TIUA tour:

Sept. 9, 1996 (Mon)


Today six TIU students and Prof. Barry Duell flew from Tokyo to Portland, Oregon, USA. We were met by Ms. Barby Dressler, TIUA's University Relations Officer, and Ms. Amy Baty, TIUA Dormitary Resident Director, who drove us to TIUA.

After lunch, Amy gave the students a tour of TIUA, Willamette University, and the nearby Salem downtown shopping area.

An informal opening ceremony was arranged by Prof. Wayne Gregory whose students volunteered to be mentors for Prof. Duell's students. The structure was outlined how the TIU students would shadow their TIUA mentors.

TIU student/TIUA mentor party
Photo: A small party was held to help the TIU students and their TIUA mentors get to know each other.

TIU students with their TIUA mentors
Photo: TIU students and their TIUA mentors discussing logistics of when and where they will meet each day to go to classes together.

From 5 PM, an informal dinner in the TIUA cafeteria was held for the TIU students to meet their host families. Host families and their guests then went home together.

Host families meeting their TIU guests
Photo: Host families meeting their TIU student guests at an informal dinner in the TIUA Cafeteria.

TIU Student Diary Entries


Junko Hatakeyama (sophomore)
On Monday morning, we arrived at Portland International Airport, and we came to TIUA by car. In the afternoon, we inspected TIUA and Willamette University. And then, we went shopping downtown with Amy. We met our TIUA partner at 4, and we met our host-family at 5. We went home separately.

Fusako Sawada (sophomore)
I arrived in America. I was impressed so much seeing this land from the plane. I met my host family. They are such nice people. I'd like to be good friends with them. I'm very happy to be invited into a nice family. I'd like to spend nice days with them.

Kaori Suwa (freshman)
I reached Salem, Oregon in America. I was glad to go on my first trip to the U.S.A and to take a plane for the first time. Then I met my host family. They have two daughters Nicol and Crystal.

Yuko Watanabe (freshman)
I arrived at Portland at 11 a.m. Everything was so new for me. I was so glad to come here.

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