Cell Phone in Japan

I have rented a cell phone that is capable of receiving/sending international phone calls.  The number is 001-81-80-9027-1798.  Please use this number for emergencies only.  For non-emergencies, please contact me by email.  I will be checking it everyday about 9:00-10:00PM and 6:30-7:30AM local Japan time (17 hours ahead of you).

We are in JAPAN!

Your JWs are real troopers!  After a v-e-r-y long day of small planes, big planes, trains, ramen shops, and buses we are finally here at the Utano Youth Hostel in northwestern Kyoto.  All travel along the way was on schedule and comfortable, although we unanimously felt United Airlines should put a little more effort into their meal offerings.  Many of us were not feeling well as we got off the plane!

As we rode the train from the airport into Kyoto, there were many exclamations of "Wow, look at that" and "That is so cool!"  Hot bowls of ramen for dinner at Kyoto Station, and now beds are made up, teeth are brushed, faces are washed and the lights are out.  We'll be up at 7:00AM for breakfast, then off for a day of sightseeing at 8:00, beginning with the ever peaceful Ryoanji Temple.

On Our Way!

Homework for September 23 Meeting

Research the following for our September 23 meeting:

Memorize these phrases

 

Google these places in Kyoto.  Memorize what they look like and learn when they were built and why they are important. We will be visiting all of them!

 

Prepare a Thank You card for your host family.  Do NOT forget to take it with you to Japan!

Last, begin writing your speech!

Homework for September 16

Research the following for our September 16 meeting:

Junior Wings Donation Pancake Breakfast at JACL

8:00AM-12:00PM, Sunday, September 14
Japanese-American Citizens League Hall

424 Adams Street, Monterey

Cost: donation

The Junior Wings Program is a cross-cultural student exchange program between Walter Colton Middle School of Monterey and the middle schools of Monterey’s sister-city, Nanao, Japan. The goal of this seven-month program is to provide youth from Monterey’s public middle school with a mind-broadening, international cross-cultural experience that fosters the goodwill between the citizens of Monterey and Nanao.

Please join us for a breakfast of pancakes, ham, eggs, Japanese fried rice, fruit, and hot and cold beverages for the cost of a donation of your choice to support this great program for our youth and our travel to Japan in October.

The Junior Wings program itself is a part of the Education Foundation for MPUSD, an independent, non-profit 501(c)3 organization that supports supplemental education programs throughout the school district.  The Education Foundation handles the funding and finances for the Junior Wings progam.

Homework for September 9

Here are the research topics for our meeting on September 9:

 Make a list of four different things to see, do, shop, and eat in Nanao.  Your list should have 16 items on it.

We will be doing our own "maki-e" in the town of Wajima which is located at the tip of the Noto Peninsula.  Learning the answers to the questions above will help you understand what it is you will be doing!