Heads-up on the Houston-Chiba exchange program

ね、ね、Hey Everyone,

The Houston-Chiba Sister City Committee (HCSCC) of the Japan-America Society of Houston (JASH) is currently seeking capable volunteers for the annual student exchange/host family program. Our program alternates sending/hosting every other year. Last year we sent four middle-schoolers with chaperone (me) to Chiba. Take it from me, it was pretty awesome.

This year our host families will be welcoming four Japanese students and their chaperone at Johnston Middle School near Meyerland from August 14th-27th. Together we'll be visiting cultural sights around Houston (museums, NASA, etc.), including Kema and Galveston for an overnight trip with heaping doses of Southern hospitality. Volunteer-chaperoning would mainly include helping supervise or driving the students for whatever days one might be free.

Overall, committee member responsibilities include some or several of the following: attending itinerary planning meetings, helping to interview and select host families (April-May), coordinating information with other members and host families, chaperoning and assisting with transportation of students during their two week stay (late August). Desired applicants would have a flexible daytime schedule, be good with kids, sociable with other cultures, and dependable.

For any questions/comments please contact the following:

dmorgan@primum-mobile.net
houston.chiba@yahoo.com

Together for Japan,
Daniel Morgan
HCSCC


This blog wasn't around in 2010 to talk about previous exchanges, but maybe I could back-date some of this?

-SJ's write-up on last year's epic of a trip:
Cultural exchange students spend two weeks in Japan

-The good people over at AIFS really took care of us:
Asumigaoka International Friendship Society's blog

-From our counterparts in Chiba (Chiba City International Association)
who basically arrange most everything:
Students Meeting with the Mayor of Chiba

-Reflections from 2008's trip:
Houston student raves about her trip