In Japan, April 1 means a shake-up in teachers’ rooms across the country. For JETAA Toronto, it means the start of a new term for our executive. The 2013-2014 executive features some familiar faces in new positions and some brand new faces.
To find out who will be cooking up the next year of events and adventures, keep reading.
Sonia Cheng, Treasurer
Chiba (2000-2003)
Favourite Japanese food: Tonkatsu
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? Sapporo
Give me your receipts.
Attach them only by glue
Will we get approved?
Eunice Leung, Secretary
Yatsushiro-shi, Kumamoto-ken (2007-2009)
Favourite Japanese food: okonomiyaki, karē raisu, sushi, nabe…the list pretty much goes on forever!
Battle of the J-Beers: Asahi
Float to the moon
Let’s go on an adventure
Come, dream with me
Nam Chuong, Website Coordinator
Ibaraki & Aichi (2005-2008)
Favourite Japanese food: Takowasa
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? Kirin
Even though I spend
Hours on the computer
I love to party
Carl Sachs, Events Coordinator
Takayama, Gifu-ken (2008-2012)
Favourite Japanese Food: Special Occasion – カルビ Yakiniku; Fast Food – Takana Menatai Mayo Gyūdon at Sukiya
Battle of the J-Beers: None of them… Suntory’s brand of Chu-hi will
defeat them all! STRONG ZERO forever!
Stick-meat in right hand,
メガジョッキ in the left
Party time! Kanpai!
Jason Kwan, Sports Coordinator
Nishio-shi, Aichi-ken (2002-2004)
Favourite Japanese food: katsudon
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? kirin all the way
jason enjoys food,
pondering tasty grub now,
i’m hungry – let’s eat.
Danielle Taschereau Mamers, Communications Coordinator
Gero-shi, Gifu-ken (2010-2012)
Favourite Japanese food: Ichigo Daifuku
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? Sapporo
cycling on farm roads
rice paddies reflect mountains
sakura fly past
Sara Del Piano, Membership Coordinator
Kyoto Prefecture (2007-2011)
Favourite Japanese food: Ichigo Daifuku
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo?: Asahi, but umeshu (plum liqueur) is my first love!
Pink sky, morning breeze
Gulls’ cries in my memories
Snow is soft like sand
Chris Draenos, Conference Organizer
Saga (2006-2008)
Favourite Japanese food: It’s a toss up right now between Gyuudon or Katsudon. Damn you Fin for being so delicious!
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? Not a beer drinker – chuhai all the way! Most fruit flavours – favourite is shikuwasa (the Okinawan citrus fruit)
puppies disappear
disappear, bees gangling
passive plum sneezing
Hitoshi Murakami, Community Liaison
Nagasaki-ken (2006-2008)
Favourite Japanese food: Kakipi
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? Kirin, but only because I drank Kirin Orange Soda as a kid.
Must write something good
Three lines not enough for me
Running out of syll-
Sabrina Josette Silk, Treasurer Support
Tenri-shi, Nara-ken (2011-2012)
Favourite Japanese Food: Anything Bento for Kyushu (lunchtime), it’s always a surprise
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? My money is on Kirin because each season has a festive can! Yes, simple marketing – sold.
Travelling for weeks.
Nail clips on the rainy day.
Forgotten pocket.
Afia VanHorne, Events Support
Iwamizawa, Hokkaido 2008-2010
Favorite Japanese food: Ebi-ten soba
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? Sapporo Beer
ill-tempered hermit
captive of gravy pursuit
always reflecting
Sadaf Taqvi, Events Support
Sayama-Shi, Saitami (2007-2010)
Favorite Japanese food: Shojin Ryori cuisine
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? None! But I am quite loyal to Sayama-cha (tea from my town)
Sun-kissed daffodils
Wandering adventurer
Colour me joyful
Menh Voong, Sports Support
Mito, Ibaraki (2005-2007)
Favorite Japanese food: Okonomiyaki
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? My money is on Sapporo. It just sounds cool 😛
The sun in the sky
Beach sand warming between toes
Great time for some fun
Judy Cerovski, Communications Support and Event Journalist
Oita City, Oita (2009-2012)
Favourite Japanese Food: Tuna Goya Chanpuran (Spelling?)
J-Beers Battle: Sorry but the only thing my money is on is Umeshu!
To seek a journey
Memories rich in beauty
Belly full with sushi
Juliene Lima, Communications Support and Social Media
Hiroshima-shi (2001-2003)
Favourite Japanese food: Okonimiyaki
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? Asahi
Karaoke sounds
Yummy Ramen and biru
How I miss Nippon
Zach Nunes, Membership Support
Okayama-shi, Okayama (2007-2010)
Favourite Japanese food : Coco Ichibanya
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? Whatever they had at the Nomihodai
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Sandy Gibson, Conference Support
Sagae City, Yamagata-ken (2009-2011)
Favourite Japanese food: Sukiyaki or tempura soba
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo: I’m comin’ straight outta Hokkaido with SAPPORO
Mixing up key words
Bumping my head on doorways
Wrong height but right heart
Janel Kulenkamp, Conference Support
Okayama-shi, Okayama ken (2008-2012)
Favourite Japanese food: Curry Rice
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? Kirin – especially since they gave us free beer at the brewery tour!
Japanese flowers
Are a wonderful excuse
To picnic with friends
Cindy Lam, Conference Support
Kurashiki, Okayama-ken (2008-2010)
Favourite Japanese Food: All the different Kit-kat Flavours!
J-Beers: None. Ume-shuu wins them all!
To travel or not…
To experience or not…
…Time to spend money!!
Nicholas Jones, Community Relations Support
Furubira-cho, Hokkaido (2009-2011)
Favourite Japanese food: Goma ae & Zangi
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? Always the North Star.
Winter is coming
but Hokkaido snow is soft
let it envelop
Natalie Bay, Senior Advisor at Large
Unakami-machi, Chiba-Ken (2003-2004)
Favourite Japanese food – Umeboshi!
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo? Asahi. My town was next to Asahi-shi
Toronto is home
Kampala for six months
Tacos I miss you
Nadine Bukhman, Co-chair
Kagoshima (2008-2009)
Favourite Japanese food: okonomiyaki
In the battle of the J-Beers, is your money on Asahi, Kirin, or Sapporo: Asahi (only because it’s fun to say “Super Dry”!)
iridescent tall
echo preying carnivore
pulling, bookishly
Julia Rozinowicz, Co-chair
Tottori (2009-2011)
Favourite J food: A very difficult question indeed! If it came down to a last supper though, I’d probably have to go with sushi.
Fave beer: Sapporo. Bonus points if had after skiing some sweet Hokkaido powder.
めずらしい
Sought always: a modicum
of the unusual.