I'm from the city of Birmingham, originally built during the industrial revolution of the 18^th century. Before coming to Gifu, I previously studied abroad at Kansai Gaidai University from August 2018 to May 2019. After this, I stayed in Tokyo until July 2019 to travel. I majored in French and Japanese at the University of Leeds, and graduated in July 2021. I had originally planned to start work as a CIR following graduation, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic I was unable to move to Japan. While I waited, I worked part-time and volunteered at a foodbank. Finally, in April 2022 I was able to enter Japan and began my work as a CIR at the Gifu International Center. My hobbies are reading novels, walking and travelling.

• Introducing Vietnam using PowerPoint (including basic information, culture, customs, society, education, tourism, etc.).
• Teaching Vietnamese language classes.
• Vietnamese cuisine cooking classes.
• Activities aimed at children include introducing the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival and making masks worn by dancers during the festival's Lion Dance.

• Conduct introductory presentations on the UK at events using PowerPoint (about British culture, geography, history, climate, customs, society, cuisine, holidays, etc.).
• In person and online English language classes (for beginner and intermediate levels).
• Publishing information for foreign residents in English on the GIC website (e.g. COVID-19 infection rates and preventative measures).
• Japanese to English and English to Japanese translation and interpreting.
• Providing phone consultations to English-speaking foreign residents of Gifu Prefecture.

Yin Xiuzhen

My name is Gustavo and I'm from São Paulo, a state in the Southeast of Brazil. I grew up in a small town called Santa Fé do Sul, which has a large population of Japanese Brazilians. This gave me many opportunities to experience Japanese culture, and I grew to love all things Japanese, prompting me to choose Japanese language and literature as my university major.

I graduated from São Paulo State University, with a year spent studying abroad at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. After graduation, I worked as a Japanese teacher.

I am now working as a CIR at the Gifu International Center, and my hobbies include studying Japanese, weight-training, watching movies, and sightseeing.

My name is Yin Xiuzhen and I'm from Jiangxi Province in China.

When I first entered university, I was a little disappointed to be assigned to the Japanese department as I had hoped to study English. However, my interest in Japanese culture and the Japanese language grew as I began studying it. I was very glad to have studied Japanese, and because I wanted to learn even more, 3 years into working a graduate job I took a further master's degree. After graduating from my master's I began teaching Japanese at Nanchang University, where I still teach today.

12 years ago I spent two months in Saitama Prefecture and 5 months in Yamanashi Prefecture for work. My previous times in Japan were comparatively short, and this time I'll be working as a GIC CIR for a year. My hobbies are reading and self-care.

• Presenting and introducing Brazil using PowerPoint (about sightseeing spots, society, climate, customs, history, etc.).
• Promoting interest in Brazilian culture (music, movies, comics) through Portuguese language classes.
• Brazilian cooking classes (including Brigadeiro - a chocolate dessert, Pão de queijo - cheese bread, and other foods that are easy to make and eat).
• Teaching Brazil's most popular sports to children, such as soccer and volleyball.

* Other duties (not dispatch) *

• Japanese-Portuguese translation and interpretation.
• Providing phone consultations to Portuguese-speaking foreign residents of Gifu Prefecture.

• Presenting and introducing China using PowerPoint (about Chinese culture, geography, history, climate, customs, society, cuisine, festivals, etc.).
• Cooking classes to introduce Chinese home cooking.
• Child-friendly events such as making tofu-wrapped egg or paper crafts.

* Other duties (not dispatch) *

• In person and online Chinese language classes.
• Chinese-Japanese and Japanese-Chinese translation and interpretation.
• Providing phone consultations to Chinese-speaking foreign residents of Gifu Prefecture.