The JET Program not only offers a great opportunity to live and work
in Japan, but also a chance to meet and create individual friendships
with Japanese people. The following stories, from members of the JET
Alumni Association of Northern California, are examples of the memorable,
very "human" experiences you may encounter while living overseas
on the JET Program.
Coordinators
for International Relations (CIR)
JENNY HUANG worked as a Coordinator for International Relations in the
town of Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture from 1996 to 1997.
Assistant
Language Teachers (ALT)
RONN PATTON worked as an Assistant Language Teacher in Kumagaya City,
Saitama Prefecture from 1990 to 1991. After returning to the San Francisco
Bay Area, he later served as co-president of the JET Alumni Association
of Northern California. He currently works as an Educational Director
for the California State University, Hayward.
LIBBY
WOLFENSPERGER worked as an Assistant Language Teacher in Yotsukaido
City in Chiba Prefecture from 1992 to 1994. After returning to the San
Francisco Bay Area, she later served as co-president of the JET Alumni
Association of Northern California, and currently works as a HRIS
Specialist for Vodafone.
Coordinators
for International Relations (CIR)
JENNY HUANG
