L exington, Berea, Georgetown, Madison County and Elizabethtown are among the Kentucky communities with sister-city connections to Japan. Many offer homestay tours for students and adults. In Lexington, Fayette County Public Schools and the Lexington Sister City Commission are taking applications for students interested in this year's trip, June 3-17. Fayette County students ages 13 to 15 are eligible. For more information, call Al Cinson at 281-0254.
Scholarships are available.
Adults interested in visiting Shizunai can call Kay Sargent at the Lexington Sister Cities Commission at 258-3137. E-mail this story to a friend. I visited the 127-Corridor's Worlds Longest Outdoor Sale. Kentucky Connect and may not be republished without permission. All rights reserved.