Tag: USJLP
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What I Did On My Summer Vacation (2018 version)
Dear Teacher— What we did on our summer vacation: Our 16 year old son went to rural China for 6 weeks and came back with better Chinese, 2 beautifully handmade (by him) silver bracelets, new friends, and a newfound maturity. Our former exchange student spent part of the summer with us while she worked for…
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USJLP 2018
Jim and I attended the Fellows (alumni) weekend for the US-Japan Leadership Program (www.usjlp.org) this past week. The event was held in Seattle. It’s always a wonderful time to get to know the new delegates and catch up with what the Fellows are doing with their lives. I will say, however, that I was put…
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Hawaii (and the US-Japan Leadership Program)
I highly recommend the concept of being in Hawaii in February. (Yes, that absolutely was an exercise in gloating.) I was there for an executive committee meeting of the US-Japan Leadership Program, and Jim and I stayed a few extra days afterwards to enjoy paradise (aka Hawaii). We stayed in Honolulu, as we think the…
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US-Japan Leadership Program Executive Committee Meeting
After attending the Epilepsy Pipeline conference for a day, I flew to Honolulu to attend the annual US-Japan Leadership Program Executive Committee meeting. Honolulu was, as it always seems to be, beautiful–80 degrees and sunny. The meeting was an extremely productive meeting. We have some marvelous Fellows-in-the-making for this year. And the energy at the…
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US-Japan Leadership Program
The US-Japan Leadership Program is a cross-cultural program for young leaders (defined as 28-42 years old) where 20 Japanese and 20 Americans spend a week together, alternating between Seattle and Japan, learning about each other’s culture. The hope is that the bonds of friendship forged over the 2 weeks (each delegate commits to both the…