Teacher makes lifelong friends in Abashiri, Japan during twinning exchange

Teacher makes lifelong friends in Abashiri, Japan during twinning exchange

Jay Bradley of Port Alberni visited Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan as an exchange teacher in 1990 and stayed for a year. Half of that was under the auspices of the Port Alberni Twinning Society. Bradley has fond memories of his time teaching in Abashiri, and the ongoing relationship his parents, Jack and Betty Bradley, had as a host family. “My parents hosted many guests visiting from Abashiri (short stays) as well as one long stay,” Bradley recalled…