Departure- Burlington International Airport

Matsuri

Closing Dinner- Harwood Union HS

Friday, 25 March- Jericho

Thursday, 24 March- Jericho

Wednesday, 23 March- Waterbury/Burlington

Wednesday, 23 March- Montpelier

Tuesday, 22 March- Middlebury

Monday, 21 March- Mt. Abraham Union HS

Welcome Dinner- Mt. Abraham UHS

Arrival- Burlington International Airport

Hello/Ohayou

My name is Derek Lowe and I am very excited for this exchange!

I enjoy skiing, biking, and reading, though not at the same time.

I am a senior at Harwood Union.

I hope to study law next year at any of my top choice colleges.

Hi, My name is Sophie, I live in Warren, Vermont and I am so excited to be apart of this trip. I have two older sisters, one lives in Costa Rica and the other goes to college in Vermont. I have two dogs, one named Toto and the other named Iggy. I also have a cat named Granger.

I love sports, I play Field Hockey, Tennis and I Ski. I also run on occasion and love to swim.

I like to watch movies, play games, do crafts like sewing and knitting. I like watching TV and cooking. My favorite foods are chicken, Bread, Rice, Chicken Pot pit, Macaroni and cheese, and dumplings.

My favorite Topics in school are science, and art. I also like languages, like spanish and french, Hopefully I can learn some Japanese too!

My topic for the project i think is wind energy, or food. I am so excited and hopefully the project that we make will be great!

I can't wait for all of you to come! see you soon!

हेल्लो

Hi...

Hi, My name is Spencer, I am in tenth grade at Mount Abraham Union High school and am 15 years of age. I live with my Mother; Dawn, my younger Brother; Patton, My Father; Bret, My dog; Ozzie, and my cat; Bumper. I enjoy listening to music, watching movies, playing video games, talking with friends, running (during the summer), playing card games, and swimming. I am a part of the Mount Abe rowing club. We start the the season only a week before you will arrive. I also like topics like astronomy and biology, but my favorite is mathematics in general. I did this project last year and I'm looking forward to meet you. I'd like to work on a project based around aquatics, specifically how the local in-water ecosystems exist and function, as well as how they are influenced by man and other ecosystems.
I'd also love to learn more about speaking Japanese, I know very little at this time, perhaps only 20 or so words.

There should be a previous post from me REALLY far back on the blog if you want to check that out.
I can't wait to meet you!

Hello!

Hi! My name is Haruka Sasano. Nice to meet you　:)

I'm in the second year in Tottori Nishi high school.

I belong to the alpine club. I like drawing weather maps.

I live with my parents and two goldfish.

My favorite color is green. I like collecting various green items.

My favorite subject is science, especially chemistry and physics.


I have been to Europe several times, but this is my first time to visit America.

So, I'm really looking forward to visiting Vermont and seeing you in March　:D

Hi

I'm Forrest, I posted farther down about myself. I have now figured out which topic I'm interested in, and thought I should post that. I'm mostly interested in Energy, specifically renewable energy and domestic-scale solar/wind projects. I hope there's someone else with similar interests!

Hello!!!

My name is haru.

I'm 16 years old.

I'll introduce my favorite things.

I like English.(especially I like pronunciation! but it's difficult for me...) And I like talking.
So, I'm looking forward to going to America!
And I want to become friend with many people☆

I like sweets. Especially I like cake which called monburan(Mont Blanc) in Japan.
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I like cooking. I'll try to cook Japanese sweets!
I like pink.I like cherry flowers.

I live with my father ,mother, my gland father gland mother and my sister.
I live in Mochigase, East tottori.
Mochigase has a lot of mountains .Mochigase is country.
I love my hometown.
I want to like Vermont as well.

Do you have favolite things similar to me?
I'm glad if you have!

By the way, I'm interested in wild animals problem!
Because wild animals frighten our lives.

hello☆ミ

Hello!!　my name is moeko. I　am 16 years old.

I like playing the violin and reading comics.

My family is father, mother and two sisters.



I like English ,so I　want to become good at English !

This is my first time to visit America,

so I am looking forward to go to America.

I want to interact with many people and make

many friends!!

Hello everyone!

My name is Rie .
 I live in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
 
I like to watch American dramas and movies.
Especially, I like PRISON BREAK , gossip girls and Desperate Housewives.
It's very interesting!

I like to study English.
And I am interested in American culture.
So I want to experience life in America!
And I want to communicate with many people.
 My dream come true  because of GATP.

I'll go to Vermont in March.
And I'm going to learn about the environment in Vermont .
 I will learn about wind power.
And I want to learn what do they do in Vermont to protect the environment.


I appreciate this generous opportunity to visit your beautiful country.

I look forward to working with Tottori as a international partner.

Nice to meet you : )

Hello :)

Hi,everyone!
Nice to meet you :)

I'm Saki. I'm a girl who is a high school student. I'm in the 2nd grade.

My hobby is reading books, watching American movies, listening to music, seeing stars, and so on!!
Especially my favorite artists are Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and Dong Bang Shin ki :)

I live in Kurayoshi.
My family is father, mother, and two younger brother and sister.

I look for partner who can spend happily together.
I'm happy that I can meet you soon!

Hi

Hi, my name is Forrest Wallace. I'm 15 years old. I like to listen to music, read, play soccer, lacrosse, bike, and do just about anything outside. I love the mountains and scenery in Vermont, and especially winter. I live with my parents and sister in Monkton, Vermont.

Hello!!

Hello☆
My name is Yukino.
I'm 17 years old now.
Nice to meet you!!
My hobby is watching movies, listening to music, knitting and playing the piano. I live in Tottori City with my parents and my sister.
This is my second time to visit Vermont, so I think I know some of you from last year's exchange program.
I'm really looking forward to seeing you all soon♪

Greeting

Hello,everyone. I'm Kazuhiko Takeneka.
Let's introduce yourself and find partners !

Getting Started in 2011

Hi everyone-

I am very excited about getting the 2011 program and blog started!

Contributors: please begin by posting a brief introduction. What are your hobbies and interests? Why are you participating in this exchange? What would you like to share about your home region? Over the next week, please post images of the environment in your home region. Please also go to www.gatp.org and register as a student.

My background: I am the Executive Director of Green Across the Pacific (GATP). We organize and implement Environmental Leadership Exchange Programs, in North America and Asia. I have a background in biology and education. I taught in public and private high schools for 20 years. I founded GATP in 2000, and now work both for GATP and Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. My wife and I are raising two boys. One is a junior at the University of Vermont, and the other is a sophomore at our local high school. In addition to my work, I enjoy music, reading, biking, cross-country skiing, gardening and cooking.

I'm really looking forward to working with all of you!

-Peter

It's winter, and that means my sons are cross country skiing. Ian is approaching the finish line at Trapps in Stowe, Vermont, several weeks ago.