JET Programme - January – March 08 Edition 3 January – March 08 Special Feature

GOOD MORNING, AOMORI! Three Months in a Glance Teri Smith () Fall is a beautiful time in Aomori. The leaves are changing, people are giving you free apples, the weather is generally great, and most of us have become comfortable with ourselves and our lives here. Those of us who worship at the altar of the snow gods are breathless in anticipation, and the plethora of three-day weekends leads to many mini-adventures for the travel-minded. I love this time of year, because I feel like the gap between old and new JET has closed, people have found their niches and activities to occupy themselves, and speaking Japanese (whatever your skill level) has become mundane. This is also a time when many of us frantically cram for the JLPT, leading to massive leaps in our Japanese abil- ity, and massive appreciation and respect from the people who have to interact with us on a daily basis.

Over the last three months, activities-wise, we had AJET’s Culture Day in Aomori City, which aside from being a free day off of work, is a good way to learn a bit about traditional Japanese (surprise, surprise...) Culture! Of course, being a Friday, we also all go out afterwards... my notable memories of Culture Day are that it wasn’t pouring down freezing rain like last year, and that you can make your own bar on Shinmachi quite easily. Plus, I might have painted a cute horse... After Culture Day, Everest of Apples threw its annual Halloween party-- this year, at Oldies Bar in . The Costume Contest in particular was a big success, with such diverse entrants as the Hamburglar, some Sushi, and The Big Naked Eyeball competing for your love. Miss Karen Retter, dressed as Sushi, took home the prize, suggesting that ALTs probably vote with their stomachs.

November, and the Mid-Year Conference brought us all back to Oldies again as we auctioned off some marginally decent meat in the How May We Service You? Auction to benefit E of A once again. Mid Year was notable in that due to snow and location, it was massively inconvenient for most of the prefecture to get to, but some lucky saps got two nights of hotel rooms out of their offices as a result. Several people also mentioned to me that they felt Mid Year this year was very helpful in giving feedback and suggestions to people who have been struggling a bit with their jobs, so big kudos to the present-

N a b e submitted by Chika Kubota ers Marti and Dee for that. Next was the Aomori Thanksgiving Extravaganza in Goshogawara, where my house was dirtied, massive amounts of food were consumed (as if by locusts...) and nearly six man was raised for the PEPY Ride Charity. For some reason my town has great pride in the fact that fifty or so gaijin came to Goshogawara to celebrate Thanksgiving, so CONTENTS good work, all of you. Tis the season to be jolly... Special Feature . . . . . 2 Finally, to start off December, many of us headed to and Sapporo to sit the JLPT, and though we won’t get the re- Christmas is just around the corner and the town is filled with a sults until February, congratulations to everyone who took it for having the commitment to waste all of a perfectly good Activities & Events . . . 3 festive atmosphere. Winter has finally come. It is true that winter Sunday in a big city taking a test that could have taken 3 hrs, max. Yay, annoying bureaucracy! 3rd Year Introductions. 4-6 in Aomori is freezing, but actually it can be hot. One of the rea- Now winter is upon us, and as we all shiver in our houses, plotting escapes to somewhere warm, I hope you have all had a JET Life ...... 7 sons is comforting ‘nabemono’ dinners. ‘Nabemono’ or ‘nabe’ is ridiculously awesome fall, and that you won’t forget to turn off your water when you go on vacation! a traditional way of cooking and eating in during the win- ALT Talk ...... 8 ter months. ‘Nabe’ is cooked at your dining table. You and your JAPAN Spotlights . . . . 9 friends sit around the pot and cook raw ingredients, such as veg-

National AJET/ etables, seafood, chicken and meat. It is really enjoyable to cook Getting Involved ...... 10 together. Popular ‘nabe’ dishes are Chanko-nabe, Yose-nabe, Kim- chee-nabe, Shabu-shabu, etc. You can find ready-made soup in a JET Talk ...... 11 supermarket nearby. Why not have a ‘nabe’ party this weekend? Remarks

2 January – March 08 Aomori Events GOOD MORNING, AOMORI! Introductions

Activities – events & festivals Mark Your Calendars! Once upon a time... 3rd Years!

