{"id":7515,"date":"2009-07-19T23:30:52","date_gmt":"2009-07-20T03:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=7515"},"modified":"2009-07-19T23:31:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-20T03:31:00","slug":"jetwit-blog-beat-by-crystal-wong-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/07\/19\/jetwit-blog-beat-by-crystal-wong-5\/","title":{"rendered":"JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetwit.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>JetWit Blog Beat<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><em> by <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/crystalw\" target=\"_blank\"><span><strong><em>Crystal Wong<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><em> (Iwate-ken, 2002-04)<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni.\u00a0 Crystal is a formerEnglish-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works as a media planner in Chelsea and sorely misses all her favorite midtown ramen joints.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hello, JET alumni! We trust you have all been having amazing summers. From the latest look at the blog rolls, it certainly looks that way. Let&#8217;s take a look:<\/p>\n<p>Writer <a href=\"http:\/\/thecrazypetesblotter.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kelly Luce<\/strong><\/a> (Kawasaki, 2002-2003) shares her latest adventures in writing from <a href=\"http:\/\/thecrazypetesblotter.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fishtrap<\/a>, a writing conference in Eastern Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wayofthewest.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\"> Robert P. Weston<\/a> <\/strong>(Nara-ken, 2002-04), the Toronto-based author of the rhyming children\u2019s novel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zorgamazoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Zorgamazoo<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, who has just announced that Zorgamazoo has been selected as a contender in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onebookonebrampton.ca\/companion_titles_child.html\" target=\"_blank\">One Book One Brampton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out JET alum <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/botodesigns.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chen Reichert<\/a>&#8216;<\/strong>s cool new boto attack ukiyo-e designs <a href=\"http:\/\/botodesigns.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Having trouble with figuring out what to wear for those warm summer days and cool nights? Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/momokomashups.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\">Janice Momoko Chow<\/a>&#8216;s <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(Saitama, 2005-2006)<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/momokomashups.wordpress.com\/2009\/07\/10\/for-the-fashionably-clueless\/\" target=\"_blank\">write-up of StyleCaster<\/a>, a great new site and app for anyone who loves to shop.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, congratulations once again to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jameskennedy.com\" target=\"_blank\">James Kennedy<\/a><\/strong> (Nara-ken, 2004-06) on his victory versus Neil Gaiman for the 2009 Newbery award. Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/jameskennedy.com\/2009\/07\/13\/i-win-the-newbery\/\" target=\"_blank\">full details<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni.\u00a0 Crystal is a formerEnglish-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works as a media planner in Chelsea and sorely misses all her favorite midtown ramen joints. Hello, JET alumni! 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