Guest Post on Getting a Japanese Driver’s License
Dana Anderson, a fantastic ALT in Fukui, put this PDF together and kindly shared it with us. Though the office…
A long distance view of the JET experience
When our son received the letter of acceptance for JET we were suitably impressed both with his achievement and…
Children
Recently, at a family wedding, I was very distressed to find out that my year and a bit worth of…
Don’t Go There
I’ve done a few programmes like JET now; stuff where you’re in an unfamiliar environment, working in exotic locales (or,…
Sh_tting Yourself: A Tale of Hospital Discovery
Despite being accident prone for most of my life, I have done an astounding job of avoiding hospital stays. While…
The Disappointments and Pleasures of a New JET Arrival
Day 1 – 14:00 I was expecting a beautiful young woman in a maid costume. But…
Brexits and Broomsticks
I’m from the UK. Scratch that, I’m from England- I think I need to unlearn to say ‘The UK’ or…
On Leaving
As I head into my final two months of living in Japan, I continue to panic. I…
Arbitrary
Education is arbitrary: what we learn is arbitrary; how we learn is arbitrary; whether we learn is arbitrary. This…