Festival Name Location Dates Duration JULIA BEALE (Kuroishi) Towada Fuyu Monogatari Lake Towada Month of February 23-25 days Job Description: Drinking milk tea, writing important “To do” lists Lake Towada Winter Story and teaching high school students who address me as Julia Roberts. Favorite place in your city: Down by the river on the landslide Tsuruta Dog Sled Competition Tsuruta First weekend in February 1 day prevention concrete slabs. Fondest/ most embarrassing moment on JET: Getting my first Birdie on a Par 4 Hirosaki Snow Lantern Festival Hirosaki Second weekend in February 3-4 days dogleg to the right, scoring the winning goal for my basketball team at a tour- Hachinohe Enburi Matsuri Hachinohe Third weekend in February 3-4 days nament, playing in snow. In the summer, having the tennis kids yell my name and wave as I leave school. Eating a Jelly ice pack– I thought it was a sweet. Shimoda Swan Festival Shimoda First weekend in March 1 day Japanese word or phrase to describe you: “信じられない” Quote & Words of Advice: “Never miss a good chance to shut up.” Moya Hills Championship Aomori City First weekend in March 1 day

Noheji Matsuri Third weekend in March 1 day BRIAN ELSTEIN (Tsugaru City) Job Description: One Shot ALT Favorite place in your city: By friend’s little pottery studio, しくろ庵 Fondest/ most embarrassing moment on JET: Having my English spelling Work Event Schedule on the chalk board corrected in class by my JTE (several times). Japanese word or phrase to describe you: “のたりん（津軽弁)” FEBRUARY 8 Deadline for Re-Contracting Applications Quote & Words of Advice: Be careful when shaking hands with drunken FEBRUARY 14 Distribution of Re-Contracting Confirmation Form Japanese men because they are likely to give you a pat below the belt instead. Trust me I know.

Getting Involved

(Goshogawara) This year’s Aomori JET Yearbook is beginning to be assembled, so if you’d like to contribute anything, ERIN WIGHT Job Description: ALT (SHS for two years, JHS and elementary for one year) please feel free to send it to [email protected]. Later on I will be hassling the lot of you for Favorite place in your city: Well, besides Wednesday nights with my beloved personal information, but at the moment I’m taking whatever you care to send me. Talented photographers, eikaiwa class, I rather enjoy spending time at Italian Tomato Jr, Doutour, or send me your awesome shots, experiencers of hilarious stories, please submit those, and whatever else the classy izakaya Denn (check out Chris Hainge’s enjoytsugaru.com for info strikes your fancy. I won’t promise to include everything, but if you send it to me now, it will have a bet- on Denn!). ter chance than if you send it to me in the spring when I’m trying to get the whole thing together. Also, Fondest/ most embarrassing moment on JET: Ha ha, no way would I say any- people who send me their flickr (etc.) account names are more likely to get their pictures in the yearbook, thing REALLY embarrassing. But one time I was in my car taking a nap during obviously. So send ‘em in, folks! –Teri Smith lunch break at my JHS. I set my watch alarm for 1:00 - A.M., not P.M.! I woke to my JTE knocking on my window - class had started 10 minutes ago!! ~_~ Japanese word or phrase to describe you: Mottainai! Living while always keeping the environment in mind is very important to me. Quote & Words of Advice: Ummm... I don’t know... How about this “You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friend’s nose.” Oh, and this “A person who thinks by the inch and talks by the yard deserves to be kicked by the foot!” ^_^

