Japanese wowed by space

Mitch Wraspir, son of Brian and Debbie Wraspir and grandson of Harley and Apryl Wraspir, accompanied 10 Japanese students from Eastern Washington University to Odessa.

Mitch is a student at EWU with a minor in Japanese. He is an IPA, an International Peer Advisor. The students were: (by first names) Hayato, Moma, Yushi, Yoshitaka, Shota, Tatsuya, Ryota Ena, Chimatsu and Rhina, who are all from the Tokyo area of Japan.

They visited the Odessa Schools where they enjoyed the playground, story pit and the class pictures. They commented on the lack of locks on the lockers.

The group then caravanned...