2010 Arroyo Verde Park
We arrived at Arroyo Verde Park in Ventura at 10:30am just when the fog was burning off allowing the warm sun to shine. It was another beautiful day! The air temperature was about 23C or 73F. We couldn’t have asked for better weather! After arriving, we setup the volleyball net that the Morenos brought from home. Then we played a little volleyball together, ate, played some softball, relaxed and talked, played frisbee and catch, hiked and then played some more softball before cleaning up and heading back to our respective homes to spend our last night together with our host...
Read MoreSayonara Party
Like every year, we don’t really know where we are going to have the Sayonara Party. Thanks to the Piszczeks and their friend Laura, we were able to have the Sayonara Party this year at a place where the everyone could swim, lounge around by the pool under some shade and even ride or pet horses. It was a blessing! Tom Triplett and Kyle served the food and the families sat around discussing the homestay this year while the kids swam in the pool and played around. We had some great conversation and it was another successful party to end another wonderful amazingly blessed homestay...
Read More2010 Hurricane Harbor
Hurricane Harbor was so much fun! We arrived just after it opened and spent the day playing in the water. The weather was perfect! The air temperature was around 85 F that day, about 29 C.
Read MoreDisneyland 2010
Yesterday, we went to Disneyland in Anaheim. We left early in the morning and made it down in just over an hour and 45 minutes. Using our special ride application, we were able to do all the following: Small World Indiana Jones Space Mountain Thunder Mountain Haunted House Pirates of the Caribbean Buzz Lightyear Matterhorn Davey Crockett Explorer Canoes ToonTown Fireworks It was a long day, but lots of fun! Most everyone bought lots of omiyage (souvenirs) to take back to Japan! Mio and Saaya bought Dale hats. There were no Chip hats available. They are so cute! On the way to the car, we...
Read MoreLast Day of VBS
It was the last day of VBS. All the kids at VBS had one more day of practice for the big Friday Night VBS Farewell Party where and friends came to watch and listen the kids dance and sing. There were over 500 people in the audience. It was a good turnout and a great testimony of what the kids did and studied about during the week at VBS: God’s Love. Here are some of the practice pictures during the daytime. More photos of the night event and Disneyland will be posted later tonight. [Show as slideshow]
Read More2010 VBS Day 4
The theme today was Incredible Impact. The students have been listening to stories throughout the week, playing with their newly-made friends, singing and dancing and doing many other fun things during VBS. Hopefully the students have learned many things that will help them in their lives. After VBS, we went to the Ventura Cross overlooking Ventura, ate lunch and then went shopping at Kohl’s and the Camarillo Premium Outlet Stores where the students bought many things to take back to Japan. [Show as slideshow]
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藤本 綾華 (Fujimoto Ayaka 2005)当時は6年生で英語が全く出来なかったけど、おもいきってアメリカに行きました。
初めてホストファミリーに会った時はドキドキで、私が英語を話せないって伝えたら「たいした事ないよ。」
と言っているような目で見てくれました。
三日ぐらいなかなか慣れなかったけど、やさしく私に接してくれたので、毎日が寂しくなかったし、
夜、ドミノと言うゲームにはまって、いつまでも一緒にゲームをしてくれてうれしかったです。
アメリカでは、日本で体験できないようなことをいっぱいしました。ホームステイで一緒に行った人達と、アメリカの
教会学校の人達と一緒にダンスの練習をして、発表会をしたりして恥ずかしかったけれども、みんなと踊れて楽しかったです。
最後のさよならパーティの時、みんなのホストファミリーと一緒にご飯を食べたり、遊んだり、ゆかたも着たりして、もうすぐ日本へ帰るのはすごく寂しかったけれども、楽しい時間でした。
また、アメリカのみんなに会いに行きたいです。
Fujimoto Ayaka
斎藤 萌 （Saito Moe 2005)最初の３日間は家族に会いたかったけど､４日目になるとホストファミリーともすっごく仲良くなってきて１日１日が楽しくなりました。めっちゃ楽しい旅行でした。もう一度友達と VBS に行きたいです。
Moe Saito
