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Over to Kofu
I probably won't be posting any photographs from Kofu. Our hotel is nice enough, but it is lacking internet service, except for a shared PC in the lobby. It has no slot for my camera's SD card, so I...
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First Day at University of Yamanashi
We had a long, but good, day on the campus of the University of Yamanashi Wednesday. Our very capable "handlers" were Keiko Okumura and Michiko Ono, who work in UY's equivalents of our EELI and...
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More on the University of Yamanashi Visit
Our second day at the University of Yamanashi started with a visit to the office of the university's new president, Dr. Shuichiro Maeda, who has been in office one month. Joining our discussion was his...
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A Day With the Ueyas
What a pleasure today was. In my blog last fall, I reflected on the many good friends Joanne and I have made in Japan. Today was spent with two of the very best – Kiyomi and Noriko Ueya, whom we have...
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KEEP, Last Night at Kofu, Travel to Korea
Our last full day in Japan was one I had looked forward to since our arrival. Okumura-sensei and Ono-san drove us from Kofu up the Hokuto City area for the day. Joanne and I wanted Beth and Rhonda to...
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Our Last Full Day in Korea
We had another good day in Korea today. On the way to the campus of Daegu Haany University, we stopped by Gyeonsan stadium. The university's main campus is in Geonsan, while the medical college is in...
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Retrospective
We had a safe, uneventful return home, arriving at the Blanton House some 30 hours after getting up in our Daegu hotel room for the ride to the airport. Now, we are in a New York City hotel, on the...
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Upcoming Trip to China
It seems the only times I work on this blog is when we are traveling outside of the country. Another such opportunity is coming up just after the first of the year, when Joanne and I will visit China...
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Our First Three Days in China
Three days into our trip to China, I finally have an opportunity to catch my blog up-to-date. During our first two days in Xinchang, internet connection would not allow me to connect to the blog...
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Last Day in Hangzhou; Off to Xi' an
It has been a few days since I have posted; so there is some catching up to do. While I have had internet access at each stop, my ability to access our WordPress blog publishing software has been...
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Goodbye Xi' an; Hello Beijing
Friday in Xi' an included a visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (remember, we saw the little one Thursday afternoon) and a trip to the archeological activity where the Chinese government continues to...
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Last Days in China
Our last full day in China was packed with sightseeing during the daylight hours.read more
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A Good Day in Brazil at FUMEC
Before I get into a description of the highly productive day we had on Thursday, I need to revisit my original post about our Brazilian adventure.read more
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The Start of Our Brazilian Adventure
Our trip to Brazil has – so far at least – been both challenging and rewarding. The challenges started Sunday, our day of intended departure on a week-long trip to Brazil, hopefully to return with...
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Another Trip to Korea
Right after the Governor's Conference on Trusteeship, I was off alone for another visit to Daegu Haany University. This was at the invitation of our partner institution. They asked for me to attend...
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To Japan - 2010
Joanne and I are into the fourth day of our visit to Japan. We left Richmond at 4 a.m. Friday (Oct 1) morning, escorted by the apparently willing Joey Foster, who volunteered to take us to the...
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KEEP, ACK Joint Board Meetings
Most of the last two days has been spent in very informative and, I think, productive joint meetings between the boards of directors of the Kiyosata Educational Experiment Project (KEEP) and the...
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Days in Kofu; Off to Meet the Delegation
As I am writing this blog entry, Joanne, Kanae Meshino-san, Hiro Yoshida-san (KEEP staff) , Awazawa-san an official representative of Hokuto City and I are on the bus headed toward Narita to pick up...
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End of the Japanese Adventure
(The following was written Monday, October 18, on the way from Seisen-ryo to Tokyo. I could not upload the photos from Tokyo (bad connection) so this posting is being done from the US. As a matter of...
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