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 […]
Into the Seto Naikai
Patrick Peh Beginning of a Journey A year ago, I was told that three of my five schools would be in the islands, and I would have to take the […]
A Sense of Solidarity: Running the First Ehime ALT Half Marathon
By Rebecca Paskiet I ran the first and personally dubbed Ehime ALT Half Marathon on June 29th of this year with two other ALTs in Ozu, Ehime. This was to […]
Unbeaten Paths: Ehime JETs 2019
Compiled by Jordan Rocke Introduction When I first applied to JET, the question of “What sort of person becomes a JET?” was not at the forefront of my mind, but […]
I am a Hero: Alienation & Consumption
By Jordan Rocke A fundamental part of this blog is, and always has been, reviews. Shaping our own experiences in such a way that others can get something out of […]