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2004 PIRA / MIRA Summer Institute

July 24, Saturday
07:00 Japanese delegation leave Mutsu, Japan.
14:30 Japanese delegation leave Narita, Japan: NW8.

July 25, Sunday
08:00 Delegation arrives: NW8.
09:00 Leave airport.
10:30 Park near waterfront and take trolley to Safeco stadium.
11:00 Visit Uwajimaya. Japanese style grocery store.
12:00 Arrive at Mariners game.
13:05 Mariners game.
16:30 Walk to waterfront after the game. Enjoy sightseeing at waterfront before dinner.
17:30 IMAX Theater. The Eruption of Mountain St. Helens.
18:30 Dinner at Ivars Seafood Bar on waterfront by IMAX theater. (Fast food fish and chips).
17:30 Check in to hotel - Holiday Inn Express by Seattle Center.

July 26, Monday
08:00 Wake up and eat continental breakfast at hotel.
09:00 Leave hotel.
10:00 Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Tacoma.
12:00 Sack lunch.
14:00 Leave zoo.
15:30 Silverdale Mall.
16:30 Leave Silverdale.
17:45 Host families arrive for welcome dinner.
18:00 No host welcome dinner with host families at Kokopelli Grill.

July 27, Tuesday
09:00 Language, Culture Class, and scrap booking at Vern Burton Community Center.
12:00 Walk to Safeway and order lunch.
12:30 Eat lunch together.
13:00 Continue classes.
16:00 Home with host families.

July 28, Wednesday
09:00 Students are dropped off at Hurricane Ridge visitors center.
09:10 Leave for Hurricane Ridge.
12:00 Sack lunch.
13:30 Leave Hurrucane Ridge.
14:00 Fine Arts Center and art tour.
16:00 Students will go to host family home for dinner. Students picked up at Hurricane Ridge visitors center.
18:00 Students will be dropped of at city pier for music entertainment.
19:00 Ice cream at Dairy Queen.
19:30 Friendship bridge picture.
20:00 Students will be picked up at city pier by host families.

July 29, Thursday
07:30 Hosts families drop off students at ferry terminal.
08:20 Ferry leaves for Victoria. Host family students only.
10:00 Arrive in Victoria.
14:15 Meet at Ferry terminal.
15:00 Ferry leaves Victoria.
16:30 Host families pick up students at ferry and go home.

July 30, Friday
09:00 Finish scrap book and bake cookies at First Presbyterian Church.
12:00 Lunch at Godfathers.
14:00 Home with host families.

July 31, Saturday
09:00 Host family day.
17:00 Farewell dinner and multi-cultural BBQ.

August 1, Sunday
09:00 Leave for airport.
12:00 Drop off delegation at SeaTac.
14:35 Delegation leaves on NW7.



2004 Institute