Get it?

Jessie practiced every day after school with the students to prepare them for their competitions. The students volunteer to take part in the contests and compete against classmates to represent their school. Here, third grader Manami takes in a few pointers on pronunciation the morning of the competition.

A Season of Competition

November 23rd 2007
The leaves here in Minami Alps are finally starting to change colors. The trees are still full with their red, green and yellow leaves, with just a few brown on the ground - unlike in Wisconsin and Iowa where, by late November, most of the trees are already bare. After an unseasonably warm summer, we are now hoping for a warm winter. No one on the main island in Japan has central heat, including ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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