Last month we took a short break from “Where are they now?†to bring you information on what ALTs will be doing after they finished their JET experience. We are going to continue to break from the typical WATN section this issue to bring you information on those who are still with us in…
For the last year, with the help of various contacts, I have been reaching out to Hyogo JET alumni, pestering them about what they have been doing since finishing up on the JET programme. For me, it has been inspiring to learn about the career and life paths of our ALT contemporaries. [Alumni – if…
 This month former Hyogo Times editor, Australian born, Matthew Stott took the time to answer a few questions about his life since leaving Hyogo. Matt was based in Tarumi 2007 – 2010 when he worked at Akashi and Takatsuka Senio High Schools. 1)   What did you do immediately after leaving JET? My…
 This month we meet Scott Dixon from the USA who resided in Sasayama 2007 – 2010. What did you do immediately after leaving JET? Panicked. Then, after applying for just about every job possible, I stupidly booked a one-way ticket to New York and hoped for the best. Luckily, I landed a…
Where are they now? This month, alumnus Kevin Shannon from Ireland tells us about his 2007-2008 Hyogo experience when he worked ‘up north’ in Hamasaka and Kasumi, and how it has affected his life and work post JET. What did you do immediately after leaving JET? A lot of not very much really. I…
This month the Hyogo Times spoke to Brandon Kramer, a native of Virginia, US who has remained in Japan after spending 2006 – 2011 in Sasayama on JET. What did you hope to gain doing JET? Did you? I hoped to see things from a different perspective, try something new, learn a language, and…
Where are they now? In the January issue we featured three inspiring Hyogo alumni who are finding their feet immediately post-JET. This month, with the dreaded recontracting papers handed in, I thought it apt to think about the potential long-term effects of our time here. As such I spoke to my cousin Jane, from…
With the recontracting deadline looming ahead, I had a very good long chat with three of my closest friends from JET who left the programme last summer and are settling into their new lives back home. I think their respective experiences are important to share because they cover the main three situations those returning will…
 As interviewed by Arjan Tulsi. When were you in Hyogo and where were you placed? I was in Harima-cho from 2009-2012, teaching at Harima-Minami Senior High School. In my first year I also had a visit school one day a week (Kinjo High School – a night school in Akashi). What was your…