Camp Kyushu facilities look great!

7-6-2013

Yesterday I met with Guy Healy and we walked around the facilities at Huis Ten Bosch.  It has really nice rooms to stay in and nice classrooms and rooms to use for various camp activities.  Then across the river is a really really large amusement park.  In the Park there are many European attractions in architecture from Holland. Plus there's a dojo. You can learn how to throw a shuriken At the dojo.  How cool is that?!?

There is also a one piece ship. 

Then we went to second camp facility we would be using just outside of Nagasaki city. That was a really really cool facility. I took a bunch of pictures which you can see below.

This is me and Guy Healy. Is the guy in charge of USA Summer Camp. I worked as a camp director for him for three summers. He's been doing all sorts of camps for about 20 years in Japan.  We are both really excited for this camp.  This camp will be a go next year. It will be in early July for about 10 days.  

Oh also behind us is a really cool jungle gym that goes down the hill and has a whole course to it.

So while at camp Guy and I have been  talking about various  activities such as Doing martial arts, Learning a Japanese dance, Participating in the tea ceremony (Which is really cool because they one they do here is the one to use with the Emperor And not the usual one you see), creating a skit then performing it At a Japanese kindergarten, visiting a high school a d weekend homes stays.  The dates will probably be July 3-14, 2014. So mark your calendars and start saving! 

I also was able to meet another former student, Joel. 

Then after my time with Guy I went out with Keith and Ashley and went to the Peace Park and museum. This would be another place we would go at camp. 

After That we walked around a bit took some purikura and headed back to our homes.  

On a sidenote, as a teacher, it makes me really really proud of my students who have come to Japan and use their Japanese. I've got to see them in action using their Japanese and it is so cool. 

Later Keith. Ashley and I are going out for some killer cheese burgers ( I know You were thinking you're in Japan eat Japanese food.. But this is a restaurant that gas taken the cheeseburger and made it their own thing and its only here) and Then I'm off to see some other friends who I worked with at camp and see other parts of Japan.