Ketchikan•Gero•Kanayama Exchange
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Travel Group to Kanayama, Japan


2012 Travel Group Photos



Expectations of Those Who are Part of the Exchange Group


  • To participate in all fundraising events.
  • To participate in Japanese school.
  • Attendance is mandatory to learn what you need to know to succeed in Japan
  • Write and learn Introduction speech in Japanese
  • To participate in all activities that the scheduled during the time the Kanayama students are in Ketchikan.
  • House a student from Kanayama
  • Take the student with you to church, other meetings, the store, music lessons, dance lessons, games, practice, etc.  Where ever you would go, take your student with you.
  • Show them the town, take shopping, hiking, etc
  • Communicate with them however you can – draw pictures, charades, dictionary, trial and error.
  • To communicate with chaperone's and leaders.
  • Chaperone's are the primary contact.
  • Parents become part of a committee.
  • Students – if you will be absent from any activity or need to leave early, pre-arrange with the chaperones prior to the date of the event.
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