Thank you to King upper school students Spencer Neckritz ’24, Grant Dietz ’24, Chase Phillips ’24, Rafe Reinstein ’24, Varun Bennabattula '26, AJ Mahadeva ’26, Kyle Kipnes ’24, and Nathan Trepanier ’24 for their insightful King Talk on Wednesday, October 4. The students spoke about their experience abroad this summer during the Global Education program’s Sustainability in Japan trip.

Many of the students described the trip as “life-changing” as they shared details about Japanese culture, ceramics, food, architecture, religion, and hospitality. The presentation also featured prerecorded messages from Meredith Joo ’23 and Adom Laryea-Adjei ’23.

Nathan concluded the presentation by extending the group's gratitude to the hotel staff, bus drivers, and King faculty members Laura Bowe, David Hughes, and Mi Chau, who accompanied them on the trip. Rafe then invited any members of the community interested in learning more about Japan to join the Japanese Exchange Club, which meets via Zoom with Meizen High School in Kurume, Japan.