Once You’re A JET, You’re A JET All The Way
Hello Hyogo-ites!
Just as I did last year in these very pages, I would like to encourage prospective returnees to join their local JET alumni chapter upon going home.
Through local chapter activities, former JETs are able to promote a broader and deeper understanding between Japan and their home country at the grassroots level by being engaged in various cultural and social activities. Each chapter offers different social, cultural and professional events.
As the Membership Development Chair of the New York chapter, I would like to extend an invitation to any JETs who are coming or returning to New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania. Visit our website, and like us on Facebook to see photos from our past events and information about upcoming events. You can also sign up for our newsletter by clicking “Join JETAANY†at the top of our homepage to keep abreast of any news, job postings, and upcoming events.
Aside from the many events we have, the JET alumni community is also a great support group. One of the ways to lessen the blow of reverse culture shock on your return home is by joining your local JET alumni chapter. We are told “Every Situation Is Different,†but we all have a shared experience that may be hard to explain to our friends and family back home. Being a part of the alumni network allows you a smoother transition back into your post-JET life whether or not you have clear goals of where you’d like to be professionally. Staying connected to JET through your local chapter helps to build the program for generations to come. With your involvement, the JET Alumni network will only continue to grow stronger.
Stay connected through the following websites!
NY Chapter: website and Facebook
Ann Chow (Hyogo ALT, 2007-2009)
Ann Chow is the Membership Development Chair of JETAANY (JET Alumni Association of New York) and served as the Editor of the Hyogo Times in 2008-2009.
