Greetings Shiga.
I wanted to make a brief announcement to tell everyone that my office will most likely be restricting the use of the kenchopa@gmail.com account. They are concerned that the use of freemail (gmail, yahoo) is not secure and are worried about the private and personal information of the schools and stufents. As a result I may have to switch to the prefectural email. This will make regular communication and information/file...
If anybody noticed oni masks, 福豆 fukumame ( "good fortune" beans), and 恵方巻 eho-maki at your local Heiwados/conbinis that's because Feb 3rd is setsubun in Japan ("seasonal division").
Setsubun is a holiday set by the old Chinese lunar calendar marking the changing of the seasons (though I am sure many of you up north would beg to differ). According to ancient beliefs this part of the year is where the connection to the spirit and...
This is a reminder for U.S. citizens.
To vote in the upcoming U.S. election/primaries, you must register for an absentee ballot with your state. It only takes a few minutes, and does not affect your voting status if you decide to return to the U.S. later this year, so don't put it off. Register today!
To register for an absentee ballot:
Attached are both the example essay template and my essay from last year in order to give and idea of what the ALT experience article looks like.
ALTs in the past have written articles with a wide range of themes from experiences, heartfelt goodbyes or messages to their CO, and even things such as poems and food recipes. How you want to write your own article is up for you to decide, but please keep in mind that your CO, the BoE, and other...
Each year CLAIR hosts a Conference for Returning JETs (CRJ) to help people prepare for their post-JET lives. Information has recently been sent out to all JETs in their 2nd year and above via email and your COs, but CLAIR has asked PAs to remind JETs as well.
This year's CRJ will be held in Makuhari (near Disney in Chiba) from March 5-7, 2012. If this is something you are interested in attending, please visit the following link for more...
