Rotarians from the Buffalo and BNMC Clubs recently spent an evening with Koko, the Rotary Exchange Student hosted by the Buffalo Club.
Kokone Nakakoshi, from the city of Nanao in the Ishikawa prefecture of Japan, is the middle child with two brothers.
Her favorite subject is math, and she wants to study nursing at university.
Nancy Sanders (Buffalo Club) and Patti Johnson (BNMC) took her to the Remington Tavern (N. Tonawanda - Nancy's treat!) then to an art opening at the Carnegie Art Center for the opening of the exhibit “Second Spring: Paintings by Sarah Field Sonnenberg and Anna Rubino.”
She is currently staying with Greg and Jill Norton. If YOU would like the experience of hosting a Rotary Exchange Student in your home for a few months (January - March) please contact John Bradley at johnb@alcotthr.com or 716-479-0387.
You’ll find Koko to be a positive, engaging and cheerful 18-year-old, who enjoys anime and K-pop! And French-fries.
(One requirement: you need to live in the city limits - Buffalo - since she is attending school at City Honors.)
PHOTO (L to R): Nancy Sanders (Buffalo), Patti Johnson (BNMC), Koko Nakakoshi
- Patti Johnson
PHOTO (L to R): Koko, Patti Johnson, Tullis Johnson (Senior Curator and Manager of Exhibitions and Collections at the Burchfield Penney Art Center) with paintings by Anna Rubino and Sarah Field Sonnenberg.