Sayonara

The trip is nearing the end. Today all the groups of 20 teachers presented their prefecture experiences. All were fantastic, especially ours! I will share when I get home.
Finally during our debriefing, we were given a quick Japanese pronunciation lesson. Karoke: Correct pronunciation care e o ka (means empty orchestra, but you can still sing) Karate: Correct pronunciation kah rah ta (means empty hands) and Sake: Correct pronunciation sah ka.




Just for your information, I promise to send everyone popcorn on the cob! Specifically, I also plan to send Erica a North Carolina Panther; Dan: My favorite pictures and my resume, if I ever move to Minnesota, Mary: An invitation to Nebraska when she visits family; Jeff: My thanks for helping me with the subways, and a magic marker to place Michigan on your hand; Lisa: Time to spend with your husband, and celebrate your birthday; Janet: An invitation to come to Nebraska for a game of cards; Glen: A chance to see me when I visit my friends in Port Orchard, WA; Carol: A box of tissues when you see Bambi; Tim: My poetry, which I have not written yet; Ann: An opportunity to perhaps communicate with your school?;













Brenda: My hope you never have to change your schedule; Isabel: A box for you to send me your “bling”; Colleen: A chance to give me tips on sounding as cool as you do; Marilynn: Permission to add my name to your list of people who start with “K”; Debbie: Permission to keep advocating for gifted students and my reservation for our reunion this summer; Jean; An oppurtunity to have your picture taken at our reunion; Linda: A wedding present? Liz and Al: An opportunity for Liz to coordinate my trip next summer to visit both of you!













This trip has been an Ichigo-Ichie: “a once-in-a-lifetime chance”
(“GENIUS” Japanese-English dictionary)
Sayonara

You could say this was a slam dunk trip!





Safe travels home.