I"m from Kent and I have also been placed in Kumamoto (in Kumamoto
City) so I"ll see you at the pre-orientation!
Come join us on www.ithinkimlost.com & www.bigdaikon.com and you"ll
find some more people who have been placed there too.... People have
been telling me great things about the prefecture - and we also got
lucky with a ruling that only allows you to work 20 days each month -
so if there are more than 20 working days a particular month you get
the rest off as holiday (around 8-10 extra days off a year). Not bad!
Anyway, see you soon!
Alex
--- In 2004JET@yahoogroups.com, rsgjet lucydancer@h... wrote:
hey guys,
Has anyone else been placed in the Kumomoto prefecture? I have
been
placed in a town called Asahi, but it"s so small I can"t find it on
the map (any ideas of a good online map that will show it"s
location??)
anyone else going to this prefecture or currently there? Really
pleased as it was my first choice :)
jthibault2002 jthibault2002@y... </font>
<font size="-0">Date: Wed May 26, 2004 7:37
pm</font>
<font size="-0">Subject: Re: San Diego JETs</font>
<tt>Hey Lynette,
Yes I"ve been to Japan twice before (or maybe three times if you
count the stopover on the way to the Philippines). On my two
week trip I bought a rail pass and went all the way down to Kyoto,
Hiroshima and Miyajima. I think i tried to do too much in the
short period I was there. It was exhausting but lots of fun.
Hi Chris,
Good to hear from you. Hang in there as upgrades should
happen very soon. Sounds like you have a lot of teaching and
international experience, so you probably have a good chance.
Take care and good luck with your finals.
Good to know more folks that went through the LA consulate
and are in
the SD area as well.
I"m also an alternate and am hoping that Angel (the lady at the
JET
office in LA) will send word soon of upgraded LA alternates. I"m
a
bit nerve-wracked since I am juggling school, work (I travel out
of
state and country at least 3 times a month) and worrying about
JET.
Not healthy. @_@
I"m in the process of finishing my degree in political science
(I.R.)
and have studied in Japan before so I have some passing
knowledge of
Japanese. Heck, I"ve even tutored Japanese exchange
students in
English before. Granted that lasted for a quarter and I don"t
think
they got too much out of it. Amused they were though.
Thanks for crossing your fingers! =) I know there"s at least
one
other
alternate from UCSD also. I"ve got some experience teaching
- not
much
tho.. I used to teach religion classes at chruch - I did that for 2
and a half years... that was more like babysitting. I"m sure
you"ll
do
fine in Japan tho.. no need for nervousness - just have fun
with
it!
Wow - you used to mentor at Freese - I"m not exactly sure
where that
is but I know it"s somewhere in my area. Have you ever been
to
japan?
I was there earlier this year.. I loved it!
So far, there are at least three people from UC San Deigo
that
will be going to Japan this year. I hope you get upgraded
and
will keep my fingers crossed for you. I actually graduated
with
a
B.S. in Biochemistry/Cell Biology. The only kind of teaching
experience I have is training lab assistants and TEP130
(class
at UCSD) in which I was a mentor at Freese Elementary in
South
San Diego. It will be totally new to me and I am kind of
nervous.
Yikes!! :) Do you have teaching experience?
Christine Groppi chrissygroppi@h... </font>
<font size="-0">Date: Wed May 26, 2004 9:14
pm</font>
<font size="-0">Subject: Re: Okayama-ken</font>
<tt>Hi Zoe,
Good to hear from you. I haven"t heard yet which city/town I will be
in, just Okayama-ken.
I"m from the US- boston consulate.
23/f
Lynnette lelacio@a... </font>
<font size="-0">Date: Wed May 26, 2004 9:35
pm</font>
<font size="-0">Subject: Re: San Diego JETs</font>
<tt>In that case - I"ve been to Japan twice including the stop over to the
Philippines! Haha. What did you think of the Philippines? I wasn"t in
Japan for too long - it was only for 10 days and I only went to parts
of Tokyo and Saitama. I didn"t spend too much time trying to do too
much sight-seeing, I had a feeling that I"d eventually be back in
Japan and I"d have plenty of time to do that. Go figure - I"m still an
alternate... but we"ll see happens.. I know I"ll eventually get
there.. somehow! =)
Yes I"ve been to Japan twice before (or maybe three times if you
count the stopover on the way to the Philippines). On my two
week trip I bought a rail pass and went all the way down to Kyoto,
Hiroshima and Miyajima. I think i tried to do too much in the
short period I was there. It was exhausting but lots of fun.
