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Event Report: Pottery Event at Secret Teatime

Event Report by Nicholas Jones

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On Saturday, November 29th, Helen Kong and Sorlie Madox at Secret Teatime welcomed 8 JETAA members into their studio for a Japanese-inspired pottery making session. Helen and Sorlie are both JET alumni themselves, and at Secret Teatime they apply their personal experience with Tea Ceremony and Japanese pottery. They guide participants in the hand-forming of traditional bowls and cups, which they then professionally glaze. (more…)

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Event Report: Re-Entry Conference 2014

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Event Report by Eunice Leung

Welcome back to our returning JETs!

On November 8th, in partnership with the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto, JETAA Toronto hosted our annual Re-Entry Conference. This event was designed to help the recent JET returnees transition back to life in Canada. (more…)

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Event Report: JETAA Toronto Career Roundtable and Networking Event 2014

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Event Report by Tricia Hamilton

Remember that feeling of returning from JET, coping with reverse culture shock and struggling to figure out what to do next? To help our returning JETs, on November 20 JETAA held a Career Roundtable, attended by both new returnees and alumni looking for career inspiration.

The night started with our keynote speaker, David Rider, the Toronto Star’s urban affairs feature writer. David gave an interesting speech on how his time on JET in Osaka gave his career a boost, and gave him skills that help him even now in his job covering Rob Ford for the Toronto Star.  David joined JET in order to experience Japan, and write freelance articles on Japan and Asia for major newspapers in Canada.  David attributed some of his success to his ability to listen and understand people and his ability to remain unflappable in strange situations, skills he learned while on JET.

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