Ohayo gozaimass. Watashi no namae wa Terry Samokar dess. On behalf of our group of sixteen teachers, all from different parts of the United States, it is my pleasure to thank the staff and students of Tanabe Daisan Elementary School for extending such a warm welcome to us as your guests. We are both honored and excited to have this opportunity to serve as Cultural Ambassadors between the United States and Japan.
We are living in a period of time where world peace in not just a wish, but rather a necessity. The people of Japan serve as role models in promoting world peace. Your dedication to this venture is an inspiration to us all. It is with great pleasure and honor that we have been awarded this opportunity to work together. Our group has traveled half way around the world to learn about your culture, your schools and your beliefs. With our enthusiasm and commitment to teaching, we are excited to be able to share our new knowledge of your country with our schools and communities. Our lives have been changed as a result of visiting your country. For many of us we will begin a life long journey working with the people of Japan to promote world peace.
As educators we share many of the same problems. As educators we strive to instill in our students a better understanding of life to come. As educators we want the best for our students. World peace is an important component of this. Our trip to your country has not only reinforced the need for peace, but also the need to teach it to our students, staff and communities. It is our hope that together we are able to accomplish this.
Again, I would like to express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the people of Tanabe Daisan Elementary School, Tanabe and Japan for inviting the people of the United States into your country in hopes that together we can make the world a better, more peaceful place for us and for our children.
Domo arigato gozaimass.
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