We have already returned to the United States at this point but we wanted to let you know what happened the last few days that we were in Japan. We worked at Kanto Gakuin University in Yokohama with Nita Bryan and helped her with her English classes. The first full day that we worked with her several of us went in to her English classes and helped them improve their conversation skills. The classes were varying levels of skill in English, including intermediate students and even a class with some of the staff members who wanted to practice their English. Tuesday evening we were invited to dinner at Shigemi's (a missionary) house. The students there were those who regularly attend her Bible study and we got to talk a lot with them and about why we were there. After dinner we had a birthday part for one of the students and played some games together. On Wednesday we went to one more class and then to the international cafe on a different campus. This is where people wanting to come practice their English can come and hang out for a while and meet people. We taught them how to play Pit and had some good conversations while we played. There was one student who was actually in all of the English classes except for the staff one and he was also at the Bible study on Monday. He joined us for lunch and the international cafe on Wednesday too. We really got to connect with him a lot and he actually made us all short letters on the backs of postcards before we left! We will hopefully be able to stay in touch and someday welcome him to West Virginia for a visit! Stay tuned for one final post about how the trip affected each of us and what we learned from it.
Ben
