Share our Excitement & Join our Journey
Welcome to the travel blog of Rotary District 5580's Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team which will embark on an exciting five week goodwill / vocational exchange to Nagoya, Japan in November, 2009.
Here, our hybrid American-Canadian team of enthusiastic and adventurous young professionals, along with our lovely, talented and fearless team leader, will share cultural experiences and engage in unique vocational learning opportunities.
If you have come to this site, you are likely: a Rotarian, family member, friend or colleague of one of the team members, or... are just plain blog-curious. Either way, we encourage you to check our site often to learn about us, follow our progress as a team and of course, keep in touch as we explore Japan.
We thank Rotary in advance for the adventure of a life time and to all readers, we invite you to share our excitement and join our journey.
Sincerely,
GSE Team Japan 2009
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GSEのホストの皆様へ、
私どものチームブログへようこそ。
チームリーダーのイボンヌ、そしてチームのメンバーの、ローズィー、レベッカ、ベン、ジュリーです。
この度の交換留学という機会に恵まれましたこと、先より御礼を申し上げます。
この留学におきまして私どもは大変な感激、また皆様に会って学ばせて頂くことをまちどおしく思っております。
短文ではございますがご挨拶まで。
GSEチーム ジャパン 2009
Learning about Nagoya City Planning and Environmental Policy (by Julie)
The Chief of Nagoya City's Planning Section and a Planning Officer, kindly met with me yesterday to discuss planning and environmental policy. On the same day we visited, the City released their newest environmental strategy: "Low Carbon City 2050 Nagoya Strategy". I learned that many initiatives being undertaken by Nagoya (a city of over 2 million) are similar to those being pursued by cities and provinces in Canada. Thank you to the City of Nagoya for another insightful visit and to Rosie for joining the meeting and taking such excellent notes.
Very cool! I wonder how their carbon targets compare to what we see in North America?
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