JOURNEY EAST 2007

A Beautiful Journey
(JE Performance Program)

Created at Leland & Gray High School in Townshend, Vermont, supported by the ~Asian Studies Outreach Program (ASOP) at the University of Vermont (UVM), and funded primarily through a grant from the Freeman Foundation,

Journey East, as a whole, consists of the Asian Studies Academy and Sino-American Performing Arts Exchange at Leland and Gray Union High School; the integration of an Asian Studies curriculum throughout the Windham Central Supervisory Union, and the introduction of Chinese language programs into the district.

~Dr. Juefei Wang, Director of the Asian Studies Outreach Program University of Vermont, is a recipient of the prestigious Goldman Sachs Award for Excellence in International education, on behalf of the UVM, Asian Studies Outreach Program.

The Leland and Gray Journey East program is deeply indebted, and extends its heartfelt thanks, to Dr. Juefei Wang, without whose effort and support this program would not even be possible!

Thank you Juefei!

Leland & Gray
Journey East 2007

Tom Connor
Program Director

Ann Landenberger
Artistic Director

Matt Martyn
Music Director

Come see these magnificent performers on Saturday, April 28 at 7:30 pm. They will perform at Leland & Gray High School in Townshend, Vermont.

Click here to find out more about this amazing and fun evening!

They’re off!

The Journey East 2007 group is on their way! They will be spending all of today inside of airports and airplanes. For some, this will be their first time flying. Gosh, what a trip to make for your first time!

Don’t forget (and you won’t ‘cause I’ll be reminding you throughout the journey), China is 12 hours ahead. It’s weird and will take some time getting used to. If you talk with your child on the phone at night, they will be finishing the day you are starting.

The group should be arriving in Beijing sometime around 3:00 a.m. our time. If any of you get word of their safe arrival, please let me know. In fact, if there is anything you’d like to share with me, or have put on the web site, please e-mail me at john@2wiredguys.com.

You can follow the status of the flight from Chicago to Beijing here.

For some of you, this is the first time you have been separated from your child (and vice versa) for any length of time. It is going to be a life experience, for sure. For others, this will be your second, and for one family their third, time around. The first few days are difficult, and then things settle in a bit. Just know we are here for you and will do our best to keep the connection for the next month.

I’ll try to get something up each morning, but I may not get anything until later in the day, so be sure to check in throughout the day.

Okay, so here we go! We are all in this together, so let’s enjoy . . . Journey East 2007!