Watch Out Japan! I will be hitting the Tokyo tarmac, actually the Tokyo tarmac will be in 126 days, I go to San Francisco first. So there is your break Japan, you get one extra day to prepare for my arrival.
I have been awarded a cultural exchange experience to Japan from the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund (JFMF). I will be spending one day in San Francisco, 3-4 days in Tokyo, then 8-10 days in another city on the island, and then a final 3-4 days in Tokyo.
Here are the objectives of the trip:
· Increase understanding between the people of Japan and the United States of America.
· Enrich first through twelfth grade curricula by presenting teachers with the opportunity to integrate international perspectives and methodologies and relate actual experiences from the JFMF Teacher Program.
· Encourage more Americans to appreciate the people, culture and educational system of Japan.
· Expand professional development opportunities for American primary and secondary educators.
If you would like to learn more about this opportunity goto http://www.iie.org/Content/NavigationMenu/FMF1/JFMF/Overview/Overview.htm
I will be posting my preparation for the trip and updating friends, family, and Lanier High School's students of my adventures in Japan.
I hope you will post comments for me and even suggestions for my travels.
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3 comments:
Watch out is right!! You teachers know how to party.
I can't wait to hear all about it!
xo
Stella, so psyched for you to get this opportunity and to take it! Japan is a great country to spend time in. Do you already know that I've lived there three times (summer of '89, '91-'92, and '94-'96) and speak Japanese? I'm not sure that came up on the 3 Day with us... :)
Any thoughts or advice you want, just get in touch!
Tanoshinde kudasai! (Have fun, please!)
Bethel
Congratulations, Stella! And just think, you will be representing the REAL United States for all of the Japanese people you're going to get to meet. Make us proud, and have fun!
XO
Tam
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