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The JETAA Chicago Leadership is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone in our community. To learn more review our Community Conduct & Agreements.


Immerse yourself in the ultimate hands-on learning experience with our "Mitsuwa Market Sweep", the final event of our Survival Series for 2025 Outgoing JETs! Designed for newly hired English teachers, this exciting event will familiarize you with Japanese ingredients, products, and essential living skills. Teaming up with an alumni mentor, you'll navigate local markets and stores, learning how to find everything you need to thrive in your new home. The fun thing is it will be a scavenger hunt! Best team wins a prize.


Agenda:

3pm: Outgoing JETS check in

3pm-3:15: Introductions, Scavenger Hunt explanation, Teams Breaks out

3:15-4PM: Scavenger Hunt

4-4:15PM: Results

4:15-5pm: Q&A + Dinner (optional at Mitsuwa food court).



Sign up here!



This event is only for Outgoing JETs and JET Alumni.


JETAA Chicago and the Japan America Society of Chicago YPC continue our Anime & Art Club with a meeting on Tuesday, July 15th!



Our club will be discussing various individual anime series. For our next meeting, we have chosen episodes 1-4 of Apothecary Diaries, based on the novel series by Natsu Hyuga. The story is set in an alternate reality of the Ming dynasty and follows a girl named Maomao, who was trained from an early age by her apothecary father. She was sold as a servant to the emperor's palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacological skills to solve medical mysteries.


Be sure to view the anime in advance (available on Netflix & Crunchyroll) and join us for an evening of casual discussion in a virtual space via Zoom! Registrations are limited, so grab a spot while you can!


Sign up here!


This event is open to JET alumni, JASC YPC members and friends.

 

Questions? Contact Joe at networking@jetaachicago.com


The JETAA Chicago Summer Nomikai returns on Wednesday, July 9th! Join your fellow alumni, from 10+ years returned to the new 2025 Outgoing Class, for an evening of fun in downtown Chicago. Come see old friends, build new relationships and swap stories about your time in Japan or what you hope to do once there. This is a great opportunity for new outgoing JETs and older alumni alike to meet and network. The event will be held at Lizzie McNeill's on their outdoor patio (weather permitting, if not, we will be inside) from 6:30 - 8:30 PM on Wednesday, July 9!


Enjoy the wonders of the 飲み放題 (nomihōdai) again or for the first time! Each ticket includes a two-hour party package with soft drinks, draft beer, house wine, and well cocktails. JETAA Chicago will also be providing light appetizers for guests. The cost is $35 per person.


Space is limited, so be sure to purchase tickets in advance. This event is for 2025 outgoing JETs and JET alumni only. You must be 21+ to attend.


Questions? Email president@jetaachicago.com!


Sign up here!


And don't forgot about our final 2025 Survival Series event!


The Mitsuwa Marketsweep

Saturday, July 12 - In-person


Keep your eyes on our website and visit our Guestlist page for more updates!


JETAA CHICAGO

Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Alumni Association of Chicago
Connecting JET alumni in the Midwest - Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana
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