Archive for July, 2008

Deadline: Sign up for Dragonboating

by The Event Poster, (31 July, 2008)

Today is the last day to sign up for the 2008 dragon boat races. Contact Ian for that.

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Sakae no Kuni Matsuri (Saga Summer Festival)

by Jesse, (30 July, 2008)

THIS WEEKEND is the famous Saga Summer festival! As usual, JETs and other foreigners are invited to come dress up in festival clothes and dance around in the streets–for free! Recommended for newly arrived JETs! Read the full story for details.

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JET Volunteers for medical interpretation workshop

by applestereo, (22 July, 2008)

The good people at SPIRA (inside Saga Kencho) are currently holding small informal classes for Japanese speakers of English who are volunteering to interpret for foreign residents in Saga when they visit the clinic/hospital.
In each class various role plays are carried out. A foreign person plays the part of a patient (who can’t speak [...]

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Deadline : Sign up for Nanayama Homestay

by Jesse, (18 July, 2008)

Today is the last day to sign up for the 2008 Nanyama Waterfall climb homestay. Contact Josh for that.  Or, if you are interested in the Waterfall Climb (no homestay), you have until the end of the month to get those applications and payment in.

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A Pretty Good Site for Financial Info

by Jesse, (17 July, 2008)

This page: http://www.geocities.com/myniigatacom/money.htm has some good info on sending money and using banks in Japan.  It’s nothing too special, but a good summary nonetheless.

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Dragon Boating!

by kungfusushi, (15 July, 2008)

Hello peeps!
Many of you may have already received notifications about the Dragon Boating but here is the version on Sagajet!
DATE: 31st August (08:00)
DATE of PRACTICE: 23rd August (09:00)
DEADLINE: 1st August
On Sunday August 31st, starting at a bright and early time of 08:00 people will gather at the Kasegawa River and race each other in Dragon [...]

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Your Self-Introduction Lesson: where to start

by Jesse, (9 July, 2008)

This article, originally published July 24, 2007, discusses how to prepare for your jiko shoukai (self-introduction) lesson, as well as the all-important self-introduction speeches that you’ll have to give to students, coworkers and BOE officials when you arrive.

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