The day arrived. We spent the morning in the Conference which started at 9:45 am. At about 10:30 am we stood and bowed and sat back down. We then listened to more Japanese speeches until 12:15 when we were released for a quick bento lunch, and then escaped to Starbucks for a much needed coffee.
Back into the Conference at 3pm, and we were on stage at 3:30 to present in Japanese to about 2000 Rotarians. Luckily, went without a hitch - Tanaka-san said our Japanese was 'perfecto' - yay!
Then, the real fun started. After a quick break to freshen up in our rooms, we attended the conference after-parties like Hollywood stars. We were ushered between 3 different hotel party rooms, where we were mobbed for photos, schmoozed, caught up with previous host families and vocational hosts and networked the Yamaguchi crowd.
An hour and a half later, we gave another impromptu speech and then had dinner with about 60 members of the Hiroshima West Rotary Club and the District Governor.
Later on, we went to a traditional 'business-man's' bar for maybe 2 hours, and then karaoke til 12:30am.
The J-Team
1 comment:
Minasan wa taihen isogashi desu ne.
See you all back in Tassie. Kuniko and I fly out tomorrow morning.
Allan
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