# 30 Years, 2 Cities: The 2024 New Orleans-Matsue Exchange  ft. Katherine Heller & Wade Trosclair

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Podcast: [Krewe of Japan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/krewe-of-japan-2379991)
Published: 2025-10-24T16:00:00+00:00
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In this week's episode, joined by 2024 New Orleans-Matsue Sister City Exchange Program participants Katherine Heller & Wade Trosclair, the Krewe looks back & celebrates 30 years of friendship between Matsue, Japan & New Orleans, Louisiana... a sister city relationship built on cultural exchange, mutual curiosity, &shared spirit. Together, they reflect on their time in Matsue during the exchange program, their experiences with host families, and the deep connections that form when two communities separated by an ocean come together.

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