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G’day everyone! Welcome to our third consecutive (dubiously annual) installment of Unbeaten Paths, where we introduce incoming or recently arrived JETs to the wider Ehime community. For the other half of the incoming JET bios, please check out our May edition here.
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Welcome to the final part of the 2020/21 Unbeaten Paths, looking at our rural southern stretch of Nanyo!
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Welcome to Unbeaten Paths 2020/21 pt 2, covering the central region of Chuyo! Once again, thank you very much to everyone who took the time to submit their introductions, and if there are any incoming folks who would like to be included, I am always happy to add you in!
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Hey everyone! Welcome to our second annual consecutive Unbeaten Paths. Last time, we focused on a handful of incoming JETs from under-represented countries on the JET programme, talking about how they ended up coming here despite not having the same avenues to entry as British and American JETs. This year, I want to use Unbeaten Paths as a way for any incoming JET to introduce themselves to their community, considering how ridiculously long the delay has been.
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Introduction
When I first applied to JET, the question of “What sort of person becomes a JET?” was not at the forefront of my mind, but I certainly had an image. The image I had, of a young, straight out of university, genki American or British person, was certainly reinforced the sorts of people who appoint themselves representatives of the programme on social media.
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