{"id":21460,"date":"2011-09-13T06:13:24","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T10:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=21460"},"modified":"2011-09-13T06:13:24","modified_gmt":"2011-09-13T10:13:24","slug":"return-to-tohoku-round-up-09-13-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/09\/13\/return-to-tohoku-round-up-09-13-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Return to Tohoku:  Round-up 09.13.11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>***************<\/p>\n<p>Here are updates from a few more of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/16\/ottawa-jet-alum-brent-stirling-to-visit-tohoku-as-part-of-mofa-program\/\">20 Tohoku region JET alumni selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to return to their town<\/a>\u00a0to both engage in volunteer efforts and also help document and share what\u2019s going on there.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alanmockridge.com\">Alan Mockridge<\/a> (Iwate-ken, Ohtsuchi-shi)<\/strong>, originally from the UK and now based in Santa Clara, CA,\u00a0has started a blog in preparation for his upcoming trip to Tohoku. \u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alanmockridge.com\">www.alanmockridge.com<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong>Alan reports that his town of Ohtsuchi &#8220;was completely destroyed by earthquake, tsunami &amp; fire on 3\/11. As you can imagine, after 17 years its been a bit of a challenge to reconnect with my old school but I\u2019ve managed it &amp; will depart on 19th Sep. until 27th.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jamesafoley.com\/2011\/09\/09\/second-test\/\">James Foley<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will be blogging about his visit at \u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jamesafoley.com\/2011\/09\/09\/second-test\/\">jamesafoley.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?s=brent+stirling\">Brent Stirling<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/fuku-tabi.jp\/en\/\">Fukushima<\/a>-ken, Fukushima-shi, 2006-10)<\/strong> &#8211; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/foryourbrentertainment.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/08\/still-alive-just-really-busy\/\">&#8220;Still Alive, Just Really Busy&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/16\/ottawa-jet-alum-brent-stirling-to-visit-tohoku-as-part-of-mofa-program\/\">Brent, based in Ottawa<\/a>, writes about getting ready for his upcoming Tohoku visit and includes some of the recent media coverage about him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also check the JETAA USA website post (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaausa.com\/tohoku-recovery\/jet-alums-return-to-tohoku\/\">&#8220;JET Alums Return to Tohoku&#8221;<\/a><\/strong>) for additional information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*************** Here are updates from a few more of the\u00a020 Tohoku region JET alumni selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to return to their town\u00a0to both engage in volunteer efforts and also help document and share what\u2019s going on there. 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