{"id":10637,"date":"2010-02-10T10:49:45","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T14:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=10637"},"modified":"2010-02-10T10:49:45","modified_gmt":"2010-02-10T14:49:45","slug":"jetaa-chapter-beat-2-10-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/10\/jetaa-chapter-beat-2-10-10\/","title":{"rendered":"JETAA Chapter Beat 2.10.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Freelance writer\/editor <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jonathantrace#h150-180\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Trace<\/a> <\/strong>(Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08) takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community for another edition of <strong><a href=\"..\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/category\/jetaa-chapter-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Chapter Beat.<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/sapporo-snow-festival-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10641\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/sapporo-snow-festival-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/sapporo-snow-festival-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/sapporo-snow-festival-1.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaa9.org\/wpb\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Texoma<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karaoke &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, February 13th, 6:30 at Sushi-Jin in Houston. Get into the singing spirit and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Japanese-Karaoke\/calendar\/12386299\/\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP<\/a> today!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaanc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Northern California<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Joshikai San Francisco \u2013 <\/strong>Thursday, February 11th, 6:00 at Owl Tree. Joshikai is a gathering for Japanese women and womene with an interest in Japan to make friends and share stories. Author Mieko Mochizuki Swartz of \u201cShortchanged: A Japanese Women\u2019s Guide to International Romance\u201d will be giving a short talk, followed by an informal networking activity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karaoke Night &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, February 18th, 6:30 dinner at Daimo Chinese Restaurant, followed by 8:00 Karaoke at Music Tunnel KTV.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Income Tax Seminar &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, February 27th, 3:30 to 5:00 at the Japan Information Center. Bring a pen, paper and your questions on tax issues as the guys at JETAANC are offering to help out JET alumni with questions about filling their taxes after returning from Japan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaa.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA UK<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/SB888-6piecesake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10642\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/SB888-6piecesake-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/SB888-6piecesake-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/SB888-6piecesake-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/SB888-6piecesake.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sake Tasting &#8211; <\/strong>Tuesday, February 16th, 6:00 at So Restaurant. The British Sake Association is hosting a warm sake tasting this Tuesday. JETAA members get a 10% discount so don&#8217;t miss out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AGM Reception &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, February 20th, 8:00 at Cosmo in Cardiff Bay. JETAA Wales is hosting the UK AGM for JETAA UK chapter representatives and members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnw.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Pacific Northwest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Japanese Conversation Club \u2013 <\/strong>Thursday, February 11th and 25th, 6:30 to 8:30 at 1424 Weller St. JCCCW is extending a special invitation to JETAA members who are interested in a conversation get together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dc.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA D.C.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Happy Hour \u2013 <\/strong>Tuesday, February 16th, 5:30 at the Hawk and Dove. Get together and share some laughs with the group in DC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>JBook Meeting \u2013 <\/strong>Monday, February 22nd, 6:30 at a location yet to be determined. This month\u2019s selection will be \u201cThe Makioka Sisters\u201d by Junichiro Tanizaki.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaany.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA New York<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/spinning-tropics-aska-mochizuki-paperback-cover-art.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10644\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/spinning-tropics-aska-mochizuki-paperback-cover-art.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Book Club Meeting &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, February 18th. This month&#8217;s selection is &#8220;Spinning Tropics&#8221; by Aska Mochizuki. Start reading today.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nihongo Dake Dinner- <\/strong>Tuesday, February 23rd, 7:00 at Congee Village Restaurant and Bar. Come out for the first Nihongo Dake dinner of 2010 and sharpen those Japanese skills.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Snowboarding Trip \u2013 <\/strong>February 26th \u2013 28th in Killington, Vermont. Alumni, family and friends are welcome to join in on this weekend of skiing and snowboarding up in Vermont.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaasc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Southern California<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Happy Hour Show &amp; Tell plus Karaoke \u2013 <\/strong>Wednesday, February 10th, 5:30 at Tajima 2. Bring 1-3 of your souvenirs from your time on JET and share them with the group. The quirkier and rarer the better.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010 Member\u2019s Retreat \u2013 <\/strong>Friday, February 19th through Sunday the 21st on Big Bear Mountain. Get away and hit the slopes for a weekend retreat with JETAASC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nihongo Dake Dinner \u2013 <\/strong>Saturday, February 27th, 6:00 in San Gabriel. Dust off those rusty Japanese skills and come out for a night of food, friends and Japanese conversation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>What happened at your chapter\u2019s event? <\/em><\/strong><em>If you attend(ed) any of these exciting events, JetWit would love to hear about them. Just contact <strong>Jonathan Trace<\/strong> with any info, stories or comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freelance writer\/editor Jonathan Trace (Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08) takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community for another edition of JETAA Chapter Beat. JETAA Texoma Karaoke &#8211; Saturday, February 13th, 6:30 at Sushi-Jin in Houston. Get into the singing spirit and RSVP today! 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