Archive for July, 2007

DEADLINE: sign up for Nanayama Waterfall climb!

by The Event Poster, (31 July, 2007)

http://www.sagajet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2359
If Elisabeth’s Geocities link doesn’t work, here is a copy of the form I saved and uploaded to our server.

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Fukuoka Now’s Festival Index

by Jesse, (30 July, 2007)

Bored this week? Wanna see another part of Kyushu?
Fukuoka-Now.com maintains a list of festivals. You can sort by name, by month or by prefecture.
http://www.fukuoka-now.com/kcalendar/index.php?order=month,title&offset=120
Each has a short blurb and often contact info to get in on the action. We’ve linked you to August so you can start the new JET year running.

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How to Ride Saga Buses

by Jesse, (30 July, 2007)

Not a huge thing, but some people have never taken city buses before. Also, the Saga Buses (and a lot in Japan, actually) charge by distance, not a flat rate, so they might be different from other buses you’ve ridden.
Here is a PDF file to help you figure it out. But it’s not anything [...]

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Asian and African Festa in Saga

by The Event Poster, (28 July, 2007)

Original Forums post HERE.
This Saturday, July 28th from 1-6:30pm at the Tojin Hiroba (where is that? you know, it’s that space on the eki street next to Tojin Cafe where they hold concerts all the time)
THere will be:
Workshops!
Jenbe (sp?) African drumming!
African dancing!
Stamp-making!
A Fashion Show!
Performances!
Ushizu African Drumming Club (high schoolers, they have this in ushizu?!)
Forikan (pro [...]

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Welcome Party Details

by Jesse, (26 July, 2007)

PLEASE send Katie an email if you want to go to one or both of these parties.

“A” Welcome Party
WHERE: Naos
WHEN: August 3rd, 7.30pm sharp
WHAT: nomi-tabe houdai
(all you can eat and drink for a set period, usually 2 hours)
NON-DRINKERS:
Katie can speak to the restaurant owners if people don’t want to drink.
COST: [...]

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What to Wear to Work

by Jesse, (24 July, 2007)

Office dress can be confusing when you’ve come straight out of uni and suddenly need to not wear t-shirts and jeans. Here is a basic guide for what to wear in the office. Since I’m male, my advice will focus on that. Maybe one of the female ALTs will add her thoughts.
There are two basic [...]

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Your Self-Introduction Lesson: where to start

by Jesse, (24 July, 2007)

So right now you are sitting on your hands, wanting to do something to get ready also and to let you procrastinate from packing, right?
I recommend thinking about the things you will be teaching about in your Self-Intro Lesson; since I had only a vague idea of what I was supposed to [...]

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Call for Content!

by Jesse, (24 July, 2007)

So I’m working on the site behind the scenes, but it’s not a 1-man show, people.
I would love for people to start writing the odd article or maybe even a column if you love to write. I can contribute, but I don’t want to dominate.
Stylewise, think lifestyle magazine. The tone is not personal [...]

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How to survive summer fatigue

by Jesse, (18 July, 2007)

Jayne suggests this article from the Japan times on how to deal with the muggy Japanese summer. We’ve reprinted a copy here on the site in case the original link breaks.

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Music Festival in Tosu

by The Event Poster, (16 July, 2007)

Posted by: Lee
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:43 pm
Post subject: music fest in tosu

there’s a big (sort of) music festival on in tosu, at kawauchi dam, on the 16th. starts at about 1 or 2, til 9/10. lots of good music, good food, booze.
free bus goes every 30 minutes or so from the [...]

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Typhoons! Are You Ready?

by Jesse, (13 July, 2007)

You too can ride out the storm with the gusto of Slim Pickens on a warhead!
….okay, bad comparison there…just read the article.
As typhoon Man-Yi rolls up towards Kyushu, it’s a good time to consider your personal emergency plan in the event of a natural disaster.
Before newbies start re-watching all of those awful nat. [...]

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Capoeira Blowout

by The Event Poster, (8 July, 2007)

http://www.sagajet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2338

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Kagoshima Hash

by The Event Poster, (7 July, 2007)

http://www.sagajet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2316

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Independance Day Bash

by The Event Poster, (7 July, 2007)

http://www.sagajet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2353

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AJET Awards and Leavers’ Party

by The Event Poster, (6 July, 2007)

http://www.sagajet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2319

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