Hallo!<\/p>\n
March is a funny time in the JET schedule. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve said teary goodbyes to those graduating, but have yet to welcome a new batch of [hopefully] eager learners. Many of us may have a lot of extra time on our hands which can result in hours of Kanji study, applying for jobs back in the real world, or simply watching cute cat videos on Youtube. Winter is making a slow retreat north and one of the most celebrated seasons is on the horizon. I do, of course, mean sakura<\/i> season and the resulting hanami<\/i> festivities. Until the happy day when the blossoms come out pass the last few weeks of term away with a good book, a new project (notice my greeting? My NY resolution to study German WILL begin anew once I finish my marking\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6maybe) or get travel planning. If you haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t already, book something exciting in for Spring Vacation, Golden Week, or even summer! The yen is weak so why not spend it?!*<\/p>\n
In the meantime, have a browse of this month\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hyogo Times for inspiration and information. In view of the sumo tour arriving in Osaka in March, Claire is bringing us up to speed on the basics \u00e2\u20ac\u201c essential to pass muster with the sumo aficionado you will sit next to (offering them a drink or snack will get you a free lesson on the day though). Paige is sharing her experience of, and weeks of planning for, travelling in Vietnam. This month\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Miso Green is the first part of an inspiring man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s story of how he came to live an eco-friendly, sustainable lifestyle.\u00c2\u00a0 We also have our regulars in Current Affairs, the Kannon Pilgrimage, Where Are They Now? and much more.<\/p>\n
So sit back, embrace the calm of March before April\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new school year rush, and enjoy.<\/p>\n
Tsch\u00c3\u00bcss<\/em> until next month [two words \u00e2\u20ac\u201c look at me go!]<\/p>\n Char<\/p>\n *I am completely unqualified to give financial advice as I avoid looking at exchange rates at all costs [forgive the pun]. This is however an excellent excuse\/justification to give to concerned parents or colleagues when they gasp, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going on holiday AGAIN?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Apparently expanding cultural horizons doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t cut it anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hallo! March is a funny time in the JET schedule. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve said teary goodbyes to those graduating, but have yet to welcome a new batch of [hopefully] eager learners. Many of us may have a lot of extra time on our hands which can result in hours of Kanji study, applying for jobs back in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false},"categories":[278,392],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hyogoajet.net\/hyogotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3756"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hyogoajet.net\/hyogotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hyogoajet.net\/hyogotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hyogoajet.net\/hyogotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hyogoajet.net\/hyogotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hyogoajet.net\/hyogotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3756\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hyogoajet.net\/hyogotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hyogoajet.net\/hyogotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hyogoajet.net\/hyogotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}