Cathrine Shandler catrarr@y... </font>
<font size="-0">Date: Thu May 27, 2004 3:00
am</font>
<font size="-0">Subject: Re: [2004JET] Re: aussie going to Saitama-Ken</font>
<tt>cool! Im going to Koshigaya too! Im in group A so I"ll
see you soon!
Cathrine
--- bribrior9 brianna59@y... wrote:
I"m another aussie going to Saitama-ken, I"ve been
placed in
Koshigaya-shi which is sounding pretty good, 300,000
population and
40 minutes by train from downtown Tokyo. I"m from
Adelaide though so
Group A, be getting there a week earlier.
Bri
Thanx all for the maps, I now know where saitama
is, and it"s made
me more
excited (if possible)^_^
And great to hear from perth JETs, hyougo-ken is a
beautiful area
(very close
to my original request), good luck to you there.
I will be seeing
you at the
orientation in tokyo, as perth and brisbane are
supposed to go at
the same
time (group B).
To all Saitama JETs, YAY! See you all there in two
months!
roy
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Aaron Ackerson Aaron@A... </font>
<font size="-0">Date: Thu May 27, 2004 6:04
am</font>
<font size="-0">Subject: Osaka-fu, Kanan-cho</font>
<tt>Got my placement today. The town of Kanan in Osaka prefecture. Looks pretty
close to Osaka City, which was one of my placement requests. Is anyone familiar
with Kanan-cho?
doonella21 devil_fish21@h... </font>
<font size="-0">Date: Thu May 27, 2004 9:40
am</font>
<font size="-0">Subject: Anyone else going to Shimane?</font>
<tt>I"ve been posted to Shimane prefecture. (don"t know where exactly)
Is anyone else going there or am i to be all alone?!
Beck
rsgjet lucydancer@h... </font>
<font size="-0">Date: Thu May 27, 2004 9:44
am</font>
<font size="-0">Subject: Re: Kumomoto prefecture!</font>
<tt>--- In 2004JET@yahoogroups.com, alexandrajewitt
alexandrajewitt@y... wrote:
Hi Lucy
I"m from Kent and I have also been placed in Kumamoto (in Kumamoto
City) so I"ll see you at the pre-orientation!
Come join us on www.ithinkimlost.com & www.bigdaikon.com and
you"ll
find some more people who have been placed there too.... People
have
been telling me great things about the prefecture - and we also
got
lucky with a ruling that only allows you to work 20 days each
month -
so if there are more than 20 working days a particular month you
get
the rest off as holiday (around 8-10 extra days off a year). Not
bad!
Anyway, see you soon!
Alex
--- In 2004JET@yahoogroups.com, rsgjet lucydancer@h... wrote:
hey guys,
Has anyone else been placed in the Kumomoto prefecture? I have
been
placed in a town called Asahi, but it"s so small I can"t find it
on
the map (any ideas of a good online map that will show it"s
location??)
anyone else going to this prefecture or currently there? Really
pleased as it was my first choice :)
Any other Southern UK JETs out there??
L
Hey!
No, I think the town which the beer comes from is a different one
near Tokyo.
Good to hear from you Alex, which part of Kent are you from? and
which induction are you attending in London? I"m going to the 6th
and 7th.
Yeah, it does sound like a cool prefecture, can"t wait to hear from
the school so I can get in touch with the current JET there!
Lx
Spor Adium sporadium@y... </font>
<font size="-0">Date: Thu May 27, 2004 9:58
am</font>
<font size="-0">Subject: Anyone going to Shizuoka-ken?</font>
<tt>I am from the UK and have heard of nobody going to
Shizuoka ken.
Anyone else going?
Nick.
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<font size="-0">Date: Thu May 27, 2004 10:48
am</font>
<font size="-0">Subject: Re: Kumomoto prefecture!</font>
<tt>I"m from Edenbridge (near erm.... Hever Castle, ... Tunbridge
Wells...??? Sevenoaks...?? - not sure how well you know the area..)
I"m going to the pre-orientation on the 5th & 6th, Group A (I think
that"s what you mean too - there are only two in London, 5/6 & 7/8
and I think that everyone going down to Kyushu are all in Group A) so
look forward to seeing you there!
