About JETAANY
The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme Alumni Association of New York (JETAANY) is a public, nonprofit membership organization of JET alumni in the New York metropolitan area. Recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2007, we draw upon our diverse membership in the tri-state area to promote the JET Programme; foster a community for our 1000 plus and ever growing vibrant alumni association; and host programs and events promoting Japanese culture and understanding.-
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Featured News & Events
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2012 JETAANY Shinnenkai Nijikai
Want to keep the party going after the JETAANY 2012 Shinnenkai? Missed your chance to sign up for the 2012 Shinnenkai, but still want to celebrate the year of the dragon in style?
Look no further! Join us at Overlook for the official JETAANY 2012 Shinnenkai Nijikai to find everything you’ve been searching for. Open to [...] -
JQ Magazine Needs New Writers for Winter 2012!
As we welcome a new year, JETAA New York’s JQ magazine continues to provide content with an ever-expanding array of articles, interviews and features (see our recent stories here). We’re now looking for new writers (including new returnees and JET vets) from all JETAA chapters worldwide to write and share more material that we can [...]
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Donate to the JETAA USA Japan Earthquake Relief Fund
On March 11, 2011 a large earthquake of a magnitude of 9.0 hit northern Japan, causing huge fires, landslides, radiation leaks, and widespread infrastructure damage as well as generating tsunamis in several regions.
The “JETAA USA Japan Earthquake Relief Fund” is the official relief fund of the all-volunteer Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program Alumni Association of [...]
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Call for Artists!! Announcing the “Japan Day – Cherry Blossom Art Contest”
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsTo commemorate the 100th anniversary of gift of cherry trees given to the U.S. by Japan, Japan Day 2012 invites visual artists to submit their artwork to the “Japan Day – Cherry Blossom Art Contest”. The chosen artwork will become the official image of Japan Day @ Central Park 2012, and will be used for [...] -
2012 JETAANY Shinnenkai Nijikai
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsWant to keep the party going after the JETAANY 2012 Shinnenkai? Missed your chance to sign up for the 2012 Shinnenkai, but still want to celebrate the year of the dragon in style? Look no further! Join us at Overlook for the official JETAANY 2012 Shinnenkai Nijikai to find everything you’ve been searching for. Open to [...] -
JQ Magazine: Film Review – Norwegian Wood
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No Comments"The wintertime beauty of the Tonomine highlands in Hyogo prefecture is a sadly haunting visual expression of Naoko’s isolation and loss of life. One only wishes the characters were as compelling as the landscape in which they find themselves." By Lyle Sylvander (Yokohama-shi, 2001-02) for JQ magazine. Lyle is entering a master’s program at the School [...] -
Justin’s Japan: Roland Kelts Joins Famed Musicians, Writers for The Global Salon
Posted on January 13, 2012 | No CommentsAuthor Roland Kelts and musician Keiko Matsui join Akiko Yano and Ian Buruma for The Global Salon: Cities in Japan at The Greene Space on Jan. 19. (Kaz, Bobby Quillard) By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories. JET alum and half Japanese American writer, editor [...] -
(1/21) JETAA NJ Chapter- Shinnenkai @ Edo in New Brunswick
Posted on January 11, 2012 | No Comments[ January 21, 2012; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] When: Saturday, January 21st, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Where: EDO Japanese Restaurant, 68 Easton Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Cost: Everyone pays for their own meal off the menu (and BYOB!) RSVP/Questions: Email Fernando Rojas and Rachelle de Leon at njrep@jetaany.org and check out the Facebook event あけましておめでとうございます! Join us on Saturday, January 21st for our Shinnenkai - New Year's Party! It will be held at [...] -
SOLD OUT – IFA Kajiki’s Artist Show NYC Carnegie Hall Bouquet Collection 2012
