Natsu Matsuri BBQ on Toronto Island – NEW DATE – Aug 29

*URGENT NOTE* due to expected bad weather this weekend, including thundershowers forecast for Sunday, we have had to postpone this event until next week. It will now be held Sunday, August 29. Otherwise all details, and times are the same!

Thanks for your understanding.

— JETAA Toronto Team

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Remember all those good things about summertime barbeques in Japan: yakitori, yakiniku, mochi, grilled corn and pumpkin, yakionigiri and all that good stuff? They don’t have to just be memories!

Join us for the JETAA Toronto Natsu Matsuri BBQ and Scavenger Hunt on Ward’s Island! In addition to chowing down, and enjoying the island atmosphere, we will also be holding a mini-scavenger hunt around the park. There will even be prizes . . .

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PDOT 2010: The Best One Yet!

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As these words hit the page, the latest crop of Toronto-area JETs have already finished Tokyo Orientation. They have arrived at their respective prefectures and are just settling in for their first night in their new homes.

This year’s departing JET crew was almost 60 strong and very genki! The group had an intensive three-day Pre-departure Orientation (PDOT) with Marcia Iwasaki and the Consulate General of Japan staff, Japan Foundation staff, 25 JETAA volunteers and 8 JAVA volunteers participating.

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