(Used to be) Springwood Colquhouns: Rob has jetted off to Japan

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Rob has jetted off to Japan

They had to get up at Crikey o'clock (3:30am) and left the house about 4:30am to be at the airport by 6:30am for a 9:30am flight.

For those who want to GoogleEarth it (I haven't got around to it yet myself), Robbie's host family live in Yamasaki, Miyazaki, Japan. A colleague, John, has a son who worked in Japan for several years and John says his son was in a town just south of where Robbie is going. He said it's a fishing centre and they process and dry a lot of fish and the surrounding area reeks of fish!!!!

There was a little article about the students in this week's Blue Mountains Gazette which I have tried to upload here but will have to send you all via email instead.

1 comment:

Rory and Granny Di said...: Just been into Google Earth and apart from multi Sheraton Hotels all other places are in Japanese. I am sure he will have a great time fish or not!

Love GD; Friday, 05 December, 2008

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