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No Comments[ January 26, 2012; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The event is SOLD OUT JETAANY has been offered free tickets to a Japanese style bouquet arrangement exhibit at Carnegie Hall on Thursday January 26th. Members of the Battenkai have extended this invitation to us. If you are interested in attending please contact Monica by Friday (1/13) to get a ticket. They are only passing out [...] -
Justin’s Japan: New York Hosts Sneak Preview of Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Secret World of Arrietty’
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsStudio Ghibli's 'The Secret World of Arrietty' premieres in New York Jan. 21. (GNDHDDTW) By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his page here for related stories. Co-written by anime legend Hayao Miyazaki and directed by Miyazaki protégé Hiromasa Yonebayashi, the New York International Children’s Film Festival will present a special one-time advance screening [...] -
(1/22) Experience Nihon Buyo, Japanese Classical Dance
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No Comments[ January 22, 2012; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] When: Sunday, January 22nd, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Where: Ripley Studio (131 West 72nd Street, New York, NY) Cost: $20 (RSVP via Paypal HERE) Application deadline: January 19th Questions: Contact Mie Ikeda at JETAANY@mieinc.net Japanese classical dance, Nihon buyo, is a performing art that grew out of and is very similar to the dance of Kabuki, known for the stylization of [...] -
Battenkai New Year Party – Sunday, Jan 15th @ Japanese American Association
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No Comments[ January 15, 2012; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] The Kyushu Battenkai invites members of JETAANY for their annual Shinnenkai (New Year's party) on January 15th. They will be having musical performances and Mochi pounding in addition to the food and drinks. Enjoy fresh mochi, and beer sponsored from Kirin. This is a great opportunity for JETs who have lived in or traveled to Kyushu to meet [...] -
2012 JETAANY Shinnenkai -SOLD OUT
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No Comments[ January 28, 2012; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] SOLD OUT EVENT Ring in 2012, at our annual JETAANY Shinnenkai (New Year Gathering) at Restaurant Riki. Join us for a $35, all-you-can drink celebration (with izakaya-style dishes included). The Shinnenkai is always one of the best attended and most fun events of the year. Eat, drink, be merry, make new friends, and get back in touch with [...] -
Justin’s Japan: Japan Society Flies Under the Radar with New Theatrical Voices
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsKathryn Hunter, Clive Mendus, Glyn Pritchard and Hideki Noda star in Hideki Noda's 'THE BEE' at Japan Society Jan. 5-15. (Julie Lemberger) By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his page here for related stories. As part of this year’s Under the Radar Festival, Japan Society kicks off the new year with a nine-day [...] -
JQ Magazine: JQ&A with JUSTE Program Participant Kazumoto Takechi
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No Comments"I would like the duration of stay in this project extended as long as possible. Hopefully, this project will revolutionize Japanese English education just as the JET Program has changed the landscape of English language education in Japan." By Sierra Soleil (Fukushima-ken, 2000-02) for JQ magazine. Sierra works at an ESL school in Manhattan. He enjoys [...] -
(1/12) Theater Performance & Private Reception at Japan Society – Hot Pepper is Sold Out (but Alternatives Available)
Posted on January 5, 2012 | No Comments[ January 12, 2012; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] What: Performance and Private Reception at Japan Society NOTE: Since “Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner, and the Farewell Speech is SOLD OUT; other options include arriving at 7 pm for waitlist tickets or attending a performance of "The Bee" at the same time instead (you can use the same code as below) When: Thursday, January 12th, 8 pm show, [...] -
JQ Magazine Needs New Writers for Winter 2012!
