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Event Review: Returners’ Pub Night and Scavenger Hunt

JETAA Welcome Back! Returners Pub Night / Nuit Blanche 2014 Review by Nam Chuong

Saturday, October 4th marked our JETAA Welcome Back! Returners Pub Night / Nuit Blanche 2014 event.
Every year it’s really interesting to see the different groups of genki JETs who come out each time. This year a large group of returning JETs, JETAA members, and other friends came out to the Duke of York for food, drinks, and of course, reminiscing about Japan. It was great to see the new returners eager to share their experiences and the long time returners have the feeling of ‘natsukashii’ as they listened on. It was also interesting to see some familiar faces among the returning JETs as a few of them had attended our JETAA Toronto Orientation the previous year and remembered our genki JETAA Toronto executive members! 🙂
Having a good time!

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Japanese Lessons With JETAA

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We are pleased to offer JLPT-focus Japanese classes to JETAA Toronto alumni! Lessons will be half conversational, half structured lesson.

Dates: Mondays, October 20*, 27 ; November 3, 10, 17*, 24; December 1st. (total number of classes: 7)

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm

Location: Toronto Reference Library. 789 Yonge St. (1 block north of Yonge & Bloor) Meeting Room B1

*Dates marked with an asterik will be held at Deer Park Public Library. 40 St. Clair Avenue East (across the street from St.Clair Subway entrance) Meeting Room

 Fee: $70 (deposit*) + course materials

 Contact: please send an e-mail to Sonia at treasurer@jetaatoronto.ca

Let us know as soon as possible!

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Axe-throwing Recap Bonanza

 

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I never knew quite how badly I wanted to throw an axe until I held one in my hands. I mean, I suppose I’d had an inkling. (I think anyone who has ever been anything remotely into fantasy has imagined swinging swords and throwing a whole range of sharp pointed objects). But it wasn’t until this September’s JETAA Axe-Throw-Houdai over at the Backyard Axe Throwing League that my chance was finally realized. All within a safe learning environment and with competent instructors! Technically, they were instructor-referees, and were AWESOME. Thank you Cookie and Millsy! They made the entire night a lot of fun and provided lots of laughs, even if even they couldn’t quite save my game. It turns out axe throwing requires a lot of core strength in the torso. (more…)

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Job Posting: JET Programme Assistant Coordinator

(Fall 2014) JOB POSTING
Position: JET Programme Assistant Coordinator Position

Type: Full Time – Temporary

Location: Consulate General of Japan-Toronto
Suite 3300, 77 King Street West
P.O. Box 10, TD Centre
Toronto, ON M5K 1A1

Application Deadline: Thursday October 10th, 2014 – 4:00 pm

Approximate start and end dates:
Start Date: Monday October 20th 2014 End Date: Friday, November 21st 2014

Position Description: The JET Programme Assistant Coordinator will provide assistance in the fall recruitment period of the JET Programme. She/he will be responsible for answering telephone and in-person inquiries from JET candidates; responding to post and e-mail inquiries; helping maintain data using MS Access; preparing and creating form letters in MS Word and assisting the JET Coordinator with preparations for the selection interviews. On occasion, she/he may also be asked to assist with work beyond the JET Programme or assist with occasional school visits.

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Farewell 2014 JETs

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I was exactly where you are now four years ago. Some of you spent the summer traveling around Europe or completing that summer job. Many of you made it out to other pre-departure activities held throughout the summer. This is how we met.

Each step during this summer’s activities, I found myself revisiting my own summer pre-departure activities four years ago – PDOT Orientation to the Farewell Reception.

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