Welcome Dinner

Trip Start May 08, 2008
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Trip End May 17, 2008


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Shouhakuen Hotel
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Saturday, May 10, 2008

It is a quiet Sunday morning in Fukuoka, the kids are all at their homestay families. Brandon got his wallet back yesterday. We all met last night for an elegant dinner at the Shouhakuen Hotel. Chris Tokita did a good job of leading the students in the Mele Kahea with his ipu. Our students were definitely feeling the effects of jet lag, but they did very well and I was proud of them. Chloe's host family had taken her on a trip, so she wasn't there and Jadyne did her part with the pu'ilis. Amy wasn't feeling well, so she didn't hula, but Lyndsey and Kate danced well while the students sang Royal Hawaiian Hotel and Kaneohe. Kristen gave a nice welcoming speech. Afterwords, there was a lot of picture taking and good interaction between the kids.
Mr. Bowling
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nopamy
nopamy on May 11, 2008 at 01:15AM

Aloha from Hawaii
Wow, the dinner sounded wonderful. And the pictures really seemed to have captured the fun. Amy, I hope you're feeling better and you're able to enjoy these experiences. Take care and we look forward to the next entry.

cnakamura
cnakamura on May 11, 2008 at 02:50AM

Happy Mother's Day! & you all look maahvelous
Hi! First - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to Muraki Sensei & Keri. Thank you for being away for your families to be with our kids.
Thank you for the update on Brandon. I am glad he found his money or he might be starving soon. Please remind him to wear the thing on his neck & he can't go wrong. Other messages for Brandon: Byran's mom said your team won 9-0 today. Dad says in the NBA, Detroit beat Orlando & Utah beat LA. Cleveland is beating Boston right now. Glad to hear you are all having a blast. I knew you would! You all look great, including the teachers & chaperones! Brandon, thanks for the email as well. Mom

dbowling
dbowling on May 11, 2008 at 09:09AM

Happy Anniversary, Mr.Bowling!
I'm really enjoying this travel blog! Glad to hear you all having a great time. Aloha! DB

nagasawa
nagasawa on May 11, 2008 at 09:15AM

Looks like you're having fun
Thanks for all the entries and pictures. You all look so nice all dressed up (Guess we have to wait to see pictures of Chloe in her dress). Hope you are all taking care of yourselves (Amy, hope you are feeling better). Have fun and keep up the great job on the postings and pictures.

Hope you all had fun and enjoyed the experience with your host families.

the Nagasawas'

cnakamura
cnakamura on May 12, 2008 at 07:08AM

BB Results
Hope all of your homestays were great! You are all so lucky to have this opportunity that will provide memories for your lifetime.
Just a quick update for Brandon re BB. Lakers lost to Utah. San Antonio won. Dad says it's 2 to 2 (?sorry, I'm lost) Have fun on the bullet train.
Cindy

jsemi
jsemi on May 12, 2008 at 06:39PM

oops
I put my comments in the wrong place. I'm learning.

Everybody does look great.

I'm looking forward to more pictures and comments.

Wish I was there with you guys.

lkaneshiro
lkaneshiro on May 12, 2008 at 08:10PM

hey everybody
hey!!! i hope you all are having fun in japan!!! Tiana and Kristen we won our last game. it was a lot of fun. kayla was the high scorer. :) SHe was really good. Well see you when you guys get back

ms.cha
ms.cha on May 12, 2008 at 08:21PM

Alooooha!
Ohaiyo Gozaimasu!
i hope all is well and everyone is keeping up with their journals and expense sheets. i'ts so quiet around here w/o the 8th graders. you guys better hurry back and re-claim your bench.
everyone is enjoying following you all on the trip. how has the weather been? keep warm and don't get sick. Andrew take your airborne things. Shelby says ruff.
miss you all!
Andrew's mom

cnakamura
cnakamura on May 13, 2008 at 06:13AM

More NBA
Hi,
Where are you all? Looking forward to your next entry! Reporting NBA results for Brandon: Cleveland tied up the series 2 to 2. That's it for now.
Curly says 'meow'...Nakamuras

eheckman
eheckman on May 13, 2008 at 07:11AM

Aloha from Mrs. Heckman
Hi Everyone,
Looks like you're having a great time on the trip! I've enjoyed reading the posts and learning more about Japan. Amy, I hope you're feeling better! We miss you, 8th Graders. The school isn't the same without you! Hurry back!:)
Mrs. Heckman

aywhiga
aywhiga on May 13, 2008 at 07:53AM

Wow...
Everyone looks so handsome and beautiful! Sounds like you all did an awesome job at the Welcome dinner and the pictures sure reflect that!

Hope you're feeling better Amy and enjoying this great experience!

How was your home stays?

Looks like we're coming up on another opportunity to see Chloe in a dress. Someone please capture the kodak moment for us! Sorry, Chloe, don't mean to embarass you. We know you look good in a dress even though it's not your first choice of attire.

Enjoy the rest of your study tour that must be flying by! Take a lot of pictures! Do you still remember what Mrs. Kawaguchi taught you about framing and lighting and old vs. new, etc.?

Looking forward to the next entry! Thanks much for taking the time to share your tour with us! We're really enjoying this a lot!

aywhiga
aywhiga on May 13, 2008 at 08:09AM

Re: Wow...
Ooops, pressed the submit too soon!

yukiketo
yukiketo on May 13, 2008 at 08:10AM

Genki desuka?
Dear HMS kids, Parents, and teachers

Looks like everyone is having fun. I hope you will all have a great and the safe trip for the rest of time. Everyone, don't forget to get me Omiyage!
Shoooooots
by Tadashi

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