Posted on January 2, 2012 | No CommentsAs we welcome a new year, JETAA New York’s JQ magazine continues to provide content with an ever-expanding array of articles, interviews and features (see our recent stories here). We’re now looking for new writers (including new returnees and JET vets) from all JETAA chapters worldwide to write and share more material that we can [...] -
JQ Magazine: In Kyoto, a New Year’s Day Disaster
Posted on December 28, 2011 | No CommentsRashaad at Fushimi Inari-taisha, Kyoto. By Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata-ken, 2008-2010) for JQ magazine. Rashaad worked at four elementary schools and three junior high schools on JET, and taught a weekly conversion class in Haguro (his village) to adults. He completed the Tokyo Marathon in 2010, and was also a member of a taiko group in Haguro. New [...] -
(1/12) January Book Club: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Posted on December 21, 2011 | No Comments[ January 12, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] When: Thursday, January 12th, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Where: Flatiron Building, 14th Floor (175 Fifth Avenue @ 23rd St) Cost/RSVP: $2-3 for pizza and snacks (drinks are separate) RSVP/Questions: Email jetaanybookclub@gmail.com and check out the Facebook event Hope to get some reading done over the holidays? Join us for the next JETAANY Book club for Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie [...] -
JQ Magazine: JET Turned Laborer – Giving Back as a Volunteer in Post-Disaster Japan
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsRachel at work "gutting," or removing drywall panels and screws, in the stairwell of Wakadaisho, a sushi restaurant undergoing renovation in Ofunato, Iwate. By Rachel Vigil-Garcia (Fukushima-ken, 2001-02) for JQ magazine. Rachel works at the American Center for Learning in Chula Vista, CA. Contact her at ray3vigil13 [at] yahoo [dot] com. Eight months have passed since a [...] -
JQ Magazine: Book Review – ‘Life After the B.O.E. the Book’
Posted on December 15, 2011 | No Comments"This whimsical compilation of cartoons that appeared previously in JETAA publications worldwide is likely to hit the funny bone of both former and current program participants alike." By Sharona Moskowitz (Fukuoka-ken, 2000-01) for JQ magazine. Sharona works at a literary agency in New York City. She is interested in fresh, new voices in fiction and creative [...] -
Check out photos from the Osechi Ryori Cooking Class on December 10th!
Posted on December 12, 2011 | No CommentsA great time was had by all at the Osechi Ryori Cooking class held on Saturday, December 10th at 1 pm in Brooklyn. Junko Asano, a licensed chef and food coordinator, instructed participants in preparing the following: Namasu (a Japanese New Year’s Salad), Datemaki (a sweet rolled omelette) and Ozoni (a Japanese soup containing mochi [...] -
Justin’s Japan: Interview with Kaoru and Die of Dir En Grey on the Band’s ‘Dum Spiro Spero’ Tour
Posted on December 10, 2011 | No CommentsDie of Dir En Grey: "Things that we took for granted before now feel more important than ever. We now venture forth into every single day, every new encounter, every concert we play, with everything we have." (Courtesy of MSO PR) By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his page here for related stories. Dir [...]
![2012 JETAANY Shinnenkai Nijikai Want to keep the party going after the JETAANY 2012 Shinnenkai? Missed your chance to sign up for the 2012 Shinnenkai, but still want to celebrate the year of the dragon in style?
Look no further! Join us at Overlook for the official JETAANY 2012 Shinnenkai Nijikai to find everything you’ve been searching for. Open to [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/roman-numeral-two2-195x110.jpg)
![JQ Magazine Needs New Writers for Winter 2012! As we welcome a new year, JETAA New York’s JQ magazine continues to provide content with an ever-expanding array of articles, interviews and features (see our recent stories here). We’re now looking for new writers (including new returnees and JET vets) from all JETAA chapters worldwide to write and share more material that we can [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Write-for-JQ-Image-copy3-195x110.jpg)
![Donate to the JETAA USA Japan Earthquake Relief Fund On March 11, 2011 a large earthquake of a magnitude of 9.0 hit northern Japan, causing huge fires, landslides, radiation leaks, and widespread infrastructure damage as well as generating tsunamis in several regions.
The “JETAA USA Japan Earthquake Relief Fund” is the official relief fund of the all-volunteer Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program Alumni Association of [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sendai-195x110.jpg)
![Call for Artists!! Announcing the “Japan Day – Cherry Blossom Art Contest” To commemorate the 100th anniversary of gift of cherry trees given to the U.S. by Japan, Japan Day 2012 invites visual artists to submit their artwork to the “Japan Day – Cherry Blossom Art Contest”. The chosen artwork will become the official image of Japan Day @ Central Park 2012, and will be used for [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/JD2012_PressRelease1_Image1_JD2011PosterVisual-115x115.jpg)
![2012 JETAANY Shinnenkai Nijikai Want to keep the party going after the JETAANY 2012 Shinnenkai? Missed your chance to sign up for the 2012 Shinnenkai, but still want to celebrate the year of the dragon in style?
