Nine students will have the chance to learn more about the Japanese culture through an exchange program between the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office and the International Youth Association of Japan KSKK.<\/p>\n
Executive secretary Vinycia Seman of the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office said she and staffer James Villagomez will serve as chaperones for the nine students who are between third to 12th graders.<\/p>\n
The students are currently enrolled at Garapan Elementary School, Grace Christian Academy, Mount Carmel School, Saipan Southern High School, and Tinian Grace Christian Academy. <\/p>\n
Seman said the students were able to meet all the requirements, which included having a valid U.S. passport that does not expire within six months while in Japan; paying for a non-refundable ticket fare of $546.06 on Sept. 16; travel insurance; student clearance form filled out and approved by teachers and counselor; and a 2.75 grade point average.<\/p>\n
According to Seman, about half of the students will be traveling to Japan for the first time. They will be there from Oct. 6 to 12.<\/p>\n
All students and chaperones will be staying with 10 host families residing in Chiba, Ibaraki, and Tokyo cities from Oct. 8 to 10.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that they will be able to appreciate the Japanese culture more and be open to try new things such as different food and activities that their [host] families prepared for them,\u201d Seman told Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n
Seman said the group will visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatories, Ueno Zoo, Tokyo Disneyland, and the Shinjuku shopping district. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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