Published:
Friday, March 11, 2011 1:27 PM EST
BATH — Bath area natives with ties to the sister city program with Tsugaru, Japan, searched for news about friends and host families in the island nation after hearing about today’s massive earthquake there.
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Archive
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Introducing the new Bath-Tsugaru Coordinator
Hello there! My name is Cindy Matthews and I am the new Bath-Tsugaru Coordinator!
I am VERY excited about this position, as I was the English Teacher in Shariki (now Tsugaru) for 3 years in 1992-95, and came to Bath every year of my stay there, assisting with both sides of the trip, accompanying my Japanese students to Bath and coordinating the stay of the Bath students to Japan.
I am a Mainiac myself, born and bred here in Maine, and have tried to stay a part of the program since my retu...
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Strengthening a ‘cool connection’
Sister-city coordinator reinforces long-standing ties between Bath, Japan
By Seth Koenig, Times Record Staff
Published:
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 2:06 PM EST
BATH — When Cindy Matthews first happened upon the Bath-Tsugaru Sister City program, the native Mainer was thousands of miles from her home state, in Japan.
“I actually was an assistant English teacher in the village of Shariki from 1992 to 1995,” Matthews recalled. “I got there in the summer of 1992, and I met up with the swim team f...
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Travel Meeting March 9th 2010
The next travel meeting for this summer's visit to Japan will be held on 3/9 at 6pm in the Teen Room of the Bath YMCA. We will be reviewing the proposed itineraries and costs, the roster of those making the trip, new passport requirements and collecting a $100/person deposit to hold a seat for the trip. Please plan to attend this important meeting.
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Learn Japanese!
Visit the Patten Free Library in Bath, Maine and check out their excellent selection of Japanese language-learning resources. You may also visit them on-line http://www.patten.lib.me.us/
1. "Search the Catalog" (at upper right) for "Japanese Language" OR
2. "Download Audio Books" (in left-side menu bar...scroll down)...search for "Japanese".
The "Language Media Center" at Bowdoin College also has Japanese Audio files available for public use. Their website is http://library.bowdoi...
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Next Board Meeting
The next meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bath-Tsugaru Sister City Exchange Program will take place on:
Wed, February 24th at 3:00 pm at the Huse School/RSU1 Administrative Center.
Please forward agenda items to Deb.
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Host Families Needed
Help Wanted!
A group from Tsugaru/Shariki will be coming to Maine this summer, in early to mid August. If you are interested in welcoming a Japanese visitor into your home, please contact me for more information:
Cindy Matthews, Program Coordinator
cmatthews@sad55.org
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