Look no further! Join us at Overlook for the official JETAANY 2012 Shinnenkai Nijikai to find everything you’ve been searching for. Open to [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/roman-numeral-two2-115x115.jpg)
![JQ Magazine: Film Review – Norwegian Wood "The wintertime beauty of the Tonomine highlands in Hyogo prefecture is a sadly haunting visual expression of Naoko’s isolation and loss of life. One only wishes the characters were as compelling as the landscape in which they find themselves."
By Lyle Sylvander (Yokohama-shi, 2001-02) for JQ magazine. Lyle is entering a master’s program at the School [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Norwegian-Wood-©-2010-“NORWEGIAN-WOOD”-HARUKI-MURAKAMI-ASMIK-ACE-ENTERTAINMENT-INC.-FUJI-TELEVISION-INC.-ALL-RIGHTS-RESERVED.-115x115.jpg)
![Justin’s Japan: Roland Kelts Joins Famed Musicians, Writers for The Global Salon Author Roland Kelts and musician Keiko Matsui join Akiko Yano and Ian Buruma for The Global Salon: Cities in Japan at The Greene Space on Jan. 19. (Kaz, Bobby Quillard)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories.
JET alum and half Japanese American writer, editor [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Kelts-Matsui-Kaz-Bobby-Quillard-115x115.jpg)
![(1/21) JETAA NJ Chapter- Shinnenkai @ Edo in New Brunswick [ January 21, 2012; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] When: Saturday, January 21st, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: EDO Japanese Restaurant, 68 Easton Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Cost: Everyone pays for their own meal off the menu (and BYOB!)
RSVP/Questions: Email Fernando Rojas and Rachelle de Leon at njrep@jetaany.org and check out the Facebook event
あけましておめでとうございます!
Join us on Saturday, January 21st for our Shinnenkai - New Year's Party! It will be held at [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/shinnenkai-photo-115x115.jpg)
![SOLD OUT – IFA Kajiki’s Artist Show NYC Carnegie Hall Bouquet Collection 2012 [ January 26, 2012; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The event is SOLD OUT
JETAANY has been offered free tickets to a Japanese style bouquet arrangement exhibit at Carnegie Hall on Thursday January 26th. Members of the Battenkai have extended this invitation to us. If you are interested in attending please contact Monica by Friday (1/13) to get a ticket. They are only passing out [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Carnegie-Hall-115x115.jpg)
![Justin’s Japan: New York Hosts Sneak Preview of Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Secret World of Arrietty’ Studio Ghibli's 'The Secret World of Arrietty' premieres in New York Jan. 21. (GNDHDDTW)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his page here for related stories.
Co-written by anime legend Hayao Miyazaki and directed by Miyazaki protégé Hiromasa Yonebayashi, the New York International Children’s Film Festival will present a special one-time advance screening [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Gallery2-GNDHDDTW-115x115.jpg)
![(1/22) Experience Nihon Buyo, Japanese Classical Dance [ January 22, 2012; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] When: Sunday, January 22nd, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Where: Ripley Studio (131 West 72nd Street, New York, NY)
Cost: $20 (RSVP via Paypal HERE)
Application deadline: January 19th
Questions: Contact Mie Ikeda at JETAANY@mieinc.net
Japanese classical dance, Nihon buyo, is a performing art that grew out of and is very
similar to the dance of Kabuki, known for the stylization of [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/buyo-115x115.jpg)
![Battenkai New Year Party – Sunday, Jan 15th @ Japanese American Association [ January 15, 2012; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] The Kyushu Battenkai invites members of JETAANY for their annual Shinnenkai (New Year's party) on January 15th. They will be having musical performances and Mochi pounding in addition to the food and drinks. Enjoy fresh mochi, and beer sponsored from Kirin. This is a great opportunity for JETs who have lived in or traveled to Kyushu to meet [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mochitsuki-clip-art-115x115.jpg)
![2012 JETAANY Shinnenkai -SOLD OUT [ January 28, 2012; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] SOLD OUT EVENT
Ring in 2012, at our annual JETAANY Shinnenkai (New Year Gathering) at Restaurant Riki. Join us for a $35, all-you-can drink celebration (with izakaya-style dishes included). The Shinnenkai is always one of the best attended and most fun events of the year. Eat, drink, be merry, make new friends, and get back in touch with [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/gold-dragon-2012-115x115.jpg)
![Justin’s Japan: Japan Society Flies Under the Radar with New Theatrical Voices Kathryn Hunter, Clive Mendus, Glyn Pritchard and Hideki Noda star in Hideki Noda's 'THE BEE' at Japan Society Jan. 5-15. (Julie Lemberger)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his page here for related stories.
