Wednesday/Thursday, July 24/25 (lose a day in flight!)
Off to Japan we go!
The plane ride wasn't that bad. It ended up being a little over twelve hours instead of the fourteen we had all thought.
The airline food was much better than expected and the flight staff was fantastic. The plane itself was a treat, it was sleek and fairly comfortable. There were fancy devices that let us choose from many different movies, games, and music choices to keep us entertained on the journey. The feature I w...
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Author: Mike McDermott
Still Seeking Host Families
I hope you are all having a good summer.
We have a group coming to Bath from our Sister City, Tsugaru (Aomori) from August 7-14. I am currently looking for Host Families for the 18 students (14 girls and 4 boys) and 6 adults. I need your help! I'm still looking for Host Families for most of this group! Perhaps you know of someone that might be interested in hosting a student? Could you pass my contact info (email) on to them and have them get in touch with me?
Here's more info:
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Next Traveller’s Information Meeting March 27
Would you like to Travel to Japan this summer?
Our next trip to Japan is July 26 - August 5, 2013.
Interested?
Please come to our Informational Meeting:
Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30pm
Bath Middle School, 6 Old Brunswick Rd., Bath
Financial Aid may be available based on merit, interest and need! More details to follow!
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1st Traveler’s Meeting for Summer 2013

Are you interested in travelling to Japan with the Tsugaru Exchange group in the Summer of 2013?
The first organizational meeting for this summer's trip will be held Sunday, March 3 at the Patten Free Library in Bath at Noon.
The Patten Free Library is located at 33 Summer Street, Bath, Maine.
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Japanese Culture Weekend 2013

The schedule for the 2nd Annual Japanese Culture Weekend is now available. You can view the schedule here, and download printable copies of the brochure and other promotional materials.
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‘Forecaster’: Bath enters 20th year with Japanese sister city

There was a recent article about the sister city program in the local newspaper, The Forecaster
Bath enters 20th year with Japanese sister city
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Travelogue 2012 Postings archive
The descriptions and observations that the 2012 travelers sent home from Tsugaru have been archived here.
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Updated! Annual Meeting Nov. 14th 2012
Note the new location!
The annual meeting and election of board members for the Cheseborough Foundation will be held on the evening of Wednesday November 14th 2012 in the Teen Room of the Bath YMCA. The meeting is open to the public, and anyone interested in serving on the board or helping with our program is encouraged to contact our coordinator at cmatthews@rsu1.org.
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Travelogue 2012 – Theodore Seidel

Today we took part in four exciting events. The first activity was visiting the Izume Hachiman Shrine. At the shrine, we were taught how to properly give offerings to the god of victory. The offerings were pine branches with special pieces of origami tied to them. The ritual was fun to learn, even though I messed up the process! After some apprentices of the shrine performed a very complicated looking dance. After the dance, we were invited to try on the traditional priest/priestess outfit...
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Travelogue 2012 – Christopher Paulus

Throughout the trip so far I have had a fantastic and eye opening experience learning about a new culture and lifestyle. Today, July 27th was probably the greatest experience yet. I am usually a very grumpy morning person, so fresh-water clam harvesting at 9:30am sounded like a cold, dirty and painful experience. I felt that way until I began clamming the Shijimi (fresh-water clams) at Lake Jusan Bridge Park. I was immediately shocked at how much fun I was having. At first, I only thought c...
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