ALT Spring Showcase (Series 1)
Edited by Joshua Hill About a week ago the Mikan blog reached out to Shikoku ALTs in an effort to accumulate photo submissions of personal art, creative projects for work […]
AJET TTRPG (Table top role playing games) Conference 2020 Ada Smith
“Your party is camped out at the edge of the Forest of Doom and night is falling. Suddenly, you all hear something coming through the forest. Not on the well […]
The Chronicles of EIKEN
By Andrew Fischer Nearly every ALT across Ehime ought to be familiar with the EIKEN, or Jitsuyō Eigo Ginō Kentei (Test in Practical English Proficiency). The EIKEN is similar to the Japanese-Language […]
Uchiko & the Sea of Clouds
By Niall Magee Last weekend I was invited to go on a tour of Uchiko to help promote it as a tourist destination. As a disclaimer, all expenses were paid […]
Not Just for Native Speakers: Taking the Kanji Kentei
By Casey Waller When people study Japanese as a second language, the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) is often seen as a main goal to achieve. An exam that is […]
“So Leh we make ah memory…
do sometin’ That new tuh meh, Make sometin’ that we could share, Post it up inside ah here…” Machel Montano Ft. Tarrus Riley, 2016 By Apphia Pereira Memory yuh […]
Experiencing Hojo: The Hojo Festival
By Justin Woodard I was not really sure what to expect from the three-day Hojo festival. Leading up to the event I was told there would be fights, broken mikoshi, […]
The Joys of this Earth: The Otomouma Horse Festival
By Kathryn Shea Four year old me had many ideas about what I wanted for the future. Some included wanting to be a paleontologist or astronaut, discovering new species of […]
From One Island to Another
By Christian Jalim Hey everyone! I’m Christian and I am from the small country of Trinidad and Tobago (/ˈtrɪnɪdæd … təˈbeɪɡoʊ/). For those who don’t know, it’s actually a country in the […]