Special Memories

The Suzuki Family so generously welcomed Colin into their home a created memories to last a lifetime. Before Colin left, they asked him to sign their iPad.  Colin's host mother worked tirelessly to create a scrap book of their time together and the whole family worked on a collage.  What wonderful memories we all have of this experience, so lucky!

Coming home.

Coming home...........what a bittersweet day it was for all of the kids to say goodbye to their host families and heading back to the USA.  We are so grateful for these families and so happy for the relationships that have been built while in Akiruno.

Odds and Ends

One of the wonderful joys of Colin's adventure has been him getting to be a part of the Suzuki Family.  What we have also found is that our family has extended, not only with the Suzuki family, but also with the many host families of the Akiruno Exchange program.  These pictures were some that were shared by Olivia Rainville's host mom.  She graciously sent these pictures to us to share these wonderful moments that she had captured.  How lucky are we that everyone was so helpful and supported our kiddos in every way.  Japan is now a special place in our hearts and the Akiruno host families ARE family.  We are all so blessed.

Last school day in Akiruno

This was Colin's last full day at his school in Akiruno.  Colin is here with his host "brothers."  What an experience this has been!

Shopping and McDonald's

SO fun!  During the day of touring Tokyo and seeing the sights - they had a chance to do some shopping and then ended the day back at home with none other than McDonald's for dinner.  Colin has had such a great stay with the Suzuki Family.  What an experience!

Tokyo Tower plus

Sunday was the day for a visit of Tokyo and the Tokyo Tower.  We unfortunately did not get to have any FaceTime calls today, but these pictures certainly show that Colin and his family had a great day, despite the poor weather.  Amazing!

Gone Fishin'

Saturday was spent simply relaxing and fishing in a nearby river.  They caught a multitude of fish and ate what they caught.  Nice job boys!