THE INFORMER PAGE 4

OCTOBER 16, 1991

Aichi Exchange Brings Students Together

L to R: Michiko Okamura, Eli Verner, Kyoka Nishida, Marcela
Nunez, Takako Kitai, Professor Nishio, and Barb Lilley.

Same teacher,
different country!

Pictured here are three exchange students from
Aichi Gakusen in Toyota, Japan. They competed for the

scholarships that have brought them to
Canada to study for six months. Mic-
hiko Okamura, Kyoka Nishida, and
Takako Kitai are planning their fall
schedules with Professor Nishio, who
accompanied the students for their
summer immersion program at Cap. He
has stayed on a little longer because his
wife, Jennifer, who was one of the first
Capilano students to go to Toyota
almost ten years ago, has just given
birth to their first child, a son.

Michiko is an outstanding language
student who is interested in theatre in
Canada. Kyoko is interested in music
and art. Takako loves to go hiking,
camping, and horseback ridiing.

If you see these students on cam-
pus, in the cafeteria, library, or hall-
way, please say “hi” to them. They want
lots of chances to meet Canadians and

develop their rapidly improving English. — Nick Collins

Last year these six students and
Professor Nishio were gathering under
cherry trees in Toyota city at Capilano’s
sister college Aichi Gakusen. Eli Verner
(standing) is back at Cap studying
Music; Marcela Nunez has transferred
to SFU Commmerce, after earning
straight A’s in all her courses in Japan;
and Barb Lilley, who completed Grade
12 in a high school in France, has
returned to second year arts at Cap.

They are re-acquainting themselves
with Michiko Okamura, Kyoka Nishida
and Takako Kitai, Aichi students who
have come to Cap for their part of the
six-month exchange bargain. While Eli,
Marcela and Barb were off for a four-
month tour of Southeast Asia, sightsee-
ing and “shopping themselves silly,” the
three Aichi students were at Cap in

English Immersion preparing themselves for academic
courses this fall.

All took advantage of our late summer to get to-
gether again and congratulate Professor Nishio on the
birth of his son. A strong link has formed between the
two institutions over the years. There are three other
Aichi students from previous years’ exchanges in
Vancouver, and three more will return in December.
— Nick Collins

Japanese exchange students Michiko Okamura, Kyoka Nishida,
and KTakako Kitai with Professor Nishio from Aichi Gakusen.