3 4 January – March 08 Introductions GOOD MORNING, AOMORI! Introductions

ERIN SANDSTROM aka OASTERS (Hachinohe) MARK MONTGOMERY (Onoe) Job Description: ALT (Hachinohe High School and others) Job Description: Foreigner in the classroom Favorite place in your city: Either downtown or my school’s campus (spring Favorite place in your city: The path beside the river and fall are absolutely spectacular) Fondest/ most embarrassing moment on JET: Any of the adventures I have had Fondest/ most embarrassing moment on JET: Going to a ramen shop with can go here. Too many to name. Snowboarding/cycling were always great. some of my kyudo members and spending the whole afternoon enjoying our- Japanese word or phrase to describe you: 花巻道の駅が大好き. selves. Most embarrassing just a moment ago, when I wasn’t paying attention Quote & Words of Advice: Study Japanese, make friends, be nice. to what I was doing as I was thinking hard about my answer. Without looking, I grabbed one of my vending machine drinks(they were the same color in my parifial vision) and shaking it thinking it was the jelly filled one, it came to my suprise when I opened it to find it to be soda... well if that wasn’t stupid enough I don’t know what is... Japanese word or phrase to describe you: genki crazy gaijin CARLO JULIAN (Shichinohe) Quote & Words of Advice: Look before you shake... >_> Job Description: ALT Favorite place in your city: Mikansei, my apartment Fondest/ most embarrassing moment on JET: ALY WOOLFREY (Shariki) ME: Oh, I love it! I can’t believe you went out of your way to send this to me. Job Description: ALT HER: It’s not for you. Favorite place in your city: The farming road behind my neighborhood where Japanese word or phrase to describe you: I go biking - it’s so beautiful! “不眠症患者” [ふみんしょう・かんじゃ] Fondest/ most embarrassing moment on JET: On one of my first elementary Quote & Words of Advice: Speak to your students sincerely. Trust me I know. school visits, I was doing my self-introduction, and part of it involved some of my newly-learned Japanese words. I meant to say, “When Americans greet each other for the first time, they don’t bow - they greet each other with a handshake!” But what actually came out was “When Americans greet each SHANE MENZA (Mutsu) other for the first time, they don’t bow - they greet each other with a sneeze!” Job Description: ALT Japanese word or phrase to describe you: ・・・あれ？ Favorite place in your city: Mt. Kamafuse Quote & Words of Advice: The most important thing in life is to explore. Fondest/ most embarrassing moment on JET: Hitting the road with friends Explore yourself. Explore the world. Explore the little things that make Japanese word or phrase to describe you: “馬鹿外人” the place where you live special. Quote & Words of Advice: “Ret’s enjoying Aomori!”

TRAVIS HARPER (Oma) Job Description: Ohma High School’s OC1 Favorite place in your city: It’s a toss-up between the gazebo at the Ohma Seaside Cattle Park, and the main shrine downtown. Fondest/ most embarrassing moment on JET: The Santa Hat Fiasco of 2005. JASON JOHNSON (Fukuchi) Japanese word or phrase to describe you: まじめ (majime), しつこい (shit- Job Description: 2 Jr. High and 3 Elementary schools sukoi), and the 出る杭 (deru kui). I’ve so far only been called the first one Favorite place in your city: Pool or pasta cafe to my face. ^_^ Fondest/ most embarrassing moment on JET: Summer cycling. Quote & Words of Advice: “Sometimes it’s easier to ask forgiveness than per- Late and underdressed to a mayor attended party mission.” Especially in Japan, heh. Do your best to do your job in good faith, Japanese word or phrase to describe you: JLPT be open and friendly, know and stick to your limits (alcohol, moral, and other- Quote & Words of Advice: “Have a fun!” quoted by a really nice lady wise) and above all, be yourself. You weren’t hired to “become Japanese”. in my town.

Other 3rd years are: Karina Pearce (Aomori City), Allison Reed (Kanagi), Qedile Mthembu (Hachinohe), James (Eric) Clark (Shiura), Kristen (Becky) Koob (), Matthew Cosnett (Nanbu), Anna Irwin (Sannohe), Eric Draper (Shichinohe), Andrey Novgorodsky (Aomori), Reece Brown (Itayanagi) 5 6 January – March 08 JET Life GOOD MORNING, AOMORI! JAPAN Spotlights

Wicked Winter Wonderland Kevin Tang (Tsuruta) NARA Olivier (CIR in Nara) The Country of Ancient Japan: Yamamoto

