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Category Archives: Alumni Interview Series

Interview: Ciara Jacques – Miyagi (2021 – 2022)

Posted by Jim Gannon

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I was placed in Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture, from 2021 to 2022. It’s a small town on Japan’s northeastern coast, about half an hour south of Kesennuma and an hour and a half from Sendai, Miyagi’s largest city.   What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? Mostly my time ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series, JET Alumni |

Interview: Ryan Hata – Tottori (2014 – 2017)

Posted by Jim Gannon

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I was an ALT in the least populated prefecture, Tottori from 2014-2017. I commuted about an hour by train from Tottori City to an even smaller town of Aoya and taught at Aoya Senior High School five days a week.   What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? I’m part ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series, JET Alumni, Uncategorized |

Interview: Carlton Fischer – Okinawa (2015 – 2019)

Posted by James Elder

  Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? The JET Program sent me to Nakijin Village in Northern Okinawa from 2015-2019   What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? As a high schooler, I was very fortunate to attend a school where 1/4 of the students were studying abroad primarily from Asian countries. Of the 100 international students, about ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series, JET Alumni, Uncategorized |

Interview: James Gannon – Imabari-shi, Ehime (1992-1994)

Posted by James Elder

Jim Gannon (Imabari-shi, Ehime, 1992-1994) Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I was an ALT in the port town of Imabari, in Ehime Prefecture, from 1992 to 1994. This entailed rotating among 11 junior high schools in the mountains and islands around Imabari. The island schools in particular were tiny, with maybe 20 to 30 students each. They were remote, ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series |

Interview: Ian Malloy – Noto, Ishikawa (2021-2022)

Posted by James Elder

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I lived in a town called Noto, Ishikawa. Noto is one large town merged by several smaller towns and villages across the southern part of the Noto peninsula. Although I taught across most of Noto in its many different towns, my apartment was specifically in Matsunami. Most of Noto is what ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series | Tagged Alumni Highlights, Alumni Interview Series, Ishikawa, Japan Society Boston, JET Alumni, JET Program, Noto |

Interview: Rachel Arredondo – Daigomachi, Ibaraki (2014-2016)

Posted by James Elder

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? While I was on JET, I lived near Daigo-machi a small village in northern Ibaraki between 2014-2016. After JET, I moved to Kasama-shi in 2017 to pursue a ceramics apprenticeship with Kobayashi Michio and family. What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? I was obsessed with Haruki Murakami’s ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series | Tagged Alumni Highlights, Alumni Interview Series, Daigomachi, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Japan Society Boston, JET Alumni, JET Program |

Interview: Jill Schimmel – Tondabayashi, Osaka (2002-2005)

Posted by Jessyca Livingston

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I was in Tondabayashi-shi, Osaka-fu, from 2002-2005. What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? My hometown, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Tondabayashi in Osaka-fu have been Sister Cities for over 50 years. During high school, I went on a 3-week homestay to Tondabayashi and it was wild (onsens with high ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series | Tagged Alumni Highlights, Alumni Interview Series, Japan Society Boston, JET Alumni, JET Program, osaka |

Interview: Cameron Manning Clemons – Nagahama, Shiga (2009-2011)

Posted by Jessyca Livingston

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I was in Nagahama, Shiga from 2009-2011. What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? I have been interested in Japanese culture since I was a child and studied Japanese in college. I actually traveled to Nagahama in high school on a class trip and met JETs working there at the ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series | Tagged Alumni Highlights, Alumni Interview Series, JET alumni interview series, JET Interview, JET interview Series, JET Program, nagahama, shiga |

Interview: Meryl Jordan – Gifu City, Gifu (2014-2018)

Posted by Jessyca Livingston

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I was in a Gifu-ken, Gifu-shi from 2014-2018. What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? I was a History major, albeit European History, but I had taken a class on the history of Japan because it filled a timeslot and major requirement I needed, and I really enjoyed it. I ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series | Tagged gifu, JET Alumni, JET alumni interview series, JET alumni news |

Interview: Carolyn Posner Ng – Iiyama, Nagano (2011-2014)

Posted by Jessyca Livingston

Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? I was a CIR in Nagano Prefecture (Iiyama City) from 2011 – 2014. What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? I studied Japanese in college because I was looking for a new challenge – and I got it! I was at best an average Japanese language student my first two ...READ MORE »

Posted in Alumni Interview Series | Tagged JET Alumni, JET alumni interview series, nagano |
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