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Author Archives: reedda02
Life after Japanese Studies: Identifying, Maintaining, Contributing to and Building (non-academic) Professional Networks
Life after Japanese Studies: Identifying, Maintaining, Contributing to and Building (non-academic) Professional Networks — This guest series features Danielle Reed, who launched her own consulting practice PinPath, LLC in November 2019. Previously she worked as the Senior Program Director of … Continue reading
Sent to Sendai: Reflections of an ALT after the Tohoku Earthquake
On March 11, 2011, I had no idea that I would be moving to Sendai, Japan in less than half a year. When the earthquake happened at 2:46PM in Japan, it was 12:46AM in Washington, D.C. and I was asleep. I … Continue reading
Posted in living abroad, main posts
Tagged 311, ALT, disaster, disaster relief, earthquake, Japan, JET, Sendai, teaching, Tohoku, Tohoku disaster, Tohoku earthquake, Tohoku tsunami, tsunami, volunteering
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Job openings: Japanese embassy in Washington DC
There are two full-time positions available at the Embassy of Japan in DC and one unpaid internship available at the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC). Economic Section Administrative Assistant: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/econopen062711.html Political Section Administrative Assistant: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/politicalopen062911.html JICC Internship: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/Summer%202011%20Internship.pdf If … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, embassy, job openings, jobs
Tagged economics, Embassy of Japan, job openiing, politics, Washington DC
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Is Home Stay in Japan right for you?
The decision whether to do a home stay or to live in a dorm while studying abroad is a personal one. In order to make this decision effectively, you need to honestly evaluate yourself – specifically, what you can handle … Continue reading
Posted in culture, graduate school, homestay, housing, living abroad, main posts, study abroad, undergraduate
Tagged culture, culture shock, food, homestay, Japan, Japanese, Japanese culture, language, travel, travel abroad
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The Job Hunt – Getting Started
My name is Danielle and senior year of college I was a Japanese 101 tutor and that was the only job that I had at Gettysburg College. I did not do any sort of internship. Over my summers I worked … Continue reading
Posted in CVs and resumes, embassy, jobs, main posts, social networking, Uncategorized, useful links
Tagged bilingual jobs, cover letter, getting started, job hunt, links, resume, US
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 