A chilly Toronto’s eve didn’t stop friends and fans of one artistically inclined JET alum from dropping by the Good Fellas Gallery to celebrate the launch of his new book “Life After the B.O.E”. JETAA Toronto’s own David Namisato was the cause of some serious hurrah on February 8.
Most JETs are no stranger to David’s comics. Started back in 2005, they chronicle the ins and outs of what life is like as a foreigner on the JET Programme. The enkais, the onsens, the team teaching…it’s all in there. What started as a small part of the JETAA Toronto newsletter later became the more recent editions that continue to appear on the JET websites as well as appeared on JET and ESL teaching websites around the world.
Pictured above, David Namisato getting interviewed by OMNITV with Wai Wai Wide.
Namisato kicked off the evening by offering a copy of his book to the Japan Foundation director Takashi Ishida and head librarian Mariko Liliefeldt. James Heron from the Japanese Candian Cultural Centre also stopped by for the festivities.
A big thanks goes out to Takashi and the folks at the Good Fellas Gallery, as well as to the Japan Foundation for helping out with the event.