TO THE PERSON PROVIDING THIS RECOMMENDATION:
The student who requested your recommendation is applying for admission to the Mountain View Sister City Student Exchange Program to Iwata, Japan.  The Sister City Affiliation of Mountain View, established in 1974, is civic, non-profit organization. The primary goal of this organization is to promote awareness and an appreciation for the culture and customs of people of foreign lands.  The Affiliation currently fosters its’ objectives through an on-going social exchange through a student program.  

We are looking for high school students who are interested in experiencing a foreign culture firsthand.  Students should be friendly, curious, adventurous and open to new and different experiences.  As an Ambassador for Sister City, and Mountain View students are expected to be excited to represent the best of our City, State and Nation in speech and behavior and be eager to share about themselves, while also being mindful of social and cultural differences.

In our consideration of each applicant, we place particular emphasis on comments from individuals whom the applicant has chosen to assess him or her.  Please be as specific and candid as possible in your comments.