Unfortunately, this years Asian Pacific Children’s
Convention was severely disrupted due to the presence of H1N1 (swine) flu both
at the Marine Camp as well as the Global Camp where the Peace Ambassador
program was held. This led to the cancellation of much of the APCC program including the school
visit, host family stay, performance event and Energy and Ecology forum. Given
the difficult situation, the children coped remarkably well. We were lucky
enough to be able to meet our host families and enjoy four days with them after
the Marine House Camp, although we were not allowed to stay in their homes. In
this time we went sightseeing and got to sample some Japanese food.
