Monthly Archives: May 2012

I’ve been in touch with my predecessor in Taketa as well as been contacted on Facebook by JETs from Oita at large. It sounds like there’s a good community of foreign teachers there. I’ve also seen a video of my … Continue reading →

When I arrive in Taketa-shi in August it will not be my first time there. I spent most of 2008 living in Oita-shi, the capital city of Oita Prefecture, as an exchange student, and visited Taketa specifically to see its … Continue reading →

In August of this year, I will be moving to Taketa, Oita to start a new life as an English teacher for the JET program. This blog is intended as a place to document my adventures teaching in the Japanese … Continue reading →