Flexibility: Being an Elementary School ALT in Matsuyama
By Ciaran As an elementary school ALT, I’ve played many roles. I have been the tape-recorder: reading dialogue from a script as the children fidget and try to match pictures […]
The Setouchi Triennale: Exploring the Art and Soul of the Seto Islands
By Laela Zaidi Every three years, a contemporary art festival draws thousands of Japanese tourists and foreign visitors into the sparsely populated islands resting in the sea between Honshu and […]
A Ken-ALT in a Special Needs School
By Ma. Antonette Lofamia A few weeks before leaving for Japan, I found out from my predecessor that I would be teaching in five high schools within the Nanyo B […]
Two in One: Teaching at an Ehime Secondary School
By Jose Catalan I’m a high school ALT in Imabari, Ehime and I’ve been here for almost four years. I know many of you have different schools you go to, […]
Undercooked: The Problem of Baking at Japanese Schools
By Josiah Ng Japan’s ministry of education announced earlier this week that it would again increase funding for its bread baking programs run out of the department of home economics, […]
The Day of Firsts
By Ada Smith Last summer I had the opportunity to be invited to an all-expenses-paid trip to the coast of Ainan to test a promotion by their tourist board. The […]
The Murder Mystery Dinner
By Sammi Jarnagin On March 2nd, Ehime AJET hosted their annual Murder Mystery Dinner. I’m a first year ALT, so this was the first event of its kind that I […]
The Tale of the Ten Fish
By Ada Smith I remember when I first came to Japan and heard stories of wild and crazy things that would happen to JETs; unexpected adventures that would happen or […]
Building AJET: The President’s Summary
By Lee Anne Ledwell My name is Lee Anne Ledwell and, as I’m sure most of you are aware, I was the Ehime AJET President from 2018-2019. Together with the […]