Host a Japan teen student in your home
up to three nights
March 29 - April 1, 2017
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Our long-time friends Professor Satoshi and Rie Ohta ISI UCSC alumni 1992, are for the 6th year, bringing a group of five Japanese teen students, who are studying English with Rie's English class after-school program. Rie, who became a Christian after her experience in ISI here, especially wants the students to experience American Christian homes.
The student(s) stay in your home, spend night and have a simple breakfast in morning,
Friday host can have student for dinner, but if this is a problem. we can arrange otherwise.
Click for profiles of students
#1 Miyukai girl Host: Shari & Dick Mills
#2 Suguru boy Host: Jim & Bev DeBarrios
#3 Ayane, girl Host: Pat Emmons
#4 Taishiro, boy Host: Janet & Jono Reksoatmodjo
#5 Natsumi, girl Host: Julie & Kevin Baird
2017 Hosts: Julie & Kevin Baird, Janet & Jono Reksoatmodjo; Shari & Dick Mills, Pat Emmons, Bev & Jim DeBarrios
Group Schedule subject to change
March 29, Wednesday approx. 5 - 6 p.m. potluck spaghetti dinner at Pollard home, 128 Monterey St.
spend evening/night with hosts.
March 30, Thursday
8:30 dropoff Bay View Elementary School morning Bay & High st.
1 p.m. lunch at Pizza My Heart restaurant
visit UCSC afternoon
5 - 6 p.m. pickup Peggy's home
dinner with host if possible
March 31 Friday
breakfast with host
8:30 a.m. dropoff @ Felton Bible Church,5999 Graham Hill Road , just north of Roaring Camp entrance, @ Zayante Road intersection.
tour hike Henry Cowell Redwood.
lunch @ Saturn Cafe downtown SC
tour downtown, hike West Cliff Drive.
6 p.m. Dinner at SC Wharf, beach
8 p.m. Pickup from Peggy’s
April 1 Saturday -- breakfast with host
10 a.m. dropoff @ Peggy's Boardwalk lunch @ boardwalk
afternoon Shopping at Capitola Mall Depart for San Francisco area
Saturday
breakfast with host, 10 a.m. drop off & goodbye at Peggy’s
(Boardwalk/Capitola Mall, depart for San Francisco)
IWHO CAN HOST? --ISI volunteers
or other local Christian friends within reasonable driving distance to our meeting place:
Peggy's home 128 Monterey St., Westside Santa Cruz.
The students will do activities during the day with their group. You can host for dinner and 3 overnights.
If you cannot host all 3 nights, arrange with Peggy,
Prof. Satoshi and Rie especially want them to stay with Christian families, since this is a rare experience for them to meet American Christians. They attend church with you Sunday morning. The students are all in Mrs. Ohta's after-school English classes. I got to visit the Ohta's two years ago and meet some of the past students we hosted, many of them told me how wonderful their stay here was, and how it changed their lives. They are usually extremely polite quiet, and considerate and bring cute gifts.
1/19/17
Professor Satoshi writes--
Hello Peggy-san,
It's been a long time. Rie plans to take her 5 students -- 3 girls and 2 boys -- to California again this spring.
Our tentative schedule is as follows:
March 25 (Sat): Arriving at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). [Hotel stay]
March 26 (Sun): Visiting Santa Clala Valley Japanese Christian Church.Visiting Stanford University. [Hotel stay]
March 27 (Mon): Sightseeing in San Francisco. [Hotel stay]
March 28 (Tues): Going to Yosemite NP. [Hotel stay]
March 29 (Wed): Going back to Santa Cruz. [Home-stay if possible]
March 30 (Thur): Staying and hiking in Santa Cruz and the surroundings. [Home-stay if possible]
March 31 (Fri): Visiting Bay View School. Visiting UCSC. [Home-stay if possible]
April 1 (Sat): Having fun at Board Walk. Shopping at a mall. Going to SF. [Hotel stay]
April 2 (Sun): Leaving SFO, going back to Japan.
April 3 (Mon): Arriving at home.
Is it possible for you to manage to find host-families for 3 nights? Your kind cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Best,
Satoshi Ohta
PAST YEARS--
2016
Prof. Satoshi-san writes:
The rough schedule of our visit is as follows:
March 26: Arriving at The San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
March 26 - 28: Visiting UC Berkeley, Stanford University,
Santa Clara Valley Japanese Christian Church,
Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz Island, China Town, etc. [Hotel-stays]
is not so high (I mean that they would not be able to discuss
some topics eagerly/studiously with American high-school or
junior-high-school students in English), I think that visiting
only Bay View School, for example, would be enough.
