Pretending To Be Other People
Jordan Rocke Matsuyama ALT 2018-2023 Jordan Rocke is a former Matsuyama JET who worked in Japan for 5 years as a Senior High School ALT in Hojo. As the former…
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Teaching Phonics in the Classroom: The Concept of Minimal Pairs
Christian Jalim Matsuyama 2019-2024 Christian Jalim is a fifth year ALT JET living in Matsuyama. He originally hails from Manzanilla, in rural Trinidad, which boasts the longest coastline in the…
The “Mikansen” Part 1: JR’s Shiokaze / Ishizuchi Limited Express Train
Carl Sotomil SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR, ALSO A RAILFAN Carl Sotomil is the 2023 AJET Social Media Coordinator. He is an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Iyo-shi, Ehime Prefecture. He likes…
The New Kids on Chuyo Block
Finally, but not least, we have our Chuyo folks! You may have met some or all of them - I see you social butterflies ;) - during our conference last…
The Re-contracting Decision – Reflections from the Past
Edited by Emily Guo It’s December, which on JET, invariably means that re-contracting decisions are upon us. And how are we supposed to make a decision that will impact our life…
Meet Nanyo A and Toyo A’s Newest A-team
We got some A-listers glamming up our princess prefecture (seriously, the kanji in Ehime 愛媛 are ‘love’ and ‘princess’). Let’s welcome our new JETs in the Nanyo and Toyo A…
’23 New Arrivals – New Faces in Nanyo B!!
The weather is finally getting around to the chilly side of autumn. It's just about time to bring out the good ole kotatsu and electric heaters and mountains of blankets.…
Mission Impawsible – Honey Heist in Imabari
Edited by Miya JiaBack in June, Ehime AJET held the third TTRPG event of the year, this time featuring the silly and chaotic one-pager Honey Heist by Grant Howitt. The…
’23 New Arrivals – First Up Toyo B!!
We’re kicking off this year’s series of Unbeaten Paths with introductions from our new arrivals in Toyo B!! I always find it fascinating and inspiring to read about folks’ journey…