Gold Medal for Nichi-Bei-GO Dragon Boat Team!

Thank you to all our Kaiwa and JASC members who came out to cheer on and support our JASC Dragon Boat team, Nichi-Bei-GO at the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival last month! We had an amazing time racing on the water against some fantastic teams and hanging out at our tent with friends over the weekend as we represented the CO-Japan relationship on the water and at the Festival. Let me tell you, the smiles on these paddlers faces were brighter than the stars over Rocky Mountain National Park at night as the Festival came to an end and Nichi-Bei-GO took GOLD in the 250m Hong Kong Community A Division races. This team shared sweat, meals, early mornings, thunderstorms, laughs, tattoos and camaraderie. Ultimately they learned to paddle as one- a beautiful metaphor for the JASC mission of bringing together two cultures. Nichi-Bei-GO will be racing once more this season and expect more smiles and good times on the water together.

がんばっれ　がんばっれ　日米GO!