence. 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani 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. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 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. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE How to protect Yourself and Avoid major risks http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 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. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 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. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 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 http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE Do you know to whom you can make reference? reference? Importance of your G.F. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani First of all: • Maintain a list of all useful reference contacts, both in your host and native country http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani 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. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani You are the first to contribute to Your safety: 2. Attend Local Club meetings – INTERACT with people ! • • • 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, • • Driving, (seriously) Dating, Drugs Don’t do dumb things • Be First, Curious, on Purpose, Grateful, on Service but most of all BE HERE and NOW ! http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 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. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it Accident Theft Illness or Injury Drug/Alcohol abuse Harassment Physical/ sexual/ emotional abuse 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani 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 http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani 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. http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it Abuse and Harassment prevention is based on awareness, which is why the topic is included in training sessions for all Youth Exchange participants.. 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 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 ! http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE “Men’s natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them apart” Confucius http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE Doing the best thing ever... http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE What if something goes wrong: • • • • • 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! http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani 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... http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 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 http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE Continue to Chase Your dreams and... I HAVE A DREAM $ ... Keep Shining ! ! ! http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Multidistretto Italiano Scambio Giovani http://www.ryeitalianmultidistrict.it ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE 2013 Inbound LTEP Students’ Orientation Meeting