PEPY (formerly “Protect the Earth, Protect Yourselfâ€) has a new acronym to reflect their changing focus as an organization. Though they still care about the earth and sustainability, PEPY’s true focus is on education in Cambodia, and the hope that an investment in today’s youth of that country will lead to a better future for…
An easy and delicious stew to warm you up. Ingredients (serves 3-4) 250 grams thinly sliced beef 1 onion 3 potatoes 1 carrot ¼ cup green peas or beans a little oil seasoning – 2 cups Japanese stock (dashi- you can make your own or use instant dashi)4 ½ tablespoons of soy sauce 1 tablespoon…
Dating is an experience like no other. Everyone likes how they feel whenever they are dating. The anticipation, the first kiss, shopping for the perfect outfit, the restaurant choice, the first ‘’first’’, talking about the dates with your friends, evaluating your date with your friends, and the weeks of butterflies that fill your stomach every…
No, seriously, we do spelling activities, and the kids get way more into it than I ever would have predicted. Here is how it happened. I’ll warn you now that this isn’t a tips-and-tricks kind of ESS for this month; this is a whole system that will take several weeks to get implemented, but will…
Greetings all from National AJET! Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween! Thanks for all those who came out to the Block 6 and 7Â AJET party in Amemura. It was a spooktacular success! As we head into holiday season and look forward to winter trips, food, and ESS Christmas parties, please try to make…
There are quite a few games in my bag of tricks, but here are a few of the most successful. . . PICTIONARY (on the chalkboard) always works, for every age, for whatever words they know. CHARADES, same deal. Both of these also help them get over their shyness issues, so it’s great. I often…
Two issues back, a comic in this publication compared the chance of a foreign female getting a Japanese boyfriend to one’s chance of winning the lottery. Winning the lottery’s definitely more difficult! Whatever you’ve heard, there’s a shot for those of us raised in the West too. I don’t have any fancy percentages for you,…
Of all of the Momiji trips I have gone on, the place that impressed me the most has to be Koya-san, Wakayama. In mid-November, 2010, I joined the Wakayama JET contingent on a weekend tour of Mt Koya (aka Koya-san), the home of Shingon Buddhism which was introduced to Japan by Kobo Daishi in the early 800’s….
The fall has been a crazy productive time!  National AJET has released its eZine, the AJET Connect, which will continue (alongside the Hyogo Times) to provide useful information, recipes, resources, and teaching materials to you.  Also keep an eye open there for volunteer opportunities and travel deals that are coming up over the Winter Break due to…