<p> Date Received: ______2018 Miyoshi Friendship Ambassador Application</p><p>Name: ______</p><p>Address: ______Street Apt ______City, State. Zip</p><p>Current Grade: ______High School: ______Age: ______</p><p>Name of parent(s)/guardian(s)______</p><p>Contact Methods: ______(circle preferred) home phone cell phone email</p><p>List the Japanese language courses you have completed and the grade received. Name of Class School Year Taken Grade Received</p><p>Please indicate your overall school GPA as of December, 2016: ______/12 OR ____/4</p><p>Essay Questions: Please answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper (typed). 1. Why do you wish to be a Miyoshi Friendship Ambassador? What qualities do you possess that suggest you would be a good Friendship Ambassador and a good representative of Columbus? </p><p>2. As a Miyoshi Friendship Ambassador, you will have the responsibility to share your experience and information with the Columbus community. How would you go about doing this upon your return to Columbus? </p><p>3. What do you hope to gain from the experience of living in Japan? How would a visit to Miyoshi and Japan affect your future plans? </p><p>4. Describe an awkward cross-cultural experience you have gone through at some point in your life and how you dealt with your discomfort and resolved the situation. </p><p>DUE: Friday, March 10th, 2017 (This also includes receiving your letters of recommendation)</p>