JETAA Chapter Beat April 8th, 2016
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Ashlie O’Neill (Hyogo-Ken, 2013-Present) AJET National Council Vice Chair and Director of Alumni Relations. Ashlie is in her second year on the AJET National Council as the Director of Alumni Relations. She works alongside Ryan Hata (National AJET Director of Alumni Resources ) and members of JETAA to strengthen the relationship between former JETs, current JETs and Japan. Please feel free to contact her email at ashlie.oneill@ajet.net or her Linkedin profile. Ashlie helps to keep you up up to date with JETAA happenings around the world.
April showers are supposed to bring May flowers. But in Japan, many sakura are already in bloom. In addition to the warmer weather, there are numerous events going on throughout the JETAA communities. Read on to find out what types of JETAA events are going on all over the world!
Iron Chef 2016: JETAA Portland’s 14th Annual Cooking Competition!
When: April 9th, 12 pm-4 pm
Where: Gloria Adeboi’s home in NE Portland, RSVP for directions
Come test out your new recipes in JETAA Portland’s 14th annual Iron Chef event. There are three different categories: 1. Side Dish 2. Main Dish 3. Dessert. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st and 2nd place winners in each category. RSVP here by April 7th with the dish you plan on bringing.
2. Music City and Bluegrass JETAA
Volunteer at the Cherry Blossom Festival
When: April 9th, 9 am-5 pm
Where: 1 Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201
Help by manning the Music City and Bluegrass JETAA tent in addition to spreading the word about the JET Program. Free parking and a shuttle service will be available at Nissan Stadium Parking Lot A from 8 am to 5 pm. RSVP by sending a Facebook message to the Music City JETAA page here.
When: April 16th, 2 pm-5 pm
Where: Basecamp Climbing 677 Bloor St W, Toronto, Ontario M6G 1L3
Rock climbing has been a popular sport in Japan for the past 1000 years – Mt. Fuji, Mt. Keitokusan, Mt.Hiwada – What better feat of strength can someone demonstrate than conquering a sheer face of stone with only their own power, endurance and wit to guide them!? Let’s get the climbing spirit on here in Toronto! Come join us on Saturday, April 16th for a fun afternoon of intense, super fun rock climbing at BASECAMP, Toronto’s newest climbing gym! This is always one of our most popular events, and we’d love to see you there!
Price: $20 + booking fee for JETAA Members, $26 + booking fee for non-JETAA MembersTickets: http://
Climbing fee includes all equipment, belay lesson, and a climbing day pass (so you can climb to your heart’s content or arms’ torment!). Please wear stretchy, sporty, climb-y attire!
When: April 23rd, 12 pm-4 pm
Where: Central Park ~ Great Lawn (near The MET Museum~ 84th Street and 5th ave) Subway Directions: 4/5/6 train to 86th street or 6 train to 77th street or C train to 81st street
Come join your fellow JET alum and friends for a casual picnic sitting under the Sakura on the Great Lawn in Central Park. This is a free event! Just bring anything you’d want to have for a picnic – blankets, snacks and drinks to share – plus park activities like frisbee, volleyball, softball for catch, or bubbles! Friends and family are welcome to join.
When: April 23rd-25th
Where: Rawene, New Zealand
Saturday 23rd: Car-pool & drive up to the Hokianga. Stay at Rawene Holiday Park. Please book your own accomodation or post here to meet up with others to share a room with. Join together for dinner (provided by JETAA).
Sunday 24th: Hike. We’re thinking of doing Waiotemarama Loop Track & Hauturu High Point track. Option for some people to only do the easier loop track. Dinner together (provided by JETAA) & games etc at night.
Monday 25th: Make way back to Auckland.
FOOD:
Breakfasts – JETAA will provide oats, milk, bananas, toast, peanut butter, jam, tea & coffee for Sunday and Monday mornings.
Lunch – if JETAA budget allows, we will buy some extra things but best for people to be prepared to buy their own food.
Dinner – JETAA will provide a vegan dinner for all to share on both the Saturday & Sunday nights. IF you feel that you cannot live without meat then buy your own.
When: April 24th, 11:30 am-2:30 pm
Where: Trente Et Un Kobe-shi, Hyogo, Japan
JETAA Western Japan invites alumni and current JETs to enjoy a delicious lunch while hearing about career paths in the diplomatic corps and at international schools. Space is limited to 15, so RSVP today! ¥3,500, with a portion of the receipts being donated to the Ashinaga Foundation, which operates the Kobe and Tohoku Rainbow Houses to provide educational and emotional support for orphans. For more information, contact Rose Tanasugarn at jetaawj@gmail.com
When: April 30th, 3 pm- 7pm
Where: Laurentian Leadership Centre of Trinity Western University 252 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1R3
Join us for our ever popular JETAA Cooking class where we will be making memories and nostalgic dishes sure to make you weep with homesickness for Japan…or at least the nearest conbini.
Register here for free. Spaces are limited.
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