JETAA Event Reports

Report by Gülnigar Baham, photos by Nicholas Jones

Art in essence is a window, through which we can gaze at and admire the richness of cultures. Today, Japan owes a fairly large portion of its international reputation to its vast range of intricately advanced and detailed Japanese art. Our new event this year aimed to tune into the artistic aspects of life in Japan, and on July 6^th, JETAA Toronto members, with the help of our resourceful JET Coordinator, Marcia, hosted the departing JETs at the Paint Cabin.

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Report by Carol Saad, photos by Nicholas Jones

Chef Jamie Oliver says, “Good Food is a global thing.” The love of food crosses cultural barriers, and is a wonderful way to meet new people and make new friends. In July, several JET Alumni came together to continue an annual tradition: to teach outgoing JETs how to make some basic Japanese staples. This year, we made onigiri, pickled cucumbers, and tamagoyaki.

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By Geoffrey Greig

JETAA Toronto was proud to be a presenter for the Canadian premier of The Inerasable on June 10th at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre as part of their annual Toronto Japanese Film Festival. We at JETAA Toronto would like to thank all in attendance, and express our thanks for the continuing relationship with the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.

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