2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2013
May:
19 Graduate
30 Leave for NYC
June
3 Fly from NYC to Tampa
9 Return to STL
July
26 Chicago Pre-orientation
27 Leave for Tokyo
28-31 Tokyo Orientation
August
17 Go to Miyazaki City for Jazzercise
21 Internet is installed in the apartment
21-23 Miyazaki City for Prefectural Orientation
26/27 Classes officially start
September
October
November
December
20: Miyazaki -> Okinawa
24: Okinawa -> Osaka
26: Osaka -> Nara
27: Nara -> Kyoto
29: Kyoto -> Nagoya
31: Nagoya -> Matsuyama
2014
January
1 Ehime -> Hyuga
7 Start of the 3rd Term
8 I turn 23
24 Winter Conference
February
6 Junior High Schooler’s Entrance Exams
11 No work
15 Game Gathering
March
1 Graduation Ceremony
9 Move into the new apartment
12 Miyazaki-> St. Louis
14 St. Louis-> Tampa
17 Tampa-> St. Louis
22 St. Louis-> Des Moines
25 Des Moines -> St. Louis
28 Fly back to Japan
29 Actually arrive in Japan
April
1 New Teachers Arrive
5 Game Gathering
15 Attempting a Sedar
29 No work
May
3-7 Golden “Week” Road Trip to Kumamoto and Oita
June
15 Miyazaki TKD Tournament
July
4 JET Leavers’ Party
6 Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3
12 White Water Rafting
18-21 Tokyo Trip
27 1 year JET-versary
August
8-12 Visit Jennifer
13-15 Obon
September
6-7 Sports Day
15 No work
23 No work
October
10-13 Osaka
13 No work
25 Dragon Boat Races in Kagoshima
November
1-2 Culture Festival
3-4 No work
8 Judging the Debate Competition
20 – 1 DAD VISITING!!!
23 Osaka
26 Kyoto
28 Tokyo
December
1 Dad leaves 😦
7 JLPT 😦
18-19 English Camp
29-4 Winter Holiday
2015
January
5 Start of the 3rd Term
8 I turn 24
23 Winter Conference
February
5 Junior High Schooler’s Entrance Exams
11 No work
14 Jen Visits
March
1 Graduation Ceremony
12-26 Trip to the U.S.
April
May
4-8 Golden “Week” Road Trip
22 Broke my ankle
27 Ankle surgery
June
3 Discharged from the hospital
July
9 English Camp at another high school
28 New Contract
29 Fly to Florida
August
9-10 Return from Florida
September
5 Sports Festival
19-23 Silver Week on Shikoku
October
24 English Debate Competition
25 Dragonboats
31 Culture Festival
November
1 Culture Festival Day 2
4 Ankle Surgery
December
12 Hanukkah Party
17 Omiya English Camp (Business Trip)
18 End of the Year Work Party
28 Hiroshima Trip
2016
January
8 My 25th Birthday
9 Osaka trip
22 Midyear Conference + Winter Party
February
5-8 Hokkaido Snow Festival
March
1 3rd Years Graduate
19 Tokyo Trip
April
10 1st Years’ Entrance Ceremony
16 Amazing Race (And my mom’s birthday)
24 PTA Open School Day
27 Golden Week Trip to the US
May
13 Return from GW Trip
June
23 Korea Trip
July
19 Students’ Vacation
22 Osaka Trip
August
23 2nd Trimester Opening Ceremony
September
3 Sports Festival
17 Shiga Trip
October
9 Ajikawa’s Wedding
29 + 30 Cultural Festival
November
12 School’s 100 Year Celebration
December
14th Leave for Florida
2017
January
8 My 26th Birthday
10 Return to Japan
20 Midyear Conference + Winter Party
February
March
1 3rd Years Graduate
April
May
June
July
29 Contract Ends
August
September
October
November
December
A Jodi Abroad 