QUEBEC
Steve Busby | President
Steve was one of the lucky few to have taught in Tokyo, the sprawling capital of Japan, from 2018-2020. He taught in a combined junior/senior high school and participated in the school's "Super Science High School" program, which looked at science-based topics in English. His trip to Japan was made most memorable by his becoming Christian through a small local Japanese church in Nakano ward. He spent his time helping the Tenmon kyoukai pastor, WWOOFing in a few different prefectures, and spending time with the people in his sharehouse (this is noteworthy since he was in Tokyo through the beginnings of the Coronavirus pandemic.)
Steve was one of the lucky few to have taught in Tokyo, the sprawling capital of Japan, from 2018-2020. He taught in a combined junior/senior high school and participated in the school's "Super Science High School" program, which looked at science-based topics in English. His trip to Japan was made most memorable by his becoming Christian through a small local Japanese church in Nakano ward. He spent his time helping the Tenmon kyoukai pastor, WWOOFing in a few different prefectures, and spending time with the people in his sharehouse (this is noteworthy since he was in Tokyo through the beginnings of the Coronavirus pandemic.)
Catherine Lapointe | Vice-President
Catherine was an English Language Teacher in Miyagi prefecture for four years, from 2010 to 2014. She taught at a junior high school, an elementary school and participated in local English classes. She was there during the tsunami and earthquake in 2011. During her free time she enjoyed visiting onsen, temples and shrines, hiking, carrying mikoshi, yosakoi, togei, and muddling through the local dialect.
Catherine was an English Language Teacher in Miyagi prefecture for four years, from 2010 to 2014. She taught at a junior high school, an elementary school and participated in local English classes. She was there during the tsunami and earthquake in 2011. During her free time she enjoyed visiting onsen, temples and shrines, hiking, carrying mikoshi, yosakoi, togei, and muddling through the local dialect.
Mimmy Shen | Treasurer
Mimmy was a CIR in Tokyo from 2016 to 2020. She worked at the City Office, helping to promote her little corner of Eastern Tokyo to the outside world, while also striving to increase inter-cultural understanding and awareness among the local community. Some highlights from her time in Japan include starting a culture day programme for the city kindergartens, interviewing dozens of small businesses for web articles, and helping to bridge the local non-Japanese community with city officials through Universal Design Urban Development workshops. After 4 years in Tokyo, she is proud to say that she no longer gets lost inside Shinjuku Station all the time.
Mimmy was a CIR in Tokyo from 2016 to 2020. She worked at the City Office, helping to promote her little corner of Eastern Tokyo to the outside world, while also striving to increase inter-cultural understanding and awareness among the local community. Some highlights from her time in Japan include starting a culture day programme for the city kindergartens, interviewing dozens of small businesses for web articles, and helping to bridge the local non-Japanese community with city officials through Universal Design Urban Development workshops. After 4 years in Tokyo, she is proud to say that she no longer gets lost inside Shinjuku Station all the time.
Charles-Olivier Harbour | Social Media Coordinator
Charles-Olivier was an ALT from 2019 to 2021 in the small town of Susaki in Kochi prefecture. There he taught at a comprehensive senior high school. During his free time, he enjoyed hiking, visiting onsen, playing taiko and learning about the local culture. His stay in Japan was made most memorable by the events he had the chance to part-take in such as a volunteer musical production and two taiko concerts.
Charles-Olivier was an ALT from 2019 to 2021 in the small town of Susaki in Kochi prefecture. There he taught at a comprehensive senior high school. During his free time, he enjoyed hiking, visiting onsen, playing taiko and learning about the local culture. His stay in Japan was made most memorable by the events he had the chance to part-take in such as a volunteer musical production and two taiko concerts.
ATLANTIC PROVINCES
Megan Jones | Sub-chapter Representative
Megan was an ALT in rural Yamagata prefecture for two years, from 2017 to 2019. She taught at two senior high schools and spent most of her weekends exploring the Tohoku region and climbing its many mountains. In her free time, she also enjoyed organizing social events for her fellow JETs as their RA, cooking takoyaki, playing video games and attending every local festival she could find. Originally from Melbourne Australia, Megan joined us here in Atlantic Canada as our resident Aussie after leaving Japan in 2019.
Megan was an ALT in rural Yamagata prefecture for two years, from 2017 to 2019. She taught at two senior high schools and spent most of her weekends exploring the Tohoku region and climbing its many mountains. In her free time, she also enjoyed organizing social events for her fellow JETs as their RA, cooking takoyaki, playing video games and attending every local festival she could find. Originally from Melbourne Australia, Megan joined us here in Atlantic Canada as our resident Aussie after leaving Japan in 2019.
Gina Whitehead | Sub-chapter Vice-Representative
Gina was an ALT from 2010 to 2012 in the small coastal town of Sanpoku in northern Niigata prefecture. There she taught at a junior high school, two elementary schools and two kindergartens. She spent the majority of her weekends traveling up and down Niigata rehearsing and performing with an ALT-led charity musical group that raised money to build schools in Papua New Guinea and for the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Other likes included: mastering the art of okonomiyaki, doing Yosakoi, and rice harvesting.
Gina was an ALT from 2010 to 2012 in the small coastal town of Sanpoku in northern Niigata prefecture. There she taught at a junior high school, two elementary schools and two kindergartens. She spent the majority of her weekends traveling up and down Niigata rehearsing and performing with an ALT-led charity musical group that raised money to build schools in Papua New Guinea and for the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Other likes included: mastering the art of okonomiyaki, doing Yosakoi, and rice harvesting.
Alex Lacusta | Sub-chapter Treasurer
Alex was a senior high school ALT in rural Yamagata prefecture from 2017 to 2019. During his time in Japan, he enjoyed festival food, climbing Yamagata’s never-ending mountains and coaching his students to speech contest domination (he attended the Tohoku regional speech contest twice). Alex is passionate about video games and always ready for an adventure.
Alex was a senior high school ALT in rural Yamagata prefecture from 2017 to 2019. During his time in Japan, he enjoyed festival food, climbing Yamagata’s never-ending mountains and coaching his students to speech contest domination (he attended the Tohoku regional speech contest twice). Alex is passionate about video games and always ready for an adventure.
WE WOULD LOVE YOUR HELP!
If you are a member of JETAAQA and would like to volunteer for the Executive Committee, please get in touch with us!
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