Saturday, March 9, 2013

Chiba University of Commerce 2013: Final Day, Celebration, Graduation





Congratulations! The students from Chiba University of Commerce, Japan have completed their Intensive English Program at Kapiolani Community College in Hawaii. You did it!

Final presentations were delivered in Manono Room 104. The students sang the 'Hitachi Song,' followed by hula performances by the male and female students. Good job, everyone!

Afterward, the students, staff and teachers boarded a bus for The Willows Restaurant in Honolulu. Everyone enjoyed a full buffet dinner, followed by the graduation ceremony. The students and there CUC staff and teacher escorts will enjoy one free day and then return to Japan on Sunday morning, March 9, 2013.

In Hawaii we never say 'good-bye.' Instead, we say 'A hui hou.' In Hawaiian language this means, "until we meet again."

Click this link for pictures from the final day at KCC, followed by graduation and celebrations at the Willows Restaurant.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Chiba University of Commerce 2013: Tour of Outrigger Reef and Embassy Suites



Thank you, students, for coming on yesterday's tour of the Outrigger Reef on the Beach Hotel and Embassy Suites in Waikiki.

Outrigger is based in Honolulu. It is a family-owned hotel chain that operates a variety of visitor accommodations ranging from hotels, vacation resort properties and condominiums in the Asia-Pacific region. The company was founded in 1947 by Roy and Estelle Kelley. The first hotel to carry the Outrigger name was the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach. It opened in 1967. Outrigger is Hawaii's largest hotel chain with over 7,000 rooms worldwide.

Click this link for the photos from your visit to these two Waikiki hotels. 

Monday, March 4, 2013

Chiba University of Commerce 2013 Field Trip: U.S.S. Missouri



This past Friday the students from Chiba University of Commerce, Japan visited the U.S.S. Missouri. It is berthed off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The students enjoyed a detailed escorted tour of the ship. After the conclusion of the tour students and teachers walked around and inside the trip before returning to Waikiki.

Please click this link for a complete set of photos from the field trip. Enjoy!

Chiba University of Commerce 2013 Field Trip: Moanalua Gardens




Thank you, Chiba students, for coming to lunch today. You may not have known it, but you visited a place that is very steeped in history. The house shown above was at one time the home of Kamehameha V. He was the same king who built Aliiolani Hale, the downtown Honolulu building where Hawaii's judicial branch of government is headquartered. It is also the same place where you performed the Oni vs. Meek mock trial last week. 

Please click this link for the photos from the trip on Friday. Feel free to share these with family and friends. 

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Chiba University of Commerce 2013: Final Presentation Teams

Good Morning! Aloha!

Thank you all for getting started on forming teams for your final presentation. Your presentations are due to be delivered Friday morning, March 8, 2013.

Your draft is due the day before on Thursday, March 7.

Here is a list of the teams and their members:

1) Hiroto; Yuki; Koji.

2) Eriko; Haruna; Hiroki; Ento.

3) Azumi; Nanako; Moto; Yuji.

4) Mami; Tsugumi; Takatsugu; Makoto.

Good luck to everyone! Have fun! Remember to contact me via email, Facebook or in class with your question.

Aloha,

Jeffrey Bingham Mead