{"id":13841,"date":"2010-10-04T14:29:39","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T18:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=13841"},"modified":"2010-10-04T14:29:39","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T18:29:39","slug":"jetaa-chapter-beat-10-4-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/04\/jetaa-chapter-beat-10-4-10\/","title":{"rendered":"JETAA Chapter Beat 10.4.10"},"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\/jetaa-chapter-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Chapter Beat.<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/oimg_GC00019652_CA00019667.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13847\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/oimg_GC00019652_CA00019667-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/oimg_GC00019652_CA00019667-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/oimg_GC00019652_CA00019667.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canberra.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA   Canberra<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>O-Shaberikai \u2013 <\/strong>Wednesday, October 6th, 6:00 at   Coo      Izakaya in Civic. Join in and meet Japanese people living in   Canberra       and other locals interested in Japan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nara Candle Festival <em>Writeup &#8211; <\/em><\/strong><em>The Nara Candlefest has come and gone for another year. Last year was rough. I&#8217;m told that we were selling bags of frozen gyoza to break even. This year, however, was a complete blowout. We had a line stretching to infinity and beyond from the time the gates opened up at 9:30. A huge thank you to all those who came out and volunteered, especially those who stayed for longer than their assigned shift. We made around $2,500 for upcoming JETAA Canberra events. &#8211;JETAA Canberra<\/em><\/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>Welcome Back \/ Meishi Exchange &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, October 15th, 6:30 &#8211; 9:00 at the Los Angeles International Airport Marriot Hotel. Make new contacts, tweak the old resume and join the folks at JETAASC for this year&#8217;s welcome back even. Nijikai to follow at Purple Orchid Tiki Lounge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>La Boheme Mixer &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, October 28th, 6:30 &#8211; 8:30 at La Boheme. Get to know the returning JETs and the new officers of JETAASC for a fun happy hour mixer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jetaabc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA    British Columbia<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/japanese-tea-ceremony.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13848\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/japanese-tea-ceremony.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tea Ceremony Workshop &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, October 24th, 1:00 at the Furemi-an Tea Room in Vancouver. Learn the basics of attending an authentic Japanese Tea Ceremony.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career Seminar &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, October 28th, 5:30 at MacMillan Bloedel Room, at the YMCA of Vancouver. Get back into the job market with a little help from JET alumni.<\/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>October General Meeting &#8211; <\/strong>Wednesday, October 6th, 6:30 &#8211; 8:30 at the Hyogo Business &amp; Cultural Center. Discuss upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and much more at this month&#8217;s meeting, and get involved with the future of JETAA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Rhythms: Drumming! &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, October 8th, 8:00 at Town Hall Seattle. This season of Town Hall kicks off with a drumming theme, including Indian Tabla, Senegalese Sabar and Japanese Taiko.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nejetaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA New   England<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fall Festival &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday and Sunday, October 9th and 10th in  Ashfield, MA. Celebrate fall with apple pies, apple cider, pumpkin  games, artisans and even pumpkin donuts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dc.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA  D.C.<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/wind-up-bird-chronicle-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13849\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/wind-up-bird-chronicle-cover-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Networking Happy Hour &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, October 7th, 6:00 at  Tortilla Coast. Chat, relax and catch up with friends old and new at  this month&#8217;s Networking and Happy Hour event.<\/li>\n<li><strong>JBook &#8211; <\/strong>Monday, October 25th, 6:30 at Teaism in Penn Quarter.  JBook, JETAADC&#8217;s own book club, will be meeting this month to discuss  Haruki Murakami&#8217;s piece, &#8220;The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/want.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA  Western Australia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>KaiWA \u2013 <\/strong>Thursday October 7th and 21st, 5:30 at 43   Below.   Practice Japanese with old friends and some tasty  snacks.<\/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>Curry Cook-off &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, October 9th, 4:00 &#8211; 7:00 at the Christ United Presbyterian Church in Laguna. If you like cooking curry or even just eating curry, then don&#8217;t miss this fun event benefiting the Japanese American Religious Federation.<\/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 Canberra O-Shaberikai \u2013 Wednesday, October 6th, 6:00 at Coo Izakaya in Civic. Join in and meet Japanese people living in Canberra and other locals interested in Japan. 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