Life After JET: Rare Skill
Brian Keller
briananthonykeller@yahoo.com
Taka High School 2008 – 2011
Hyogo, Japan
Brian Keller
briananthonykeller@yahoo.com
Taka High School 2008 – 2011
Hyogo, Japan
Last month we took a short break from “Where are they now?†to bring you information on what ALTs will be doing after they finished their JET experience. We are going to continue to break from the typical WATN section this issue to bring you information on those who are still with us in…
Hello everyone, I am Justin Parker Pool I, another in a long line of Shiga JETs gracing the pages of this illustrious publication’s pixelated pages. I spent my formative Japanese years in beautiful Omihachiman just east of the Mother Lake, Biwako. My base school was Hachiman Technical High School for the duration of…
It’s that time again (as you have surely figured out by now from all the other articles in this month’s issue) to say goodbye to those who have called Japan home for the past few years. Find out what’s in store for some JETs leaving and make sure to make a list of the memories…
 Placement + years on JET I was placed in Shiga Prefecture(requested from a prior JET’s recommendation) as an ALT at Kawase Junior and Senior High School. Initially thinking I’d be a short-term JET, my position there as a fully utilised teacher saw me stay the full 5 years. Favorite JET memory Of…
For the last year, with the help of various contacts, I have been reaching out to Hyogo JET alumni, pestering them about what they have been doing since finishing up on the JET programme. For me, it has been inspiring to learn about the career and life paths of our ALT contemporaries. [Alumni – if…
“You get out what you put in†is my #1 bit of advice; #2 is to think strategically about where you want to be in the future, and then to volunteer for and/or create opportunities that can help you to get there.