Backtrack #21: Just A Lot of Heartful People (Ingrid Lezar, Uchiko ALT 2008-2011)
What’s your name, when and where was your placement, and where are you from originally? I’m Ingrid Lezar (née Strasheim), originally from Stellenbosch, South Africa. My placement was in Uchiko […]
Two Whole Days of Near Non-Stop Rugby: The Tokushima AJET Touch Rugby Tournament
By Jonty Cook Every year – barring the Covid Era – the Shikoku University hosts a touch rugby tournament over a summer weekend for all to participate in. This year, […]
Listen to the Japanese School Band
By Patrick Peh A Door Opens Beyond this door, you will find young aspiring musicians of Uchimiya Junior High School preparing for their big day tomorrow. Tomorrow is August 2nd, […]
Unbeaten Paths: Nanyo 2022 – Latecomers and Second Chances
Edited by Jordan Rocke G’day everyone! Here’s part 2 of the roundup of 2020/21 JETs who haven’t had a chance to introduce themselves previously. If you’re looking for the Chuyo […]
Unbeaten Paths: Toyo & Chuyo 2022 – Latecomers and Second Chances
Edited by Jordan Rocke G’day everyone! Once again we are gathering up introductions from new Ehime JETs. This pair of articles is going to be a collection of odds and […]
To Clean the Mirror: Why I Love Yokai
By Andrew Pappas Monsters have always fascinated me. I used to be really afraid of them when I was a kid. My aunt and cousins like to retell the story […]
Everyone is an Expert: My Love of Trivia
By Jordan Rocke Hey！It’s been a bit quiet on the blog for a while, so I decided to do the thing I do whenever there’s a gap and write an […]
The AJET Roller-Coaster: President’s Summary
By Christian Jalim Salutations you amazing mikans! T’is I, your gracious AJET President taking his final bow as he steps down. We are in our second year of the pandemic, […]
Ehime JETs Online: Justin and JTravels
By Justin Woodard Hey everyone! Quick editor’s note: This is the first in (hopefully) a series of articles focused on current and former Ehime JETs, and the media they create. […]