Links To Past Team 5030 Reports & Photos

April 26, 2007 - Arrival

April 27, 2007 - First Official Day in Saitama

April 28, 2007- 2770 District Conference - Day 1

April 29, 2007:  District Conference - Day 2

D5030 Team Presentation at the Welcoming Party

Home Stay Photos

May 1, 2007

Vocational Days: May 2nd

May 3, 2007: Tea Ceremony

May 4-6: Trip to Tokyo

May 7, 2007

May 8, 2007 Report

May 9, 2007 Report

May 12 Report

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for receiving our GSE reports for the last four weeks.  Thank you also for your moral support. This is probably the last report I can send before we leave Japan. May21 Report

Tomorrow, we will visit one more Rotary club and make our last presentation which has become somewhat popular in District 2770. In the evening, we will attend the farewell party where we will see a lot of Rotarians and their families whom we have met in the last four weeks.

Four weeks was long and short at the same time. As team leader, I have learned so much from this exchange.  I only hope that team members’ experience was just as rich and rewarding as mine.

Sayoko

May 20 - Cultural Observations

With only three days left in Japan, our team shares some cultural observations. Observations

May 17, 2007

It was an incredible day.  Even after I finished writing a daily report, I cannot believe what happened today. Your GSE team made a presentation to First Lady of Japan!!  

Please read the attached report and join in our excitement. May 17 Team Report
Sayoko

May 17^th was an incredible day.  This is part 2, the lighter side of the incredible day. Today, the Mainichi Newspaper published a story about First Lady’s visit to the Tada West Rotary Club. May17, Part 2

Kelly and Sayoko visited the Resona Bank in Tokyo for our vocational experience. Kelly’s focus was the corporate social responsibility.   It was a very meaningful exchange of information and opinions. After our meeting, they gave us a tour of the facility. That is where we became a millionaire for 2 seconds. We held one million dollars’ worth Japanese yen in our arms.  It is the real thing.