On June 26th, 11 visitors from Wright State University (Ohio, USA), 10 from the University of Findlay (Ohio, USA), three from the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, and six from the Federal University of Parana (Brazil), along with 16 OUS students came together for a summer festival organized by members of GLOBOLA.
 
In preparation for the activity, the OUS Global Center created an open Google Chat group on June 12. This group allowed all the participants to get to know one another and engage in various discussions and quizzes about Japanese culture. The overseas visitors were warmly welcomed, participated in the talks, and even took group photos before boarding their flights.
 
The event opened with three icebreaker activities. First, participants made a giant circle and lined up in order by birthday. Through this activity, participants were separated into groups.
 
The second activity was a gesture game (charades). Each group gestured through as many charades as possible in five minutes. The group that correctly guessed the most received points.
 
The final activity was a game called Sinking Island. The game involved group members standing on an "island" (blue tarp). One member played "Rock, Paper, Scissors" with the game leader. The group must fold the "island" in half if they lose. The groups had to do whatever they could to stay on their islands, and if one person "falls into the ocean," the whole group is out of the game. Some of the groups used some creativity to remain on their islands.
 
After the icebreaker, the groups rotated through five booths to experience games traditionally played at a Japanese summer festival.
 
10/10 String Lottery Game: Prizes are attached to a string. The player pulls a string and wins the attached prize.
Ring Toss: Groups are divided into two teams and try to earn points by tossing homemade rings at PET bottles.
Balloon Yoyo Fishing: Participants try to fish out water balloons attached to rubber bands.
Superball Scoop: Participants use plastic and tissue paper paddles to scoop out as many bouncy/super balls as they can from a wading pool.
Cork Gun Gallery: Participants use a cork gun to shoot at targets to win a prize.
 
After completing all five games, the groups had a commemorative toast with Ramune, a Japanese carbonated drink. The drink was a truly cultural experience for the American and Brazilian visitors, as it is not sold in the USA and Brazil, so they had to learn how to open it.
 
After the toast, all participants came together for a commemorative photograph. After the festival, many commented that they thoroughly enjoyed the summer festival. Afterward, GLOBOLA members had dinner with the American and Brazilian visitors at the 11th-floor Lounge at the A1 Building.