Pick an Author like you...: Short Exchange with Japanese Students

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Short Exchange with Japanese Students

We hosted Sae two summers ago now - and now the information about this summer program has been shared with previous host families. We got connected to the LABO program (focuses on language development) through 4-H, but you don't have to be 4-H family to participate. You do need to live in South Dakota. Please contact me if you'd like to meet the director of this program. It's wonderful in many respects, but I loved that our introduction to hosting an exchange student was short. Their stay will be from Sunday, July 24th to Saturday, Aug. 20th and the only other requirement is that you have a child within two years from the age in a matching gender of the student you're hosting. Olana even shared her bedroom with Sae!

GIRLS

Yuriko Tanabe 13 Basketball, piano, reading. Asthma, allergies to cats and dogs

Kaho Sakaguchi 13 Volleyball, camping, shopping, dancing. Energetic

Mami Ehara 13 Loves sports, running, soccer, volleyball, history, origami, calligraphy

Yoshiko Hatano 13 Piano, Hiking, reading, tennis, swimming, music, small children

Mizuho Hayakawa 13 Dance, music, drawing, make many friends

Hikari Shimamura 13 Shopping, dogs, sports, track, wants to touch animals

Hitomi Ezuka 13 Soccer, basketball, drawing, ride a horse, small children

Rika Abe 14 Music, eating, soccer, family life

Yurika Kino 14 Tennis, friends, walks, reading, want to see Laura Ingalls Homestead

BOYS

Akihiro Beppu 13 Baseball, sports, host family emphasis

Ryo Sasaki 13 Jogging, tennis, painting, crafts, swimming, Chess, allergy medication

Atsushi Ota 13 Sports, Basketball, video gmes, cooking, math, cultural emphasis

Matsatogu Kato 13 Rugby, baseball, swimming, wants to speak better English

Takeomi Kamata 13 Baseball, Basketball, video games, movies, communication

Tomohiro Morishita 13 Soccer, reading, movies, slight allergies, cultural interest

Naoki Takahashi 14 Ping pong, swimming, singing, video games, amusement park

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