RING DESCRIPTION: A ring related to life on the JET Program.
Please click one of the links below to enter the RingSurf Viewer. JOIN RING NOWMy Mother is a TractorLess than six months after chucking in his management job to take up teaching Nicholas Klar finds himself on a plane to Japan - ending up as a JET in Omi in the far reaches of inaka Niigata prefecture. Never one to be taken too seriously he spends two years far beyond the beaten tourist path in often carousing encounters with Elvis impersonators, love hotels, toilets, train schedules, cults, hostess girls, freezing weather, the local garbage-man and postal workers, plus an awful lot of drinking.
Combining humour, wonder and a good deal of eclectic research the author veritably crams his pages chock-full of tales of culture shock, humorous anecdotes and insights, reflections upon his own life and cultural baggage, strange facts, plus cultural incongruities and marvels. He inevitably falls in with a motley crew of acquaintances along the way and revealed are many of the personalities he encounters - both Japanese and foreigners.
My Mother is a Tractor is rollicking, fact-filled ride about Japan and the JET experience that will amuse and inform all - from Japanaholics to the merely curious.
Special Guest GaijinReflections and information on my wonderful year in Yamaguchi-ken, Japan.
Statement of AgreementOne year of Japan. In pictures.
JETing in KitakyushuOodles of stuff about the JET community and life in Kitakyushu City, with loads of teaching plans for you to unleash on your unsuspecting students!
A Little Snapshot of my Krazy Life in JapanCome visit Furukawa, the 3rd largest city in Miyagi. Full of random thoughts, pics, and links regarding the JET Program and life in Japan.
Lynne's site: experiences of a JETA personal site consisting primarily of a month-by-month account of two years on the JET Programme in Shiga-ken, Japan. Also contains assorted useful information for anyone planning a trip to Japan.
Getting it wrong in japanEmbarrasing tales of faux pas and alcohol from the only gay in the village (now of a=course a city) in Okayama.
The Funky DrummerWell written with superb photos, this blog focuses on outdoor life in Japan; snowboarding, skiing, camping and hiking, plus all the general weirdness that a JET experiences. Updated weekly.
Livin' la Vida TakaokaWhat started off as a story about two young, American college grads trying to get into JET has turned into the story of one JET and one non-JET Livin' La Vida Takaoka.
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