{"id":7278,"date":"2009-07-01T10:07:54","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T14:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=7278"},"modified":"2010-01-31T17:31:54","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T21:31:54","slug":"jetaa-chapter-beat-7-1-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/07\/01\/jetaa-chapter-beat-7-1-09\/","title":{"rendered":"JETAA Chapter Beat 7.1.09"},"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\/jetaa-chapter-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Chapter Beat.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7280\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/hanabi-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"hanabi\" width=\"190\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/hanabi-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/hanabi.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/want.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Western Australia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2009 JET Programme Pre-Departure Reception &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, July 17th, 6:00 at the Consulate General&#8217;s residence. Catch up with old friends and bid the newbies a fond farewell at this year&#8217;s reception. Space is limited so make your plans soon.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unofficial Pre-Departure Reception &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, July 10th, 6:00 at Jun Restaurant. In case you can&#8217;t make the official reception, why not join JETAAWA to see off the new crop of JET participants and share your experiences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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, July 1st, 5:30 at the Holy Grail in Civic. Join in and meet Japanese people living in Canberra and other locals interested in Japan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Movie Night: Tampopo &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, July 31st, 7:00 at Narrabundah. JETAA Canberra will be screening Itami Juzo&#8217;s classic film &#8220;Tampopo&#8221; with pizza and popcorn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.florida.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Florida<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.florida.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.florida.jetalumni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/tampanatsumatsuri-flyer09-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"tampanatsumatsuri-flyer09\" width=\"208\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tampa Natsu Matsuri &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday, July 11th, 9:00 to 11:00. Celebrate the summer Japan-style with Japanese food, games and even a yukata\/jinbei clothing contest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tampa <em>Subchapter<\/em> Tsudoi<\/strong> \u2013 Friday, July 3rd, 7:00 at Panera Bread in the Brandon Mall. The Tampa <em>Subchapter<\/em> will be hosting their monthly Tsudoi, an informal time for anyone interested in Japanese and Japanese culture.<\/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>Chinatown\/International District Summer Festival Call for Volunteers &#8211; <\/strong>Saturday July 11th and Sunday July 12th this year&#8217;s Seattle Chinatown\/International Summer Festival will be held and PNWJETAA is looking for volunteers. Help your community, spend the day outside and get a free T-shirt.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>July Meeting &#8211; <\/strong>Wednesday, July 1st, 6:30 at the Convention Center Atrium. Join in and become an active voice in the JETAA community.<\/li>\n<li><strong>July Happy Hour &#8211; <\/strong>Friday, July 10th, 6:00 at Wann Izakaya in Belltown. Start the weekend right with good friends and a cold drink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetaanc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETAA Northern California<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7281\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/yakuzamoon-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"yakuzamoon\" width=\"165\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/yakuzamoon-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/yakuzamoon.jpg 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Next Book Club Selection: Yakuza Moon &#8211; <\/strong>JETAANC&#8217;s book club will be discussing <em>Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster&#8217;s Daughter <\/em>by Shoko Tendo at its next meeting(date and time TBA). Start reading now so you can join in on the discussion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>July San Francisco Nomikai &#8211; <\/strong>Thursday, July 2nd, 6:00 at the Jade Bar. Check out this month&#8217;s happy hour. New JETs leaving in August are invited to join and ease some of that pre-departured tension.<\/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>July Happy Hour &#8211; <\/strong>Wednesday, July 15th, 5:30 in the courtyard of Hotel Monaco\/Poste. Relax after a hot day with a cool drink and JETAADC.<\/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 email <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 Western Australia 2009 JET Programme Pre-Departure Reception &#8211; Friday, July 17th, 6:00 at the Consulate General&#8217;s residence. 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