Study Abroad Highlights

The first round of study abroad students has returned to Japan. Today we got to listen to their speeches about the highlights of studying abroad and their favorite memories.

Here are a few highlights of the highlights:

New Mexico:
White Sands National Park
Playing midnight hide-and-seek in the city central park. (This was mentioned by several people).

Michigan:
An awesome roommate who introduced the student to a local comedy show.

New Jersey:
Jumping out of the second story window of the dorms into snow drifts.
Spending every weekend in New York City

New York:
Not skipping class too much
Being really cold

Oregon:
Going on vacation to Tiajuana, refusing to pay $50 for a taxi ride leading to being handcuffed by the police, leading to paying $50 for the taxi ride.
One of our boys dressed as the cutest Snow White ever for Halloween.
Host families that took our kids hiking, jack-o-lantern carving, christmas tree cutting, etc.
And my favorite story:
Best purchase: A North Face jacket - it kept her so dry she didn't even need an umbrella.

It was really fun to listen to the students. Its so strange to hear them speaking with totally different accents and using elaborate turns of phrase they've picked up. The speeches also get VERY LONG (but in a good way). I can't wait for the 7 month students to come back in March.