The 2007 visit to Kakuda is underway, and chaperone Kim Kile has been blogging her trip for friends and family back here in Greenfield! “…all is going well in Kakuda! The Welcome Dinner was lovely and everyone did a great job with their speeches. It was so wonderful to see all of the students who […]

Here is the video of the students from Kakuda performing a song at the Welcome Dinner in Greenfield: More pictures from host families continue to be posted in the photo gallery, check it out!

Our friends from Kakuda City visited Greenfield Middle School on Thursday morning and discovered that middle school students are the same whether they live in Japan or Greenfield, Indiana! They love to eat and they love to play games! They started their day with a breakfast of bagels, muffins, doughnuts, and fruit and then moved […]

Ayaka and the Vetters family have been enjoying our time together. On Sunday we went to church where she saw a Catholic Mass, then went to Mozzi‘s Pizza for a traditional Sunday lunch. We introduced Ayaka to dessert pizza, a Greenfield staple. The Murat Circus was our next endeavor, and Ayaka got to see tigers […]

March 3, 2007 Well, after five flight changes, the Kakuda visitors finally arrived on Saturday at 5:00. The reception at the airport was exciting as each host family waved a sign to indicate which student they were searching for. Once everyone was accounted for, it was a rush back to Greenfield to Victory Christian Church […]

After a very long trip, our Kakuda friends arrived safely this evening around 5pm. We were so glad to see them! The welcome dinner was planned for this evening, so everyone went directly from the airport to Victory Baptist church where the Hensley family and the congregation graciously hosted a wonderful dinner. Everyone enjoyed the […]

A special thanks goes out to Terry Miller for her work as treasurer. The Board would like to thank Terry for all the work and effort she has contributed to the program over the years.

The following Board members were re-elected at the January 15, 2007 meeting.Congratulations to Kurt Bringerud,Dawn Hanson, Marilyn Levering, and Lyndi G. The Board would also like to welcome new Board members Melanie Chavez and Tim Renshaw. Two vacancies remain on the Sister Cities Board of Directors.

The following slate was unanimously elected for one-year terms at the meeting held on January 15, 2007:Tony Campbell, PresidentSandy Davis, Vice PresidentSara Houston, SecretaryRuthann Fisher, Treasurer

Today we went to Sendai for the day. We took the train and the subway to get there, which was a first for us. After taking a tour of the Miyagi Prefecture Capital building, we had lunch and then spent the afternoon shopping!! Tonight is our last evening with our host families and there have […]

We have had two very busy days. Wedensday we went to several elementary schools and were greeted by very enthusiastic students. The younger children were especially impressed with how tall that Tyler is. After visiting the schools we went to learn about making paper. The students seemed to enjoy the hands on activity and were […]

Today we separated in to three groups to visit various junior high schools. At the school I visited we played a game like hot potato with two English classes in order to give introductions of our names in English. We also had various other activites to help the Japanese students practice their English. I think […]

Today we gathered together again, after spending the weekend with our host families. We all had different activities over the weekend, but most of us spent some time at the ocean enjoying the beach. Saturday we had some sunny weather (it has been overcast and rainy here) so many of us also had barbeques. Our […]

After a very long flight, we made it to Narita Airport. The kids all handled the long flight very well. After a slight stop in Tokyo, we took the bullet train to a station near Kakuda, where our families met us, holding signs bearing our names. This was around 11:30 pm. Talking with the other […]

As the travelers make last minute preparations for their trip, we’d like to introduce the 2006 Travel Log. It will be updated when possible with news from the trip, so check back often!

Two vacancies remain on the Sister Cities Board of Directors. One of these terms expires in 2007 and the other expires in 2009.

The following slate was unanimously elected for one-year terms:Tony Campbell, PresidentSandy Davis, Vice PresidentTerry Miller, SecretaryRuthann Fisher, Treasurer

Greenfield will welcome 14 students and 2 chaperones from Kakuda in March. The visitors will be in Greenfield from March 4 through March 12. The Board of Directors will be looking for 16 host families. Hosting applications are available at the two middle school, the high school, and on the web-site. The applications to host […]

The Board would like to welcome to new members. Susan Geesa was elected to join the Board in October and Amanda Leiber was approved to join in November. Two Vacancies are available on the board.

Chris Harris, the Greenfield Youth Leadership Conference representative, spoke at the November 21st board meeting, regarding his experience at this summer’s conference in Spokane, Washington. Chris described the conference as a wonderful experience, in which he was able to interact with students from around the world. He reported that he is still in contact with […]