Try Try Again: Tokushima Touch Rugby Tournament 2024
June 1st and 2nd of this year marked the 20th anniversary of the official Tokushima Touch Rugby Tournament hosted by Shikoku University. This event, which began way back in 2004, […]
Holly’s Desk Warming Survival Guide
Hey Mikans! Guess what!? IT’S DESK WARMING SEASON!!! 🥳… 😑 With term one tests for high schoolers & summer break fast approaching, we’ll soon be out of the classroom and […]
Seeing Through the Smoke
Justin Dobbs 2024 MIKAN BLOG WRITER & COPY EDITOR Justin is a first year JET based on the edge of Ehime in Shikokuchuo. Coming from a writing/communications background in suburban […]
Introducing the Ehime AJET ’24-’25 Team!
Meet your new Ehime AJET Team! This year, we have three new roles: Vice President, Secretary and Mikan Blog Writer/Copy Editor! We’ve also split up the roles of Treasurer and […]
A Journey of Imagination: Transforming Lives Through Gunchu Elementary School’s Multicultural Library
Amaris Lopez Iyo City ALT 2022-Present Amaris Lopez, also known as “Reese,” is a proud “Fronteriza,” which is someone being raised between the border of Tijuana, Mexico, which is adjacent to […]
Ehime AJET Scholarship – Mock Interviews
Mock Interviews Our first mock interview session will be held on Saturday, March 2nd, from 1pm-3pm at the Ehime Prefectural International Center (EPIC) in Dogo.
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 […]
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 […]