{"id":9531,"date":"2009-11-29T23:55:29","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T03:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=9531"},"modified":"2009-11-30T00:02:22","modified_gmt":"2009-11-30T04:02:22","slug":"jetwit-blog-beat-11-29-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/11\/29\/jetwit-blog-beat-11-29-09\/","title":{"rendered":"JetWit Blog Beat 11.29.09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span><em>JetWit Blog Beat<\/em><\/span><\/strong><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 former English-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works in online marketing in New York and relishes her constant hunt for the best cheap(ish) eats in the city.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend and that you&#8217;re all enjoying autumn. Let&#8217;s take a peek at what our favorite JET bloggers have been posting lately.<\/p>\n<p>JET alum<a href=\"http:\/\/www.suzannekamata.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Suzanne Kamata<\/strong><\/a> <strong>(Tokushima-ken, 1988-90)<\/strong> at <a href=\"http:\/\/gaijinmama.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gaijin Mama<\/a> shares a <a href=\"http:\/\/gaijinmama.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/27\/guardian-of-the-neighborhood\/\" target=\"_blank\">decidedly Japanese first<\/a> in twenty one years of living in Japan, as well as an eye opening take on a <a href=\"http:\/\/gaijinmama.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/02\/a-day-with-a-wheel-chair-in-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\">day with a wheelchair in Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispeakjapanese.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Kajitani<\/a> <strong>(Kyogo-ken, 2006-07)<\/strong> over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispeakjapanese.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">iSpeakJapanese<\/a> has moved to Japan \u2013 check out the first video from his new home <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispeakjapanese.net\/videos\/kevin-in-japan-mini-series\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>JET alum <a href=\"http:\/\/larsmartinson.com\/the-beauty-of-east-asian-calligraphy-33\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lars Martinson<\/a> finishes up his series on the beauty of East Asian calligraphy. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/larsmartinson.com\/the-beauty-of-east-asian-calligraphy-12\/\" target=\"_blank\">part one<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/larsmartinson.com\/the-beauty-of-east-asian-calligraphy-23\/\" target=\"_blank\">part two<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another delici<a href=\"http:\/\/www.botodesigns.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9542\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/4098807470_f29b12a88a-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"4098807470_f29b12a88a\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/4098807470_f29b12a88a-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/4098807470_f29b12a88a.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>ous recipe derived from a productive bout of insomnia from <a href=\"http:\/\/elizabethinslo.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth White<\/a> <strong>(Toyama-ken, 1995-98)<\/strong>, adventure writer.<\/p>\n<p>Just in time for the holidays &#8211; JET alum <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/botodesigns.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chen Reichert<\/a><\/strong> has new holiday cards at <a href=\"http:\/\/botodesigns.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/new-boto-holiday-cards-are-in.html\" target=\"_blank\">botodesigns<\/a>.<\/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 former English-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works in online marketing in New York and relishes her constant hunt for the best cheap(ish) eats in the city. 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