Mar 18

Ways JET Alums Can Help: Make yourself available to talk to schools, churches, companies, other organizations

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AS a JET alum, you know far more about Japan than most people in your country (unless you live in Japan of course).  One of the really helpful thing you can do in the coming weeks and months is to help keep up awareness and understanding of Japan.  Help people continue to feel connected to and empathetic toward Japan, even after the story falls from the headlines.  Because support is going to be needed for a long while.  This is not a short term effort.

Here’s one more way you can help:

• Make yourself available to talk to schools, churches, companies or other organizations in your community.  People do not know a lot about Japan, but many will want to know more.  Put yourself out there and offer to be a link.  To answer questions for students.  To share some personal experiences about what it was like to live in Japan.
• Better yet, work with your local JET Alumni Association chapter and/or Japanese Consulate to make it a more organized effort.

This is something all JET alums can do to help.