Out of interest, why did you choose Kumamoto as your first choice?
Have you spent time there before? I chose Kansai, Kanto and Hokkaido
as my choices and was a little suprised when I found out I was going
to Kumamoto! I used to live near Osaka a long time ago but never
ventured down to Kyushu when I was in Japan - so this is going to be
a real adventure!
Alex
Hey!
No, I think the town which the beer comes from is a different one
near Tokyo.
Good to hear from you Alex, which part of Kent are you from? and
which induction are you attending in London? I"m going to the 6th
and 7th.
Yeah, it does sound like a cool prefecture, can"t wait to hear from
the school so I can get in touch with the current JET there!
Lx
doonella21 devil_fish21@h... </font>
<font size="-0">Date: Thu May 27, 2004 12:00
pm</font>
<font size="-0">Subject: Re: Hallo - Any Shimane bound JETs?</font>
<tt>--- In 2004JET@yahoogroups.com, Jason logan5@l... wrote:
I wandered over to this site from the one specifically for Arizona
and
Southern California JETs.
I"m about to graduate from UCSD in June and I"m headed for Shimane-
ken.
Any others out there headed for the same prefecture? I"ll be in
Taisha, which is on the coast and very near the famous Izumo shrine.
Cheers,
Jason
Hi Jason,
I"m going to Shimane, don"t know where though. Hope to see you there!
Becky (UK)
I"m from Canterbury! Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks, v posh! tee hee., Japan is
gonna seem like anotehr planet compared to Kent isn"t it? I depart with Group A.
See you at orientation.
Yazzx
alexandrajewitt alexandrajewitt@y... wrote:
I"m from Edenbridge (near erm.... Hever Castle, ... Tunbridge
Wells...??? Sevenoaks...?? - not sure how well you know the area..)
I"m going to the pre-orientation on the 5th & 6th, Group A (I think
that"s what you mean too - there are only two in London, 5/6 & 7/8
and I think that everyone going down to Kyushu are all in Group A) so
look forward to seeing you there!
Out of interest, why did you choose Kumamoto as your first choice?
Have you spent time there before? I chose Kansai, Kanto and Hokkaido
as my choices and was a little suprised when I found out I was going
to Kumamoto! I used to live near Osaka a long time ago but never
ventured down to Kyushu when I was in Japan - so this is going to be
a real adventure!
Alex
Hey!
No, I think the town which the beer comes from is a different one
near Tokyo.
Good to hear from you Alex, which part of Kent are you from? and
which induction are you attending in London? I"m going to the 6th
and 7th.
Yeah, it does sound like a cool prefecture, can"t wait to hear from
the school so I can get in touch with the current JET there!
Lx
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I"m from Canterbury! Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks, v posh! tee
hee., Japan is gonna seem like anotehr planet compared to Kent isn"t
it? I depart with Group A. See you at orientation.
Yazzx
alexandrajewitt alexandrajewitt@y... wrote:
I"m from Edenbridge (near erm.... Hever Castle, ... Tunbridge
Wells...??? Sevenoaks...?? - not sure how well you know the area..)
I"m going to the pre-orientation on the 5th & 6th, Group A (I
think
that"s what you mean too - there are only two in London, 5/6 & 7/8
and I think that everyone going down to Kyushu are all in Group A)
so
look forward to seeing you there!
Out of interest, why did you choose Kumamoto as your first
choice?
Have you spent time there before? I chose Kansai, Kanto and
Hokkaido
as my choices and was a little suprised when I found out I was
going
to Kumamoto! I used to live near Osaka a long time ago but never
ventured down to Kyushu when I was in Japan - so this is going to
be
a real adventure!
Alex
Hey!
No, I think the town which the beer comes from is a different
one
near Tokyo.
Good to hear from you Alex, which part of Kent are you from? and
which induction are you attending in London? I"m going to the
6th
and 7th.
Yeah, it does sound like a cool prefecture, can"t wait to hear
from
the school so I can get in touch with the current JET there!
Lx
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--- In 2004JET@yahoogroups.com, rsgjet lucydancer@h... wrote:
hey guys,
Has anyone else been placed in the Kumomoto prefecture? I have
been
placed in a town called Asahi, but it"s so small I can"t find it on
the map (any ideas of a good online map that will show it"s
location??)
anyone else going to this prefecture or currently there? Really
pleased as it was my first choice :)
Any other Southern UK JETs out there??
L
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