—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 13,1979
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Carol Gerogre, left, is an exchange student from
Milford, New Hampshire. Mr. Hikari Kamei,
governor of Fukoka is seated in the center.
Christine Erb is on the right. Standing from left to
By SALLY BAER
Staff Writer
LANCASTER - Christine
Erb, a former Lancaster
County 4-H’er, is about
halfway through her visit to
Japan where she is spending
six months as a delegate in
®the International 4-H Youth
Exchange (IFYE). Chris is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Erb, Mount Joy Rl.
A highlight of her visit was
a recent invitation to visit
with the governor of the
Fukoka Prefecture, dins
writes, “He is a very in
teresting and impressive
person.” He told about the
prefecture which is the
number one producer of
Gyok jo, green tea, in
Japai Chns says this is the
finest £a in Japan, and it
was bi ought to that country
from China by a priest.
Chns reports a very busy
schedule, with a visit to a
different 4-H group about
every other day. While she is
enjoying the opportunity to
visit so many 4-H’ers, she
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Christine Erb visits Japanese governor
admits that it is sometimes
tiring.
Sometimes she speaks
through a translator, and
sometimes the com
munication is direct. She
said she prefers direct
communication because
with a translator, “I feel I
am losing out on really
getting to know the 4-H’ers,
since most of them are boys
and are usually shy and
quiet.” She said she
sometimes gets difficult
questions with the tran
slators.
She explains that 4-H’ers
in Japan are members are
after high school, between
the ages of 18-26. “It is really
great because Carol George
(her IF YE counterpart from
New Hampshire) and I fit
right m with kids of our own
age.”
They frequently stay with
Japanese IFYE’s to the
Umted States, who know
English well, or with
Japanese Agricultural
trainees who have been to
right is the assistant to the head of agriculture; Mr.
Yasunori Kihara and Mrs. Sachiko Kihara,
Christine's hosts; Mr. Kiyohara, president of the
agriculture section in Fukoka, and the translator.
the United States for two When they are m the United
years. States, they attend school for
Under this training about three months to leam
program, Chris says that about American agriculture.
Japanese farm boys travel She said these young
to the United States for two people often act as tran
years and work on farms, slaters for her. “It is really
mainly in Nebraska, Idaho, great when we meet them
Washington or Oregon, because they can explam so
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many things and understand understand the Japanese,
us very well too.” and sometimes they don't
As a gift, the mayor of one understand her. However,
of the towns she visited gave she adds, “We have one
Chris a phone call home. She thing that is understood all
wrote, “It was really great over the world, and that is a
to talk to my Mom again, smile. The people are very
even though I found out it friendly and try to be helpful
was 2:00 a.m. and here it in everything.”
was3;oop.m.” “All m all,” Chris states ir
She admits that her notes, “I am loving
sometimes she doesn’t Japan very much.