Finally, but not least, we have our Chuyo folks! You may have met some or all of them - I see you social butterflies ;) - during our conference last…

We got some A-listers glamming up our princess prefecture (seriously, the kanji in Ehime 愛媛 are ‘love’ and ‘princess’). Let’s welcome our new JETs in the Nanyo and Toyo A…

The weather is finally getting around to the chilly side of autumn. It's just about time to bring out the good ole kotatsu and electric heaters and mountains of blankets.…

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G’day everyone! Finally, here’s our beloved small town newcomers in the Inaka heart of Ehime, Nanyo! This isn’t just the final Unbeaten Paths for this year, but assuming there is no surprise flood of Ehime JETs between now and April 2023, this will be the last Unbeaten Paths that I (Jordan) will be running. This is the 12th entry in the series, and I’m so incredibly blown away each year by how many people are willing to take the time to write up an introduction to put out into the world, saying hello to the other JETs in Ehime. What started 3 years ago as a simple project to allow JETs from smaller participating countries to talk about how they became interested in JET without the networks that US, American and Canadian JETs have has turned into a project that occupies a spot on my calendar every year (or several spots, thanks to the odd arrival patterns COVID forced on us). During COVID, where events are often difficult to justify, it has been a wonderful way for me, and hopefully others, to learn a little about the other JETs who aren’t that far away.

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G’day everyone! Took a bit longer to put together than I was expecting, but here’s the new cohort of the Chuyo JETs for summer 2022! For anyone who missed the deadline but wants to be included, please let me know and I’ll add you in!

Edited by Jordan Rocke

Welcome to the after-summer 2022 Unbeaten Paths! For those who are new to the premise, this is a set of introductions, divided by region, of the new JETs in our community! There’s no obligation to write an introduction, so this isn’t an exhaustive list of all the new folks, but I’m always really glad of how many people do take the time out of their day to put an introduction together. If you are a new JET who missed out and would like to be included , please reach out at themikanblog@gmail.com and I can add you in!

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G’day everyone! Here’s part 2 of the roundup of 2020/21 JETs who haven’t had a chance to introduce themselves previously. If you’re looking for the Chuyo and Toyo folks, you can find them here!