Newsletter: February 2024
We are cruising through February. Even though it is the shortest month of the year, we are cramming lots of events into a short span! Hopefully we can see you out there this month.
Upcoming Activities
Shinnenkai
Don't miss out on the joyous atmosphere and the chance to reconnect with familiar faces while making new connections. Join us in making this Shinnenkai a memorable occasion for all!
What: Join us for our annual Shinnenkai to ring in the New Year!
When: Saturday, February 24, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Where: First United Baptist Church of Denver 1373 Grant St. Denver, 80203
*Ample free parking is available*
Cost:
Guests ages 13 and up: $20
Children ages 2-12: $5
Children under 2: Free
Consulate-General's Returnees' Reception
For the first time in some years the Consulate-General of Denver will be hosting recently returned JETs at his residence for a reception.
This is a great opportunity to meet some recent returnees and welcome them into/back to the community.
When: Evening, Friday, March 1st, 2024
More details to come. If interested, please fill out the Google form below.
There are some spots open to the community, but spaces are extremely limited!
All-Chapter Winter Getaway
The Winter Getaway to Keystone is just around the corner!
For locals we've added a Sunday Dinner Ticket on the Eventbrite!
Come up for a day trip - the ticket will allow you access to the mountain house and cover your dinner too!
We still have just a few twin beds as well as the king master bedroom available if you want to join us for the entire weekend.
Ticket sales for the bedrooms close on February 11th.
Community Activities
Japanese Self-Study in Denver
Did you know that there’s not one but TWO meetups for practicing Japanese with fellow Japanese learners in the Denver area? Allow us to introduce each one:
The Japan America Society of Colorado (JASC) - JASC hosts this bi-weekly gathering for native and non-native Japanese speakers to use their language skills in a relaxed space. If you don't use it, you lose it! Don’t miss the two upcoming dates:
When: February 17 and March 2nd @ 10:00 AM
Where: Edgewater Public Market
More Info: Click here for additional information.
Japanese Self Study Group — If you’re interested in getting out to study Japanese in a group of likeminded and motivated individuals, this is your chance! Please note this is a self-study group, which means you bring your own materials to study.
February dates for studying are 2/11 at 4:00 pm and 2/17 at 2:00 pm
Join the Group — To get involved join their FB group here!
Recent Activities
Career Compass
Thanks to all who attended last week's JETAA Rocky Mountain Career Compass Workshop and Networking event. We saw some amazing discussions, learning, and networking.
Special thanks to Jessyca Livingston and USJETAA (U.S. Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Alumni Association) for joining hands with us and making this event a huge success!
And a special thank you to the outstanding panelists, Jennifer Basco of Silver Sparrow Coaching, Emily Frank of Denver Career Catalyst, Takeshi Yamagishi of QUICK USA, Inc., and panel moderator Claudine Locascio of Japan America Society of Colorado, who made the workshop an enlightening and enriching experience!
Also thanks to the Denver Asian Chamber of Commerce for providing the space and Tokio Restaurant who provided catering.
To the JETAA Rocky Mountain community: we want to build upon this event and grow our chapter's capacity to support recently returned and senpai JET alumni in finding direction in their careers and building their professional network. Please let us know if you can help us achieve this and look out for opportunities to help out in the coming year.
Thanks For Reading!
Upcoming USJETAA Events
Sign up for the USJETAA newsletter for JET-related news & events and check out the Upcoming Events page
Have Something to Share?
Feel free to reach out to us by email or on Facebook! This space is open to all - if you have an upcoming event, an essay, a review, an amazing photo, or anything else you want to share, send it to editor@jetaarockymountain.org with the subject "Newsletter Idea."
