Hooray we've made it through another year and are very excited bout what we have in store. We have moved this years Annual Pachyderm Party (Family Fun Day) to the fall to secure our fantastic surprise celebrity host! We will also be a registered charity by then and will be able to bring you better programming with increased funding. Stay tuned for all updates on events and trips we have coming up!

Above are two pictures of our VP Jason Harrow on his recent trip to Kenya. Making and distributing food as well as getting in a friendly game of soccer with the kids. We are truly grateful to have such dedicated and caring people in our herd!

We are getting an early jump on planning our 2012 Pachyderm Party (Family Fun Day) we are putting out feelers for volunteers, sponsors, and donations. If you are interested or have information on any of these, please give us a shout!

Hooray! The time has come that people are slowly filing back in to Tokyo as tourists. We will go on our Tickle Me Tokyo excursions as scheduled in 2012!

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Our mini trips are now closed. This includes our Twilight trip to Forks, Washington. We will be back with fun filled weekends in the Spring!

The culture classes serve the purpose of diminishing culture shock for the students and for everyone to get to know all the people they will be traveling with on the trips. IDs, itineraries, and any other information are also distributed throughout the culture class duration. During the two to three months that the classes are going on the kids learn a bit of the country's language and customs. We even take the time out and learn how to make one of the country's main food dishes. For example, the trip to Hawaii the students make Haupia (A traditional Hawaiian coconut flavored dessert that is best described as a "stiff pudding"). All materials for the class are provided for the students and are included in the cost of the trip.