Malai Tananone (Mount Holyoke College) and Vicki Seak (Bucknell Univ.)...
...now joined by Matt Magnuson (Whitman College)...
...then Matt joins his host mother, Mrs. Oda.
"Hajimemashite..."
And with the greetings out of the way, Alex Kondo (Oberlin College) and his host parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sato, pose for a picture.
Ryan Kelley (Connecticut College) and Mrs. Nakamoto.
Seth Bahrenfuse (Carleton College) with his host family, the Yamanakas.
Lena Bui (Wesleyan Univ.) and members of her host family, the Tanakas.
Joseph Melendez (Wesleyan Univ.) and his host parents, Mr. and Mrs. Yamamoto.
Wain Yee (Carleton College) meets his host family, Mr. and Mrs. Hatayama.
Yi Pan (Smith College) and Minori Satake of the Center staff.
Cassie Guild (Middlebury College) with her host mother, Mrs. Nishiwaki.
Sam Mendez (Middlebury College) and his host mother, Mrs. Fukuoka.
Lauren Myers-Wong (Smith College) with Mr. and Mrs. Tsujino.
Nick DeMarino (Oberlin College) and his host mother, Mrs. Isono.
Crystal Lindaberry (Whitman College) and her host mother, Mr. Sano
Allison Yoneyama (Scripps College) with members of the Kiriyama family.
Wain with the Hatayamas.
Matt Rogers (Williams College) and Mrs. Okazaki.
Lola Milholland (Amherst College) and her host parents, Mr. and Mrs. Yada.
Michelle Lefkowitz (Connecticut College) and the Ohashi family.
Meeting the host family for the first time can sometimes be like the old pre-school song... "'How are you today, sir?' 'Very well, I thank you.'"
A happy bunch: John Reed (Middlebury College) and the Maeda family.
Yi with Mrs. Hiramatsu, her host mother.
Tiffany Chiang (Amherst College) and the Yasuda Family.
Sean Montgomery (Carleton College) and his host mother, Mrs. Sakamoto.
Dana Berte (Smith College) and her host father, Mr. Ota.
Dr. Minoru Oya, Chancellor of Doshisha University in Kyoto, makes a speech.
Dillon Lee (Middlebury College) and Sam make a speech at the party.
"Kanpai!" Dr. Yukuji Okita, Dean of International Affairs and the Center for Japanese Langage makes a toast to AKP 200-2006.
Malai with members of the Yasui Family.
Daniel Knowlton (Middlebury College) with members of his host family, the Yamamotos.
Katy Rodden (Bates College) with a couple of members of the Tani Family.
Mason Horowitz (Oberlin College) and Mr. and Mrs. Aya.
Joseph Melendez's host father, Mr. Yamamoto, and Kirie Watanabe of the Center staff beam for the camera.
Gina Konstantopolous (Mount Holyoke College) and Mr. and Mrs. Morita.
Sam leans in for a shot with his host parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fukuoka.
Susie Liu (Bucknell Univ.) and her host family, the Nishizawas.
...and the band played on.
Yi and Mari Kawata of the Center staff.
...and the band played on.
Yakubu Budu-Saaka (Oberlin College) with members of his host family, the Nakanos.
Euna Lee (Claremont McKenna College) with her host sister.
Vicki with members of the Nakamura Family.
Visiting Faculty Fellows Abraham Ravett (Hampshire College) and Professor Peter Schumer (Middlebury College) at the AKP Welcome Party.
Professor Naoko Nemoto, the current Resident Director, and Professor Mayumi Omiya.
Ebonie Little (Williams College) and her host father and his daughter.
Yi chums around with Kawata-san, Satake-san and Watanabe-san of the Center staff.