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Postmark: Houston

Letter: Sunday July 30, 1989 3:AM Houston TX USA

Party at the Consulate-General’s House

[...]The first leg of our adventure is complete and all is well. We’ve met the other 25 participants from this area, went to an orientation, and had dinner at the consulate-general’s house (which was reminiscent of lifestyles of the rich and famous — when our little bus drove into the neighborhood of the consulate-general, a hush came over us as we stared out the window in awe.)

The people in the program are diverse in background, gender, and ethnicity. Most have just graduated from college and most don’t speak Japanese. Their reasons for being here are similar to mine: a vague feeling that they ought to, not really knowing why.
I am very happy. It’s really happening!