This article originally featured in the January 2020 issue of Connect. Entertainment Editor: Rachel Fagundes (Okayama) While my main goals this winter break are to relax, plan for the future, and use the school ovens to make the holiday cookies I so desperately crave, there
Natalie Hamilton (Oita, 2004-2007) It has been 11 years since my official last day as an ALT in Nakatsu City in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, my Japanese furusato — my former second home. The teachers had escorted me out into the carpark and waved me off,
An interview with the AJET Block 10 & 11 organizers What, when, where? Christine: On March 24th, JETs from across Kyushu gathered together in Kumamoto Castle’s Ninomaru Park to enjoy the 2018 All-Kyushu Hanami. With over 60 participants from as far away as Nagasaki and