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The Kyoto Center Staff: Fujii-san, Nishimura-san, Watanabe-san and Satake-san hope the Welcome Party, where students and homestay families meet for the first time, goes smoothly.

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Kate Miller with her homestay family, the Maeda's.

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McKenzie Graham meets the Taniguchi's.

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Venu Dhanaraji and her host mother, Hiramatsu-san.


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Brett Collins introduces himself to the Ueno's.


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Ji Shon talks with her homestay mother, Kiriyama-san.


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Karen Acree and Wakuda-san get to know each other.


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Lowell Miyagi's host mom, Fujita-san is thrilled to finally meet him!

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Justin Berengel meets the women of his new family, the Okada's.


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Lisa Hook and her host mom, Kobayashi-san, find something to laugh about early in their relationship.


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Christine Lee and the Yada's share a joke.


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Okazaki-san and her children, (R-L) Haru-chan, Shin-chan, and Benjamin-chan.


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Stefan Vos receives a vigorous welcome handshake from Oda-san.


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Nakamoto-san hopes her ceilings are high enough for her student, Colin Thomas-Arnold.


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The Wada family all came to welcome their student Crystal Bass.


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Dave Simpson and his host father Yamanaka-san chat before dinner is served.


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Wynee Wong and Tsujino-san get to know each other before dinner.


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Lisa Hook and the Kobayashi's and Kate Miller with the Maeda's wait for the speeches to begin.

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Samuel Belcher greets the homestay families on behalf of all the students.

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Ogla Zlotnik and her host parents, the Awazu's, pause for a photo.

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Kent Phillips and the Kubota's begin their first of many meals together.