{"id":14592,"date":"2010-11-08T14:54:26","date_gmt":"2010-11-08T18:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=14592"},"modified":"2010-11-08T14:54:26","modified_gmt":"2010-11-08T18:54:26","slug":"jetaa-chapter-beat-11-8-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/08\/jetaa-chapter-beat-11-8-10\/","title":{"rendered":"JETAA Chapter Beat 11.8.10"},"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\/jetaa-chapter-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Chapter Beat.<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tea_ceremony.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14595\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tea_ceremony-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tea_ceremony-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/tea_ceremony.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaasc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA   Southern  California<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nihongo Dake Pot Luck Dinner &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, November 13th at 6:30 in Cerritos, CA. Prepare your favorite dish and brush up on your Japanese for this fun get together.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sierra Madre Hike &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, November 26th, 8:30 at the trail head of Mt. Wilson Trail. Work off that turkey with a short hike along the Sierra Madre, followed by a causal brunch in town.<\/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>Happy Hour &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, November 12th, 6:30 at Wann Izakaya. Relax after a long week with the group at PNWJETAA with a drink and some lively conversation.<\/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\/11\/Silence-endo-707439.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14594\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Silence-endo-707439-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Silence-endo-707439-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Silence-endo-707439-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Silence-endo-707439.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Book Club Meeting &#8211; <\/strong>Wednesday, November 10th, 7:00 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. This month&#8217;s selection is &#8220;Silence&#8221; by Shusaku Endo. Come and contribute to the discussion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ocha-seki\u00a0 Experience &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, November 14th, 12:00 at Cha-An on 9th Street. Learn about the Usasenke style tea ceremony, including making the tea, the history of tea ceremony and handmade wagashi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nihongo Dake Dinner &#8211; <\/strong>Tuesday, November 16th, 7:00 at Udon West. Warm up over a hot bowl of Udon and show off those Japanese skills at this month&#8217;s Nihongo Dake event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sydneyjetaa.org\/\"><strong>JETAA <\/strong><strong>Sydney<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hanami &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, November 14th, 11:00 at Hogben Park in Rockdale. Enjoy a picnic under the cherry blossoms with friends and family this weekend.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yukata Workshop\/Christmas Party &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, November 27th, 6:00 at the Oaks Hotel in Neutral Bay. Get ready for the holidays and warm weather with JETAA Sydney at this fun event, including a charity raffle and prizes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/greatlakes.jetalumni.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Great Lakes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>JET Returnees Reception &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, November 19th, 6:00 at the Official Residence of the Consul General Matsuda. Welcome back the recently returned and get together with fellow alumni over food and sake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicago.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JETAA  Chicago<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/hirayu-onsen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14593\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/hirayu-onsen-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/hirayu-onsen-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/hirayu-onsen.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>King Spa Trip &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, November 11th, 1:00 at King Spa. Relive the days of the onsen and get some warmth to prepare for winter with a day at a Korean spa and sauna.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nihongo Dake Dinner &#8211; <\/strong>Sunday, November 21st, 6:30 in Chicago. Stumble or glide your way through some conversational Japanese with the gang at JETAA Chicago.<\/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 \u2013 <\/strong>Thursday,  November 11th, 6:00 at O! Izakaya in Japantown. This month&#8217;s Joshikai, a  get together for women with an interest  in Japan, will  be a fun  networking and girl talk event, with a chance  to practice some   Japanese as well, followed by a screening of a short film at Viz Cinema.<\/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 Southern California Nihongo Dake Pot Luck Dinner &#8211; Saturday, November 13th at 6:30 in Cerritos, CA. Prepare your favorite dish and brush up on your Japanese for this fun get together. 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