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From July, 1999 until July, 2001 I was an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Saga Prefecture, Japan. This came about through something called the JET Program, a program administered by the Japanese government which allows basically anyone with the inclination and a college degree to come to Japan and teach English in the state-run schools. I taught at the high school level, and over the course of two years visited six different schools, each very distinct. This web page and the links contained tries to be a compendium of my years in Japan. Enjoy! PhotosPhotos are (somewhat) arranged by date:
Photos from 2000 Photos from 2001 StoriesSome of these are definitely better than others. In semi-chronological order, stories include: a trip to Yakushima, which is a UNESCO world heritage area; a commentary on cleaning time; my winter 2000 trip to Thailand and Cambodia; a September 2000 trip to Shikoku, the May 2000 Kobe conference; the weekend that followed; my May 2000 trip to Thailand; one week of my life as a JET, a visit to a local shrine to view the plum blossoms, a February 2000 trip to Korea (written by Kim), a quick take on Aso, a christmas trip to Kyoto, Nara and Osaka; my visit to Tosu, my Thanksgiving weekend; horseback archery (called Yabusame), a trip to kagoshima, and some explanations of Sports Days. The first story I wrote was about an interesting week in September, 1999.
News and LinksRecent news stories may be found on my local news page. If you have comments or suggestions, please email them to me. My massive Computing In Japan document may be found here. |