{"id":10567,"date":"2010-02-08T00:22:41","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T04:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=10567"},"modified":"2010-02-08T00:24:28","modified_gmt":"2010-02-08T04:24:28","slug":"jetwit-blog-beat-2-7-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/08\/jetwit-blog-beat-2-7-10\/","title":{"rendered":"JetWit Blog Beat 2.7.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>JetWit Blog Beat<\/em><\/strong><em> by <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/crystalw\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Crystal Wong<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em> (Iwate-ken, 2002-04)<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni.\u00a0 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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hope everyone had an excellent Super Bowl weekend &#8211; I&#8217;m sure it was a good one for those rooting for the Saints. Without further ado, let&#8217;s get to the much belated first Blog Beat round up of 2010!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In need of a winter pick me up that you can easily whip up in the kitchen with a few staples? Check out <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/elizabethinslo.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth W<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/elizabethinslo.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">hite&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <strong>(Toyama-ken, 1995-98)<\/strong>, delicious <a href=\"http:\/\/elizabethinslo.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/slo-rain.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sausage &amp; Tortellini soup recipe<\/a>, inspired by her grandma Mary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; After participating in the <a href=\"http:\/\/regionalconference.jetaaportland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Regional Technology Conference<\/a>, JETAA NY and Jet<a href=\"http:\/\/maikotobybomber.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/where-is-toby.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10568\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/air-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/air-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/air.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Wit webmaster <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/leesean.net\" target=\"_blank\">Lee-Sean Huang<\/a><\/strong> <strong>(Oita-ken, 2003-06)<\/strong> reports from Portland, Oregon on what he calls some of the <a href=\"http:\/\/leesean.net\/2010\/02\/02\/pok-pok-portland\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Leesean+%28LEESEAN.NET%29\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;best Thai food I&#8217;ve ever had outside of Thailand.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Check in on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispeakjapanese.net\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kevin Kajitani<\/strong> <\/a><strong>(Kyogo-ken, 2006-07)<\/strong> and his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispeakjapanese.net\/videos\/whats-new-years-like-in-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\">experiences with New Year&#8217;s traditions<\/a> in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Learn how <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wayofthewest.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Weston<\/a><\/strong> <strong>(Nara-ken, 2002-04)<\/strong> deals with writer&#8217;s block and his obscure novel recommendations in his <a href=\"http:\/\/thesecretadventuresofwritergirl.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/interview-robert-paul-weston-author-of.html\" target=\"_blank\">online interview with WriterGirl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Snow in Japan is a very different affair than it is in New York, as you can see in enviable fashion on JET alum <a href=\"http:\/\/maikotobybomber.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/where-is-toby.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Toby Weymiller&#8217;s<\/strong> blog.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni.\u00a0 Crystal is a former English-language writer for Kyodo News. 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