Saipan students asked to join Japanese exchange program
The Office of the Mayor of Saipan is inviting students to participate in the 2005 Sanpo-En Winter Cultural Students Exchange Program to be held on Nagoya, Japan, from Feb. 11 to 16, 2005.
Only 12 students will be accepted for the program.
The following requirements must be met in order to travel to Japan:
• Must be a Saipan student between the age of 15-17 years old;
• Must have a valid passport not to expire within the next six months; (for non U.S. citizens students, you are required to obtain a tourist visa to enter Japan);
• Must submit a copy of passport and or Japan tourist visa;
• Must submit $284.70 for round trip airfare;
• Must submit $4.70 for group travel insurance coverage;
• Must have at least $300 for personal expenses;
• Must submit application form, two 2”x2” photos and with payments to the Mayor’s Office;
• Interested students must pick up an application form at the Mayor’s Youth Learning Center in Chalan Kanoa, District #3, next to the basketball court or the corner of Gregorio Avenue and Hilarion Street.
All listed requirements must be met and submitted to the Mayor’s Youth Learning Center no later than Friday, Jan. 21, 2005.
For more information, contact the Mayor’s Office at 234-6208/80, or youth program coordinator Olinka C. Chaudhry or youth assistant Jemalyn T. Tenorio at 234-6211.