Before you even arrived you might have heard tales of the sick snowfall that Aomori gets. You probably said to your- Nara is home to centuries of historical relics, heaps of temples and shrines, and many legends as well. Nara was once self, it’s impossible. And then, you get the Aomori Rough Guide and lo and behold, it’s true. It’s all true. But seeing known as Yamato, the country of ancient Japan, before war lords united the different clan territories into the country with your own eyes is believing. The err-mm...veterans of Aomori will spin fantastic tales of winters past when the of Japan. Today, Nara is the name of both the prefecture and its main city, located to the north of it. It is easy to get conditions on both Hakkoda and Ajigasawa were so unbelievably amazing that you’ll soil yourself. to Nara from either Kyoto or Osaka. The ride takes about 45 minutes using JR or Kintetsu lines (the local private train company). The must-see of Nara are for the most part located in Nara City. Will this Winter season match or dare we hope, out-do the Winters of 2004 and 2005? After a rather mild Winter of 2006, I certainly do hope so. Not that last year was bad. I mean Hakkoda was closed down for the 1st time in 40 1 years due to a crazy snow storm. They are: What can you expect during the winter months here? Let’s see...great runs on “unofficial” courses at Hakkoda (and don’t go alone), expect horrible visibility (there will be rare blue sky days though) up there and wear one less 1 Todaiji, the biggest wooden structure in the world with a giant bronze layer, you’ll sweat like a pig ‘coz it’s a lot of work; Aji Ski Resort where there’s a good mix of easy and challenging Buddha inside. courses, not to mention night-skiing; leave Aomori-ken from time to time and check out Sapporo’s Yuki Matsuri in mid-February (avoid the crowds and go a week earlier); Niseko, some call this place the best powder skiing in all 2 Koufukuji, with its 5 stories pagoda and its famous statue of God Ashura of Japan (it’s up in Hokkaido, so make a trip of it and hit Sapporo after, before-- it doesn’t matter); if you want 2 to stay on the mainland and have gotten sick of Hakkoda (?!) or Aji, Appi is not far from Aomori (about a 2 hour 3 Kasuga Taisha, one of the biggest and most beautiful Shinto Shrines drive), and offers some great runs. in Japan.

What else? Digging your car out of the snow is always a great workout. Ah, if you can’t make it out to Sapporo (well All of these are designated heritage sites by UNESCO. Nara has two more sites worth the trip), you can see smaller, much less impressive yuki matsuris in Hirosaki and Towada. Oh, very important like that, located further south from Nara city: tip, fill up your kerosene tank by mid-December, it should last you most of the winter. You won’t be happy when it runs out and the road leading up to your place is unplowed. Your paper-thin walls will make your place feel like it’s 4 Houryuji, the oldest wooden structure in the world, and temple founded colder than what’s outside. 3 by Shotoku himself (he is the one who made Buddhism the religion of state)

5 Kii mountain range, the pilgrimage routes whose scenery and temples are simply stunning.

4 In 2010, Nara will celebrate 1300 years since its establishment as capital of Japan. Many events are planned for the occasion, and the former imperial palace hall (a massive building made of wood) is being rebuilt as an exact copy of the original from 1300 years ago.

Nara is also home to the very first capital of Japan, before it was actually con- sidered a country, the Fujiwara capital. The Asuka area is supposedly where 5 this capital was located, laid down between the Yamato sanzan (3 yamato mountains) and is a beautiful scenic area to discover. For those of you more interested in legends of ancient Japan, this is the area to go to, as Kashihara Jingu, the last home of legendary emperor Jinmu (Founder of Japan) is lo- cated there, among many other legendary places. Let’s enjoy seeing Japan!

