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JETAA Chapter Beat 10.4.10

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Freelance writer/editor Jonathan Trace (Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08) takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community for another edition of JETAA Chapter Beat.

JETAA Canberra

  • O-Shaberikai – Wednesday, October 6th, 6:00 at Coo Izakaya in Civic. Join in and meet Japanese people living in Canberra and other locals interested in Japan.
  • Nara Candle Festival Writeup – The Nara Candlefest has come and gone for another year. Last year was rough. I’m told that we were selling bags of frozen gyoza to break even. This year, however, was a complete blowout. We had a line stretching to infinity and beyond from the time the gates opened up at 9:30. A huge thank you to all those who came out and volunteered, especially those who stayed for longer than their assigned shift. We made around $2,500 for upcoming JETAA Canberra events. –JETAA Canberra

JETAA Southern California

  • Welcome Back / Meishi Exchange – Friday, October 15th, 6:30 – 9:00 at the Los Angeles International Airport Marriot Hotel. Make new contacts, tweak the old resume and join the folks at JETAASC for this year’s welcome back even. Nijikai to follow at Purple Orchid Tiki Lounge.
  • La Boheme Mixer – Thursday, October 28th, 6:30 – 8:30 at La Boheme. Get to know the returning JETs and the new officers of JETAASC for a fun happy hour mixer.

JETAA British Columbia

  • Tea Ceremony Workshop – Sunday, October 24th, 1:00 at the Furemi-an Tea Room in Vancouver. Learn the basics of attending an authentic Japanese Tea Ceremony.
  • Career Seminar – Thursday, October 28th, 5:30 at MacMillan Bloedel Room, at the YMCA of Vancouver. Get back into the job market with a little help from JET alumni.

JETAA Pacific Northwest

  • October General Meeting – Wednesday, October 6th, 6:30 – 8:30 at the Hyogo Business & Cultural Center. Discuss upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and much more at this month’s meeting, and get involved with the future of JETAA.
  • Global Rhythms: Drumming! – Friday, October 8th, 8:00 at Town Hall Seattle. This season of Town Hall kicks off with a drumming theme, including Indian Tabla, Senegalese Sabar and Japanese Taiko.

JETAA New England

  • Fall Festival – Saturday and Sunday, October 9th and 10th in Ashfield, MA. Celebrate fall with apple pies, apple cider, pumpkin games, artisans and even pumpkin donuts.

JETAA D.C.

  • Networking Happy Hour – Thursday, October 7th, 6:00 at Tortilla Coast. Chat, relax and catch up with friends old and new at this month’s Networking and Happy Hour event.
  • JBook – Monday, October 25th, 6:30 at Teaism in Penn Quarter. JBook, JETAADC’s own book club, will be meeting this month to discuss Haruki Murakami’s piece, “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.”

JETAA Western Australia

  • KaiWA – Thursday October 7th and 21st, 5:30 at 43 Below. Practice Japanese with old friends and some tasty snacks.

JETAA Northern California

  • Curry Cook-off – Saturday, October 9th, 4:00 – 7:00 at the Christ United Presbyterian Church in Laguna. If you like cooking curry or even just eating curry, then don’t miss this fun event benefiting the Japanese American Religious Federation.

What happened at your chapter’s event? If you attend(ed) any of these exciting events, JetWit would love to hear about them. Just contact Jonathan Trace with any info, stories or comments.


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