kyle and junpei who is now studying UT Austin!
marifu and jen flashing the peace signs!
outside the house where we stayed during our language study
our teacher's daughter, mariko. she was a delight!be sure to continue scrolling down for pics from our language classes!
hittin' the books :)
enjoying the fruits of our labor from the garden!
smiling faces at the beginning of the trip back home. six hours later we arrived after driving through the mountains in a typhoon. oh yeah, and did we mention jennifer was driving on the highway for the first time since coming to japan?!? :)
ahh, the fresh air of Nagano
Norio, a Tokyo BEST alum
picking potatoes at Norio's parents' farm
Kyle in his element
enjoying the beauty of the countryside
the guys at dinner
the setters organized a fear factor game. the ultimate challenge: a raw egg, whole octupus, sports drink and raw carrot chunk in a glass. bottoms up!
Kyle and Mary recovering after eating half a raw onion. Kyle hasn't eaten onions since!
Rebekka and Chris bobbing for limes in a bowl of yogurt mixed with wasabi and hot peppers!
Ariel teaching Keigo how to play the guitar 
our little family - Ariel and Rebekka stayed with us most of the summer :) 
playing games at the last Shaberanito (BEST club meeting) of the summer...
a day at Tama Zoo!!!
the whole tokyo summer team sharing lessons from their time in Japan...
thank you for your sacrifice, service and for sharing your hearts with us and with the students this summer! you will be missed!
