Youkoso (Welcome)

Welcome to everybody who is involved with hosting students. It is the first week of the students being on the programme, so of course there is going to be a settling in period. The students have been learning greetings, but I have also been encouraging the students to be the first to say "good morning." I think that by being the first to say this, it gives the student confidence to be the initiator of conversing instead of a passive responder. What do you think? I also came across this blog that adds some insight into Japanese culture (Look for the tab "Japanese Culture" at the top.).