JETAA-sphere Podcast

Ep 020 Talking with Screenwriter Eirene Tran Donohue

USJETAA's Jessyca Livingston (Hokkaido 2003-06) talks with Hollywood screenwriter Eirene Tran Donohue (Nagasaki 2002-04) about her recent #1 Netflix movie, A Tourist's Guide to Love [https://www.netflix.com/title/81424906], and how JET did and continues to inform her work.

Ep 019 JETAA-sphere: USJETAA's Jessyca Livingston chats with Table for Two

In this episode, USJETAA's Jessyca Livingston chats with Mayumi Uejima-Carr and Miwako Felix of Table for Two, a non-profit that started in Japan and has expanded globally with the goal of educating people about healthy eating and Japanese food culture. Learn how you or your chapter can easily host a Table for Two event that makes a positive impact on the world! Web links: * USJETAA: www.usjetaa.org [www.usjetaa.org] * Table for Two: https://usa.tablefor2.org/⁠ [https://usa.tablefor2.org/] * Edamame Champ (includes team registration & event playbooks): https://www.wa-shokuiku.org/edamamechamp [https://www.wa-shokuiku.org/edamamechamp] * Onigiri Action: https://usa.tablefor2.org/onigiri-action [https://usa.tablefor2.org/onigiri-action] * Washokuiku: https://www.wa-shokuiku.org/ [https://www.wa-shokuiku.org/] * USJETAA Jobs Board: Washokuiku Volunteer Position: https://usjetaa.org/job-opportunities-internship-listings/volunteer-japanese-food-education-cooking-wa-shokuiku/ [https://usjetaa.org/job-opportunities-internship-listings/volunteer-japanese-food-education-cooking-wa-shokuiku/] * USJETAA Jobs Board: Washokuiku Instructor Postion: https://usjetaa.org/job-opportunities-internship-listings/japanese-food-education-instructor-wa-shokuiku/ [https://usjetaa.org/job-opportunities-internship-listings/japanese-food-education-instructor-wa-shokuiku/] Contact: wa-shokuiku@tablefor2.org

Ep 018 JETAA-sphere: MIIS/JET alumni - Scott Pulizzi and Rebecca Guttentag

Did you know that as of September, 2022, there are 107 JET alumni who are also alumni of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS)?* And with good reason!  Listen to this interview with JET/MIIS alumni Scott Pulizzi and Rebecca Guttentag to learn more about the JET/MIIS connection.  Links: Professor Scott Pulizzi * https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottpulizzi/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottpulizzi/] * https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/people/scott-pulizzi [https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/people/scott-pulizzi] Rebecca Guttentag * https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-guttentag/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-guttentag/] MIIS - Middlebury Institute for International Studies at Monterey * https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/ [https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/] JET Scholarship for MIIS * go.miis.edu/jet [http://go.miis.edu/jet] And thanks to Jill Stoffers [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillstoffers/], Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships at MIIS, for her help with arrangements and logistics. *Source: Jill Stoffers [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillstoffers/] **************************** Special thanks to USJETAA and CLAIR for their support for the JETAA-sphere!

Ep 017 JETAA-sphere Mothra Storytelling Hour - SUCCESS

Our second installment in the submission-based Mothra Storytelling Hour, where JET alumni submit their stories related to the chosen theme. This episode we share the theme of SUCCESS. We'll hear some classroom stories, travel experiences, life accomplishments, and post - JET successes. Listen to our 7 submissions from fellow alumni! Hosted by Samantha Lastres (Tokyo 2017-21.)  Next episode's theme is ADVENTURE! Submit your stories here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19EN7eDcAlUB-dnbokFreI1EpcHkcZzIg?usp=sharing or by email: samanthalastres@gmail.com, stevenwaseda@gmail.com  Thanks to our submitters: Laura Egan (Miyagi 2015 - 2018), Joe Palermo (Gunma 1982-83), Scot Alprin (Aichi 1992-1995), Sarah Coomber (Yamaguchi 1994-96), Steven Horowitz (Aichi-ken, Kariya-shi, 1992-94), Anntanya Shair (Hyogo 2019-2022) www.anntanya.com [http://www.anntanya.com/], Scot Maupin (Hokkaido 2005-09) check out his podcast http://perfectshow.site/episodes/

Ep 016 JETAA-sphere: Interview with Nathalie Ng and Eden Law of JETAA International

In Episode 16, the JETAA-sphere interviews recently re-elected JETAA International [https://www.jetaainternational.org/] President Nathalie Ng [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalie-ng-7259a24b/] (Shizuoka-ken, 2010-11) of JETAA Singapore [https://www.facebook.com/jetaasingapore] as well as JETAA International Webmaster Eden Law [https://www.linkedin.com/in/edenlaw/] (Fukushima-ken, 2010-11) of JETAA New South Wales [http://www.jetaansw.org/] to learn all about what JETAA International is, what it does, and how it exists. We also get to learn more about JETAA Singapore and JETAA New South Wales as well as hear some good stories from Nathalie and Eden's JET days. Co-Hosts * Steven Horowitz [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenwaseda/] (Aichi-ken, 1992-94) * Ryan Hata [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhata/] (Tottori-ken, 2014-17) Organizations mentioned: * JETAA International [https://www.jetaainternational.org/] * JETAA International Advisory Board [https://www.jetaainternational.org/about-us] * JETAA International Executive Committee [https://www.jetaainternational.org/about-us] * List of all JETAA chapters worldwide [https://www.jetaainternational.org/jetaa-chapters] * List of Country Representatives (CRs) for JETAA in each country [https://www.jetaainternational.org/about-us] * JET30: JETAA International Meeting and Global Forum 2016 [https://www.jetaainternational.org/post/jetaa-international-meeting-and-global-forum-2016] * JETAA New South Wales [http://www.jetaansw.org/] * JETAA Singapore [https://www.facebook.com/jetaasingapore] * JETAA UK [https://www.jetaa.org.uk/] * Life After JET podcast by Eden Law [https://www.jetaainternational.org/after-jet-podcast] * JETAA Tokyo [https://www.facebook.com/groups/113283805361185/] * JETAA Western Japan [https://www.facebook.com/groups/JETAAWJ/] JET Alumni mentioned in this episode: * Olivia Clarke * Rose Tanasugarn * John Lucas * Andrew Massey - JETAA Canada CR and new JETAAI Vice-Chair * Lawrence Innis - JETAA Trinidad & Tobago * Matt Gillam, CLAIR NY * Xander Peterson * Mark Frey