Author: Communications

By Nicholas Jones

JETAA hosted the 2016 Re-Entry Conference on Saturday October 22nd. This conference is much like the reverse of our annual Pre-Departure Orientation Toronto (PDOT). At PDOT, we prepare new JET Programme participants for the possible culture shock of moving to Japan, with all of its new challenges. At the Re-Entry Conference, we help JETs with the often-unexpected reverse culture shock of returning to a place you’ve always thought of as your home.

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By Stephen Branston

The first of many events to round out the summer and bring in the fall, our “Welcome back JET Alum!” Social Night was a great success.

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By Sonomi Tanaka On one of the first crisp evenings of the fall, the Gochisou-A-Go-Go gang explored a new eatery, Kingyo. It was the perfect place to bring in the…

By Carl Sachs

On Saturday September 24th, JETAA returned to BATL in the docklands for our third annual axe throwing tournament. Although we lacked plaid shirts and flannel, we tried our best to tap into our inner lumberjack, and chuck axes at wooden targets in a way that would make a proper woodsperson proud.

We had 16 JETs and JET friends turn up for the event, with more than half of the attendees being new to the sport of axe throwing.

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