In the last episode, I did an interview with Dave Collymore a Jamaican who has been residing in Japan for a long time. Today, let’s talk about money manners in Japan. Intro Money Manners in Japan Respect Money Don’t overpay or underpay Use the tray and/or an envelope Respect money part 2 Coin purses Humility … Continue reading jaPODCAST – 10: Money Manners in Japan

In the last episode, I did an interview with Ariel Mathews who is from the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Ariel talked about her experiences as someone arriving fresh in Japan on the JET program. My guest today is Dave Collymore who is somewhat of a celebrity in the Jamaican community here in Japan. … Continue reading jaPODCAST – 9: Interview: Advice from Dave – a longtime Jamaican Expat in Japan

Today I have a Caribbean queen from the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Ariel Mathews is fresh on the JET program. Arriving about a month ago and settling into life in Japan. I thought it would be interesting to talk to someone new on JET so that anyone applying for JET now or … Continue reading jaPODCAST – 8: Interview: Lets chat with Ariel! A new Trini ALT in Japan

My guest today is Shikisha Cowan a longtime online acquaintance whose path also led her to Japan a few years ago on the JET program. Let’s chat with her today. Intro Who is Shikisha Cowan? Tell us about yourself in 3 to 5 sentences. What circumstances led to now residing in Japan and what is your job here? … Continue reading jaPODCAST – 7: Interview: Shikisha on being a JET in Japan

The special guest on episode 6 of the jaPODCAST is Ayana Wyse. An  American living and working in Japan. In this episode, I’ll be chatting with Ayana about her experiences in Japan as young professional and expat from the United  States. Intro How long have you resided in Japan? Have you lived in the same area … Continue reading jaPODCAST – 6: Interview: Ayana on Expat life in Japan

My first interview with a Guest is Rochelle Brooks-Mighty; A Jamaica JET participant living and working in Japan. This interview is following up on previous blog posts with awesome text interviews of Jamaica JETs Marc Mundy and Nicola Williams who are living and working in Japan. Enjoy the episode and provide feedback! Please excuse a … Continue reading jaPODCAST – 5: Interview: Rochelle talks life in Japan as a Jamaican JET

If you haven’t figured it out already the topic for todays episode is….. Star Wars the Force Awakens. Unsurprisingly there will be spoilers! So if you haven’t already watched the movie please minus 5 geek points from your stats and add +10 shame Intro Things I disliked about Star Wars: The Force Awakens They played … Continue reading jaPODCAST – 4: Thoughts on Star Wars: The Force Awakens

On this episode I will highlight the winners of the Japanese Hiragana Bundle contest I recently hosted on my blog, provide information about the Wasabi Japan speech contest and invite you to check out an awesome interview I did with Marc Mundy – a Jamaican Jet living in Japan for a year. Intro Japanese Hiragana … Continue reading jaPODCAST – 3: Japanese contests and Marc Interview