Summer General Meeting: August 7th

 (Gyukaku)

Come join the NEJETAA General Meeting on Thursday, August 7th. It’s a great chance to get yakiniku and drinks with friends new and old! We’ll be meeting at Gyu-Kaku at 7pm. RSVP to Matt at Vicepres [at] nejetaa [dot] com or via our Facebook page here. 

Date: Thursday, August 7th

Time: 7:00pm  Location: Gyu-Kaku, 1002 Beacon St., Brookline, MA 02446

Getting there: St. Mary’s St Station Green Line/street parking available.

Host an adult intern from Japan this fall!

Here’s a fun opportunity passed along by former Ehime JET, Elizabeth: 

Host a multilingual adult intern from Japan this fall, or in the future!! LEX America, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization, is seeking host families in the Boston/Cambridge area. We have hosting opportunities around the year, but our immediate need is a host for an adult (mid-career) intern from Japan this fall. All LEX interns are tmultilingual, and are experienced hosts and travelers themselves. They are flexible and expect to simply participate as host families go about their regular routines. Interns spend at least 20 hours a week in the office. Host families receive a small stipend to offset the cost of extra food and utilities. This intern will come to the U.S. in Oct to the end of Nov. We are looking for hosts for as short as two weeks or as long as two months. If you would like to know more about this hosting opportunity of future opportunities, please e-mail info [at] lexlrf [dot] org or phone 617-354-1140. www.lexlrf.org.

Also please feel free to share this posting with others. Elizabeth Former JET, Ehime

Join the Consulate in RI this weekend at the Black Ships Festival

Celebrate The Summer Like They Do In Japan 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM • THE JAPANESE CONSULATE TENT

This weekend, on Saturday, July 19, the 31st Annual Black Ships Festival will be held in Newport, RI. The festival celebrates the arrival of Commodore Perry’s arrival in Japan and the historic beginning of the US-Japan relationship.  The Consulate General of Japan in Boston will have a booth there and could use some help putting on their activities. 

Join staff and volunteers from the Consulate General of Japan in Boston for summer festival fun. Celebrate the summer holiday of Tanabata by writing a wish on a paper streamer and hanging it from the bamboo branches. Kids can try their hand at typical summer festival games such as Yo-yo Tsuri (fishing for balloons) and other activities.

The Consulate General of Japan in Boston would like to invite NEJETAA members to either ride with them to Newport or meet them there to help.  It’s a nice afternoon spent in a park and volunteers can come and go from the booth, taking time to check out other festival activities.  Volunteers should contact Susan Gill at s [dot] gill [at] bz [dot] mofa [dot] go [dot] jp  or 617 973 9772 x122.