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NARA Olivier (CIR in Nara) First 3 weeks in Japan: Slippers Toby Walrod (Mutsu) National AJET Announcement? Claire (AJET President) The Country of Ancient Japan: Yamamoto Hello folks, They weren’t kidding in my pre-departure handbook when they said that having all the right pairs of shoes for the right Nara is home to centuries of historical relics, heaps of temples and shrines, and many legends as well. Nara was once circumstances can be an art form. Lots of places here require you to have indoor shoes, as distinguished from the known as Yamato, the country of ancient Japan, before war lords united the different clan territories into the country Let’s start with the next event, the “It’s lonely in the forest” Ski weekend outdoor shoes that you entered with. of Japan. Today, Nara is the name of both the prefecture and its main city, located to the north of it. It is easy to get which shall be in late January / early February. We are planning to have it at to Nara from either Kyoto or Osaka. The ride takes about 45 minutes using JR or Kintetsu lines (the local private train the cabins at Moya Hills, which is situated on easy, gentle slopes, excellent In a place such as the Jr. High School, where one is expected to have at least these 2 types of shoes, they have a dual company). The must-see of Nara are for the most part located in Nara City. for beginners. Or, for those more advanced and adventurous the cabins are ledge system at the entry way. It appears that the rules are: also very close to the Hakkoda ski resort, which is a great - exciting - skiing 1 - boarding - romping ground! 1. Outdoor shoes must never touch the upper ledge. They are: 2. Indoor shoes must never touch the lower ledge. We are also bringing about our new website. This will contain various useful 3. Socks should not touch either ledge, and must never touch the lower ledge, but can touch the upper ledge if you are information about upcoming events, travel news, video links etc. What videos 1 Todaiji, the biggest wooden structure in the world with a giant bronze not so adept at the shoe-changing procedure (The Japanese are highly adept at this and can literally just stand facing NAJET Calendar & Events you ask? Well, we are currently working on some footage taken last year of Buddha inside. the upper ledge, then step out of their outdoor shoes and into the indoor shoes without bending over or touching any- lessons taught by ALTs and their teachers, to get some video examples of new thing shoe-related with their hands.). December Opinion Exchange with MEXT and CLAIR and interesting lesson plans. All of this should be up and running soon. 2 Koufukuji, with its 5 stories pagoda and its famous statue of God Ashura 2 If you just think through that alone, you can probably surmise that issues are brewing, but the unfortunate reality is May Opinion Exchange These are the kind of things that Aomori AJET does. We organise events spread 3 Kasuga Taisha, one of the biggest and most beautiful Shinto Shrines that the party’s just beginning. with MEXT and CLAIR out over the year and bring folks together to have fun and try new things. We in Japan. Re-contracting Conference also lend a hand to the PAs; helping at events and with other JET-related I was lucky enough that when I first got to the Jr. High, my shoe locker was already clearly labeled: TOBIN Wairod. in Tokyo and Kobe projects. Early next year we will be announcing our retirement and will be All of these are designated heritage sites by UNESCO. Nara has two more sites However, if like me, one is unprepared for this perfectly obvious local custom – not to be concerned. They will gladly looking for a new AJET council to govern these lands. If you would like to have like that, located further south from Nara city: and hospitably supply you with a pair of generic slippers, probably manufactured in the southeast end of China, and Returner’s Conference in Yokohama a go, have new ideas for events or generally like being bossy, keep an ear open designed to fit a 12-year old girl. Of course the inhabitants of the area slip in and out of these things like they are around January time for details of electoral nominations. –Keep warm. 4 Houryuji, the oldest wooden structure in the world, and temple founded butter, but for the average-sized North American, this footwear can present itself as a challenge – not unconquerable, 3 by Shotoku himself (he is the one who made Buddhism the religion but significant nonetheless. of state) Happy Birthday JETs! Should you find yourself in this predicament, pay no attention to the quizzical stares from the gathering group of 5 Kii mountain range, the pilgrimage routes whose scenery and temples onlookers as you hop about on one foot trying to wrestle anywhere between 3 and 4.5 toes into each individual foot JANUARY are simply stunning. covering. The feeling of elation one gets from successfully passing this first test quickly dissipates, and the challenge 10 Tina Wang intensifies with the disappointing realization that one now has to move about and fake a semi-conventional walking mo- 12 Becky Koob tion in order to get from point A to point B, as was the purpose of translating from shoes to slippers in the first place. Luke Elliot FEBRUARY 4 In 2010, Nara will celebrate 1300 years since its establishment as capital of Japan. Many events are planned for the occasion, and the former imperial As one is nearing the top of any given flight of stairs, it is likely that the tiny moccasins will decide that, though the 14 Michelle Nguyen 4 Walker Bassett palace hall (a massive building made of wood) is being rebuilt as an exact metatarsal wedge you engineered from the earlier jig will leave a red mark on your foot for weeks, the friction quotient 16 Ivan Sanchez 8 Joseph Colistro copy of the original from 1300 years ago. that it creates is somehow insufficient to maintain the half-shoe in it’s proper place, and due to the air pressure from 17 Courtney Hearon 10 Seamus Couch the suction built up around the interaction between dress sock and fake leather, it will seize the opportunity to jettison Nara is also home to the very first capital of Japan, before it was actually con- through the open slats between the stairs, and ungracefully descend to a considerably lower level. Refer to the section 19 Richard Dewey 18 Claire Brown MARCH sidered a country, the Fujiwara capital. The Asuka area is supposedly where about paying no attention to quizzical stares as you hasten to remedy the situation, now in stocking feet, and though 20 JoAnn Cho 20 Darrin Cox 7 Lindsey Kimura 5 this capital was located, laid down between the Yamato sanzan (3 yamato looking foolish, actually feeling a little more comfortable for a minute or two. Eric Chan 22 David Crawford 21 Amy Mattie mountains) and is a beautiful scenic area to discover. For those of you more Erin Sandstrom 8 Jared Dano interested in legends of ancient Japan, this is the area to go to, as Kashihara But that is all speaking hypothetically of course. 23 Crystal Green 10 Phil Crowe Jingu, the last home of legendary emperor Jinmu (Founder of Japan) is lo- cated there, among many other legendary places. Let’s enjoy seeing Japan! 24 Julia Beale 16 Anna Irwin 28 Travis Emery 25 Qedile Mthembu 8 9 10 January – March 08 JET Talk- Messages to JETs January – March 08 Reminders

