Nov 14
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Kick off the holiday season and welcome back the recent JET returnees! Alumni of all generations are welcome to join us for a casual mingler at The Sitting Room in Queen Anne on Thursday, Nov. 29th from 8:30pm onward.
This event will immediately follow the Official Welcome Back Reception held by the Consulate-General of Japan. Please drink responsibly!
Nov 06
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皆様、今年もおせわになりました！Save the date to join us at The Box & Burger Eatery for the PNWJETAA Year-end Party in celebration of all the incredible events and activities we accomplished together. We could not have done it all without you! This event is open to all ages/family-friendly. All children under 10 are free with supervising adult.
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The Box is a lunch truck, restaurant, and catering company based in Kirkland, Washington specializing in creative, affordable, Asian fusion cuisine – https://theboxonwheels.com/
Gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options will be available.
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Early-bird Adult admission: $20.00 (until 12/08, SAT)
Normal Adult admission: $25.00 (12/09 to event date)
Burger or Plate (with side) + Non-alcoholic Beverage/person.
All menu “small bites” appetizers included. Desserts will be provided separately. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase separately.
RSVP via Google Form by 12/08, SAT for Early-bird Admission!
>> Sign up HERE <<
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Free parking at and around the restaurant.
Sep 29
Big DOMO to all who made Transitions 2018 a big success! We hope that you were able to gain valuable information to help you plan your next move, whether it’s finding a new job, considering an advanced degree or making new connections in the community!
Looking for employment?!? Visit our Career Opportunities Page often for updates!
New jobs just posted:
If you missed the event, check out our program notes (to be posted soon) and find out more about out Networking Partners via the Transition’s website!
Sep 06
Calling all JET Alumni, friends & nihonshoku aficionados! This month’s Happy Hour will be at Kozue, which describes itself as a “Sushi & Authentic Japanese Restaurant”! Let’s put our taste buds to work and see if their menu can conjure up that old natsukashii feeling! Hope to see you there & if we’re lucky some of the newly returned JETs will be able to find us and join in the festivities!
Address and directions can be found here.
Jul 11
Auf wiedersehen, goodbye!
It’s nearly time to for the next generation of JET Participants to take off from the Pacific Northwest! Come join your fellow alumni in sending off the 2018 JETs in style! 😎
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Location: Seatac Int’l Airport, near the Delta Airlines check-in counters (look for the PNWJETAA sign!)
Date/time: July 28th (Sat), 08:30 to approx. 11:00
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Come when you can and stay for however long you are able! We’ll be handing out some swag to the newbies, but feel free to also bring tissues, hugs, advice, snacks, and well-wishes!
We will be heading to Southcenter Mall afterwards for brunch at Din Tai Fung (approx. 11:00 onward). If you can’t make it to the send-off at the airport, stop by for some xiaolongbao and say hi! 😊
Jul 02
Come join us at our annual summer picnic and undokai. It’s on August 11th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Luther Burbank Park.
More information can be found on the event page: Summer Picnic Event
Fun, sun, food, games and friends! What a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
Jun 13
“Hey Ari, let’s take a bite out of hunger by leading the PNWJETAA Team for this year’s Walk for Rice! Did you know that PNWJETAA has been participating in this event for 20 years ?!? Wow!That’s over a century in dog years!”
Join PNWJETAA in fighting hunger in our community one step at a time at the 2018 Walk for Rice! Visit our PNW JET Alumni Association Team Page ( http://acrs.walkforrice.org/goto/2018-team-pnwjetaa) and register TODAY!
The Walk for Rice is one of the most visible public outreach activities that PNW JETAA supports during the year. This event is a lot of fun and it is a great way to make a positive and immediate impact within our community! Funds raised help provide sticky rice (the good stuff for making musubi!) & other culturally familiar groceries for the Asian Counseling and Referral Service Food Bank.
We also hope that some of the new 2018 JETs will join us, so it would be great to have a lot of JETAA members to answer questions and share advice with the new JETs, as they prepare for their new adventure in Japan!
Please lend your support to the PNW JET Alumni Association Team as either a runner, walker or team contributor! All JET alumni, 2018 JET Program participants, family members and friends are welcome to join our team – the more the merrier!
Calling all puppies & puppies at heart! To celebrate the YEAR OF THE DOG, we are inviting all of our team members to bring their well-behaved, canine companions to join our furry Co-Captains Ari and Yuki!
Event Details: (First timers are encouraged to check out the Walk for Rice FAQs page)
WHEN: Saturday, June 30th
WHERE: Seward Park (5902 Lake Washington Blvd. South / Seattle, WA 98118)
SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY:
8:00 AM – Check-In Booth Opens – just FYI, you can arrive later than 8 AM
9:30 AM – Team Photo (details will be sent to all team members)
10:00 AM – Walk Begins
QUESTIONS about our Walk for Rice Team? Contact Co-Captain Yuki at: walk4rice[at]pnwjetaa[dot]org Please note: Until Yuki’s paws become more proficient on the keyboard, her assistant Lynn will be responding to your messages on her behalf.
We’ll look forward to seeing you at Seward Park bright and early! Find us when you arrive!
Sincerely,
Ari The Dog (Senpai Co-Captian) & Yuki The Dog (Kohai Co-Captain)
Inviting all PNWJETAA alumni and 2018 New JET Program Participants (JETs) to join our annual Pizza JET-Together mixer!
Alumni – we need you to share your JET stories and advice with the newest members of the “JET Crew”, who have a lot of questions about the amazing year in Japan that awaits them! This traditional gathering will be a follow-up to the alumni led JET Training Session held on June 16th & 17th and allows the new JETs an opportunity to chat one-on-one with alumni and ask any questions they may have prior to their departure to Japan.
WHEN: June 30th from NOON – 2 PM
WHERE: Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington (JCCCW) – Dojo
1414 South Weller Street, Seattle, WA 98144
COST: $5 per person (cash preferred, but cards accepted at the door) – New 2018 JETs are FREE!
WHO: All PNW JET Alumni & 2018 JETs*
*PLEASE NOTE: The Pizza JET-Together although informal (T-shirts & jeans or shorts are A-OK!), this gathering is still considered a JET Program training focused event, thus we are limiting participation to PNWJETAA Members & 2018 JETs; however, JETAA and JET spouses are welcome to join at the $5 event price.
Please RSVP for the Pizza JET-Together by messaging our Organizer Extraordinaire Cheryl via Facebook here or by email to: Cheryl[at]pnwjetaa[dot]org.
Looking forward to seeing you at one or hopefully both events!!!