Best,
Satoshi Ohta
Our long-time friends Professor Satoshi and Rie Ohta ISI UCSC alumni 1992, are for the 6th year, bringing a group of five Japanese teen students, who are studying English with Rie's English class after-school program. Rie, who became a Christian after her experience in ISI here, especially wants the students to experience American Christian homes.
The student(s) stay in your home, spend night and have a simple breakfast in morning,
Friday host can have student for dinner, but if this is a problem. we can arrange otherwise.
Click for profiles of students
#1 Miyukai girl Host: Shari & Dick Mills
#2 Suguru boy Host: Jim & Bev DeBarrios
#3 Ayane, girl Host: Pat Emmons
#4 Taishiro, boy Host: Janet & Jono Reksoatmodjo
#5 Natsumi, girl Host: Julie & Kevin Baird
2017 Hosts: Julie & Kevin Baird, Janet & Jono Reksoatmodjo; Shari & Dick Mills, Pat Emmons, Bev & Jim DeBarrios
Group Schedule subject to change
March 29, Wednesday approx. 5 - 6 p.m. potluck spaghetti dinner at Pollard home, 128 Monterey St.
spend evening/night with hosts.
March 30, Thursday
8:30 dropoff Bay View Elementary School morning Bay & High st.
1 p.m. lunch at Pizza My Heart restaurant
visit UCSC afternoon
5 - 6 p.m. pickup Peggy's home
dinner with host if possible
March 31 Friday
breakfast with host
8:30 a.m. dropoff @ Felton Bible Church,5999 Graham Hill Road , just north of Roaring Camp entrance, @ Zayante Road intersection.
tour hike Henry Cowell Redwood.
lunch @ Saturn Cafe downtown SC
tour downtown, hike West Cliff Drive.
6 p.m. Dinner at SC Wharf, beach
8 p.m. Pickup from Peggy’s
April 1 Saturday -- breakfast with host
10 a.m. dropoff @ Peggy's Boardwalk lunch @ boardwalk
afternoon Shopping at Capitola Mall Depart for San Francisco area
Saturday
breakfast with host, 10 a.m. drop off & goodbye at Peggy’s
(Boardwalk/Capitola Mall, depart for San Francisco)
IWHO CAN HOST? --ISI volunteers
or other local Christian friends within reasonable driving distance to our meeting place:
Peggy's home 128 Monterey St., Westside Santa Cruz.
The students will do activities during the day with their group. You can host for dinner and 3 overnights.
If you cannot host all 3 nights, arrange with Peggy,
Prof. Satoshi and Rie especially want them to stay with Christian families, since this is a rare experience for them to meet American Christians. They attend church with you Sunday morning. The students are all in Mrs. Ohta's after-school English classes. I got to visit the Ohta's two years ago and meet some of the past students we hosted, many of them told me how wonderful their stay here was, and how it changed their lives. They are usually extremely polite quiet, and considerate and bring cute gifts.
1/19/17
Professor Satoshi writes--
Hello Peggy-san,
It's been a long time. Rie plans to take her 5 students -- 3 girls and 2 boys -- to California again this spring.
Our tentative schedule is as follows:
March 25 (Sat): Arriving at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). [Hotel stay]
March 26 (Sun): Visiting Santa Clala Valley Japanese Christian Church.Visiting Stanford University. [Hotel stay]
March 27 (Mon): Sightseeing in San Francisco. [Hotel stay]
March 28 (Tues): Going to Yosemite NP. [Hotel stay]
March 29 (Wed): Going back to Santa Cruz. [Home-stay if possible]
March 30 (Thur): Staying and hiking in Santa Cruz and the surroundings. [Home-stay if possible]
March 31 (Fri): Visiting Bay View School. Visiting UCSC. [Home-stay if possible]
April 1 (Sat): Having fun at Board Walk. Shopping at a mall. Going to SF. [Hotel stay]
April 2 (Sun): Leaving SFO, going back to Japan.
April 3 (Mon): Arriving at home.
Is it possible for you to manage to find host-families for 3 nights? Your kind cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Best,
Satoshi Ohta
PAST YEARS--
2016
Prof. Satoshi-san writes:
The rough schedule of our visit is as follows:
March 26: Arriving at The San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
March 26 - 28: Visiting UC Berkeley, Stanford University,
Santa Clara Valley Japanese Christian Church,
Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz Island, China Town, etc. [Hotel-stays]
- March 29 - 30: Going to Yosemite NP [Hotel-stay]
- March 30 - 31: Going to Monterey [Hotel-stay]
- March 31 (afternoon): Arriving at Santa Cruz/your house.
- March 31 night - April 3 (till noon): Homestays (if possible)
- April 4: Leaving SFO for Japan.
is not so high (I mean that they would not be able to discuss
some topics eagerly/studiously with American high-school or
junior-high-school students in English), I think that visiting
only Bay View School, for example, would be enough.
Best,
Satoshi Ohta