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Patrick Ripton

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JET Alumni Spotlight: Pat Ripton (Okinawa)

August 1, 2020August 9, 2020 Web Editor military, Okinawa

Please introduce yourself and where you’re from! My name is Patrick Ripton and I grew up in Western NY State,

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CONNECT Magazine Japan #89 January 2020

January 1, 2020March 24, 2020 Web Editor Hokkaido, holiday adventures, kotatsu, meditate, New Year, Okinawa, Philippines, Vietnam

Happy New Year, dear readers! This month, we interrupt your regularly scheduled programming with our editors’ hot takes on 2019—the

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Uchinaaguchi: Writing Songs in an Endangered Language

October 21, 2018November 28, 2018 Web Editor music, Okinawa, Uchinaaguchi

Trevor Slevin (Oita) Umi nu mii warain Nzoo yunugutu sun Kuri nnjun tuchi Chimu, ufuʻiichi This is a poem I