Some things to keep in mind! CIR Corner – Tsuruta CIR Jenny Stainton (Tsuruta) Over the next couple of months, there are unlimited opportunities get involved in the JET com- As a CIR in Tsuruta, a small town on the Tsugaru side of Aomori, a large munity and listed contacts below are just a few of them. If you find something you like, please e-mail the part of my job involves teaching English at local elementary schools and kinder- contacts listed below and they will give you more details. We hope you can enjoy and make the most out of gartens. In other words, I spend roughly 15 hours a week trying to teach ‘my name your time here in Japan and Aomori! is…’ to three year olds who don’t actually know their own names yet! Besides the joys of teaching, though, I spend my time on such tasks as the occasional trans- • Check out the new website at www.aomoriajet.net for lesson plans, videos, past yearbooks, etc. lation assignment and adult eikaiwa classes, as well as a monthly article for the Contact Charlie at [email protected] if you have articles, suggestions, or ideas. local newsletter. • During the AJET ski weekend at Moya, there will be a brainstorming meeting about Group Leaders for next Possibly the part of my job that I’ve found to be the most varied and interesting, year. Anyone interested, please come! More details will come out at a later date. however, is the part that I had never had a chance to try my hand at before coming Contact Mar ti at [email protected] for more details. to Aomori: planning and running a whole range of events from Earth Day to Hal- loween to Christmas. While most of these events are aimed at children, without • JET Excursions and leaders: We will be traveling around the ken/country and are looking for people in- doubt the most unique of Tsuruta’s events is one that is aimed specifically at terested in being on the planning team and/or exploring with us. Make the most out of Aomori and Japan!! adults. How many of you have heard of the ‘Tsugaru-ben Taikai’? It is a contest Join some of the Aomori JET excursions! Contact Bec at [email protected] for more details. for non-native speakers to show off their talent for the Tsugaru dialect. The Taikai has been going for eleven years now and it seems to just keep on getting more • The Aomori Book Committee will have its first meeting for revamping the Rough Guide into a book-like popular each year. Start practicing your Tsugaru-ben now because the next Taikai form. If anyone else is interested in participating and leaving a legacy behind, has been set for June 2008! contact Marti Deyo at [email protected] for more information.

• The beginning of the New Year will also bring along a great time to learn some new crafts and skills. Craft weekends including pottery, stained glass, and crocheting will start to take shape with the first crotcheting / knitting gathering in January. Contact Michelle Nguyen at [email protected] for more details...... Teacher’s Talk Ms. Chika Kubota (Aomori Education Center) Contribute to the next Good Morning, Aomori! newsletter! Send articles, drawings, and photographs to Marti Deyo at [email protected] or Hello everyone! How’s your exploration of Aomori going? I hope it’s been great. JoAnn Cho at [email protected]. We’d like to hear all about your adventures in the blue forest! Today I would like to talk about my experiences working with ALTs. As a high school teacher, I team-taught with ALTs. My students and I really enjoyed the team-taught lessons. I still remember their smiling faces and laughter in class! January – March 08 But perhaps what I remember the most from my teaching experiences is the mutual ex- change of opinions, ideas and feelings. We talked about many things, from lesson plan- GOOD MORNING, AOMORI! JET Programme – Aomori ning to hobbies and other interests. When we were faced with some problems, we went out for dinner and talked in a more casual, relaxing setting (I’m sure this will work! So, Editor if you get stuck in working out there, please try it. You might discover different aspects MARTI DEYO of your JTE.). By communicating, we got to know each other better and worked better as a team to complement each other. Layout Designer JOANN CHO Successful team-teaching is based on good human relationships between team-teach- Contributors ing partners. Please discuss everything openly and honestly with your colleagues, and AOMORI JET and COMMUNITY in a respectful way. Good luck with your teaching career in Aomori!

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