Icebreaker Through the icebreaker session, I gained motivation for studying English, world affairs and local culture including food and sightseeing sites. I was a 1st-year-med student and this APRM Rest day was the first time to participate in such a large event with lots of brilliant students from other countries! It was regrettable that I was not able to introduce Japanese food well. I was overwhelmed by English proficiency of foreign medical students. Not only that, I realized that they were thinking about themselves, their region, university and country carefully. I have to become familiar with myself and surroundings to think globally. The phrase of IFMSA-Japan “Think globally, act locally “ is what I exactly need to do from now on.
Ayaka Takahashi A participant
Mizuki Shikano A participant
We enjoyed every minute and it was a great time to get to know about participants in the icebreaker of the rest day. I appreciated all the staff for leading the facilitator to put together the participants and let the participants enjoy icebreaking. Using WhatsApp before the icebreaker session was a great opportunity to introduce ourselves and make it easy to progress the icebreaker . Also, bringing the food around ourselves was a good idea to know about the country and themselves. Different countries have different cultures and different foods. The fact that everyone knew a lot about Japan and had an interest in Japan was a great honor and makes me happy.
