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Show . , , i5 I vy .... r ' - 'x - - . i . i f v - y t r A . j L . .J - " , ... 1 ' - -Sr ' i y-, vr mr ' :' - "': . ' - - - 9 Jr JFM i-'-A ;J ; ; ; ; x J - '-"i"-- 'i i iHiu . ., ...aa Narumi Banno creates a centerpeice using materials found near a Provo Canyon campsite. I A ride on the Heber Creeper was one activity the Japanese students enjoyed. Pictured at the train depot in Heber City is Barbara Bar-bara Hammond, one of the local program leaders, and two happy Japanese teen-agers. i r more about our friends f ' : 1 rt r , i I KAYSVILLE-On the evening of Aug. 2, Kaysville families I greeted 41 Japanese students and their chaperons at the Salt Lake In- I temational Airport. I These junior high school students from Nagoya City were enrolled I in a special exchange program sponsored by a Utah company, St. I George International and the International Center of the City of I Nagoya, Japan. I For three weeks the young guests lived with Kaysville families, I participated in individual family activities and joint group programs I and attended English classes at the DATC. I The home stay program was designed to teach the children of I Japan about the American way of life, particularly in relation to the I family. The teen-agers also improved their English conversation I skills through learning about American culture through the morning I classroom lessons. I Each week-day afternoon, was devoted to iield tripsHistudents I visited Columbia Elementary School, Salt Lake Qity tqurisj ajtraq- tions, Lagoon and Cherry Hills. Other recreation spots the group especially enjoyed included Park City and Heber Valley as seen from the Heber Creeper. The highlight of the excursion agenda was a camping trip at the Theater of the Pine in Provo Canyon. Since Nagoya is a heavily populated city, many of the young people had never had the opportunity oppor-tunity to view the stars clearly at night A special evening campfire program, featuring music provided by Jackie Tingey, Miss Utah for Miss America and Debbie Tingey, Miss Utah for Miss USA, was impressive. im-pressive. This is the second year some host families, like the Brian Cook family, have participated in the program. Everyone agreed it was a wonderful experience. Barbara Hammond and Cherie Goodliffe, English instructors and' organizers of the Kaysville program, hope that Nagoya City will choose Kaysville as their cultural exchange home again next . summer. , . , This group of 41 junior high age students and three chaperons chap-erons were guests of Kaysville families for three weeks. Cherie Goodliffe explains the correct way to set a dinner table American style. ;'. " ' ,'4:. I .-'II' ' '' I I -' ; - . f :,: ! ? ' ".1. ' . 5 '.v."- 4 , 'v - : "--';. . K ,; :. . ' ; ";: ' ' Camping underneath the stars was a new experience for the Japanese teens. They all lived in Nagoya, a large city. This is the second year the Brian Cook family has hosted a Japanese student. The Cook's have become close friends with these visitors from far away. '!'' ' '' , ' V' '- ' ' - ' - . '.--- . ' - . '. - h. J , ,X V' y ' -- ' y i f y.. .... . . f X C - ' a I , t--, r - -A, - Iff- ' H I " ' ....... ' 1 5b A. . .U. AAA t . ...... s m. -m .. .. .... ... x . 1 '- -. j . . . , . x . , - Sleeping out on a trampoline was a nightly event for Tomoko Enokida (far right), a guest of the Kelly Waldron family. Also pictured are Monica Streeter (far left), a former Waldron neighbor who now lives in Venezuela and Sara Waldron (center). J t - - J .... r.!-ix" r r |
