I was shocked and saddened today to see a post to the Pacific Northwest JETAA email group letting everyone know that JET alum Toby Weymiller (Hokkaido, 1997-2000) had lost his life in an avalanche. Toby had sent me anecdotes for the JETAA NY Newsletter over the years and also shared how he was building his […]
JET ROI: JET alum Toby Weymiller building eco-friendly kissaten/cafe in Hokkaido
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********* JET Return on Investment (ROI) is a new category on JetWit intended to highlight the various economic, diplomatic and other benefits to Japan resulting from its investment in the JET Program. Why is this important right now? Because the JET Program and JET Alumni Association may be cut by the Japanese government, as explained in […]
JetWit Blog Beat 2.7.10
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JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni. Crystal is a former English-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works in online marketing in New York and relishes her constant hunt for the best cheap(ish) eats in the city. Hope everyone had […]
JetWit Blog Beat 8.25.09 by Crystal Wong
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JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni. Crystal is a former English-language writer for Kyodo News. She is now a freelance writer and digital strategist in New York and relishes her constant hunt for the best cheap(ish) eats in the city. […]
JetWit Blog Beat 8.5.09 by Crystal Wong
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JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni. Crystal is a former English-language writer for Kyodo News. She is now a freelance writer and digital strategist in New York and relishes her constant hunt for the best cheap(ish) eats in the city. […]
JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong
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JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni. Crystal is a formerEnglish-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works as a media planner in Chelsea and sorely misses all her favorite midtown ramen joints. The shift from spring into summer seems as […]
JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong
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JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni. Crystal is a formerEnglish-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works as a media planner in Chelsea and sorely misses all her favorite midtown ramen joints. We’re well into spring, the flowers and trees […]
POLITICAL ANIMALS – Stories of politics from days of JET
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We didn’t go on JET to run for office or start a revolution, but sometimes politics had a way of finding us. Here are some stories from fellow alums. ********************* GIFT CERTIFICATE WINNERS Clara Solomon (CIR Tottori-ken, 1999-2001) Meredith Wutz (Saitama-ken, 2000-02) One Prize: $25 to Kinokuniya Bookstore, now on 6th Ave. between 40th & […]
DOCTORS, EARTHQUAKES AND CHIKAN (Oh My!) Tales of Trauma from Days of JET (Fall 2007) Despite many wonderful and inspriring moments while on JET, there were of course moments that were downright traumatic. Let’s relive some of them, shall we? While playing baseball with my junior high school club baseball team in my host city, […]
Holiday Memories from Japan (Fall 2004 Issue) Living in Japan gave us some unique challenges during our favorite holidays. But we know that’s also what brings the best out of us. Below are some of the ways your fellow alums celebrated the traditional holidays in Japan. Lyle Sylvander I had Thanksgiving at the ambassador’s residence […]
CAREER CORNER WHAT ARE WE DOING? Established JET alums tell you about their jobs (Summer 2006 Issue) What do people do after they finish JET? Every now and then the Newsletter likes to tackle this question to give you a sampling of what’s out there. Maybe you’re considering your career options and see there’s someone […]
THIS ONE TIME, I WAS INTERPRETING, AND . . . (Summer 2005 Issue) Fellow JET Alums Share Their Stories Artificial Interpretation During my time as an ALT in Sugito, Saitama, I was often asked to interpret and translate ridiculously hard texts simply because there was noone else around to do it, and sometimes my interpretation […]
