Thank you to Vancouver-based JET alum Alison Dacia Brown (Iwate-ken, Rikuzentakata, 2005-2008) for sharing the below piece which she originally wrote for JETAA British Columbia: “Rikuzentakata” Rikuzentakata in Iwate prefecture is the best little town that you’ve never been to. I think I can safely assume that. I think Vancouverites in particular would have appreciated […]
JETAA USA Earthquake Relief Fund Update: Nominated Relief Funds
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JETAA USA is in the process of figuring out the best use of the donations it has collected and is continuing to collect for the JETAA USA Earthquake Relief Fund. Below is the latest from JETAA USA: Nominated Relief Funds CLAIR NY has offered their guidance in helping JETAA USA make a decision. CLAIR NY […]
Two U.S. JETs remain unaccounted for as of Monday, March 21 8:22 am NY time. If you have any information, please email it to jetwit [at] jetwit.com. Taylor Anderson Montgomery “Monty” Dickson
This post is now out of date. See more recent posts please. 10:42 am NY time, Wed Mar 18 Unaccounted for JETs *10:08 pm – Nothing new to report unfortunately. I’ve been checking the “Foreigners from Miyagi” and “Sendai Earthquak Family & Friends Link” and checking with other sources. But no new info on unaccounted […]
WIT Life #233: Live Your Dream
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WIT Life is a periodic series written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some of the interesting tidbits and trends together with her own observations. Last month I had the opportunity to interpret for Mr. Hakubun Shimomura, the current […]