As part of this year’s Under the Radar Festival, Japan Society kicks off the new year with a nine-day [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2THE-BEE-2-Julie-Lemberger-115x115.jpg)
![JQ Magazine: JQ&A with JUSTE Program Participant Kazumoto Takechi "I would like the duration of stay in this project extended as long as possible. Hopefully, this project will revolutionize Japanese English education just as the JET Program has changed the landscape of English language education in Japan."
By Sierra Soleil (Fukushima-ken, 2000-02) for JQ magazine. Sierra works at an ESL school in Manhattan. He enjoys [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Kazumoto-TAKECHI-115x115.jpg)
![(1/12) Theater Performance & Private Reception at Japan Society – Hot Pepper is Sold Out (but Alternatives Available) [ January 12, 2012; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] What: Performance and Private Reception at Japan Society
NOTE: Since “Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner, and the Farewell Speech is SOLD OUT; other options include arriving at 7 pm for waitlist tickets or attending a performance of "The Bee" at the same time instead (you can use the same code as below)
When: Thursday, January 12th, 8 pm show, [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/hotpepper_450x370-1-115x115.jpg)
![JQ Magazine Needs New Writers for Winter 2012! As we welcome a new year, JETAA New York’s JQ magazine continues to provide content with an ever-expanding array of articles, interviews and features (see our recent stories here). We’re now looking for new writers (including new returnees and JET vets) from all JETAA chapters worldwide to write and share more material that we can [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Write-for-JQ-Image-copy3-115x115.jpg)
![JQ Magazine: In Kyoto, a New Year’s Day Disaster Rashaad at Fushimi Inari-taisha, Kyoto.
By Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata-ken, 2008-2010) for JQ magazine. Rashaad worked at four elementary schools and three junior high schools on JET, and taught a weekly conversion class in Haguro (his village) to adults. He completed the Tokyo Marathon in 2010, and was also a member of a taiko group in Haguro.
New [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/104_2081-115x115.jpg)
![(1/12) January Book Club: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet [ January 12, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
When: Thursday, January 12th, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Flatiron Building, 14th Floor (175 Fifth Avenue @ 23rd St)
Cost/RSVP: $2-3 for pizza and snacks (drinks are separate)
RSVP/Questions: Email jetaanybookclub@gmail.com and check out the Facebook event
Hope to get some reading done over the holidays? Join us for the next JETAANY Book club for Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Book-Club.bmp)
![JQ Magazine: JET Turned Laborer – Giving Back as a Volunteer in Post-Disaster Japan Rachel at work "gutting," or removing drywall panels and screws, in the stairwell of Wakadaisho, a sushi restaurant undergoing renovation in Ofunato, Iwate.
By Rachel Vigil-Garcia (Fukushima-ken, 2001-02) for JQ magazine. Rachel works at the American Center for Learning in Chula Vista, CA. Contact her at ray3vigil13 [at] yahoo [dot] com.
Eight months have passed since a [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/japan-trip-162-115x115.jpg)
![JQ Magazine: Book Review – ‘Life After the B.O.E. the Book’ "This whimsical compilation of cartoons that appeared previously in JETAA publications worldwide is likely to hit the funny bone of both former and current program participants alike."
By Sharona Moskowitz (Fukuoka-ken, 2000-01) for JQ magazine. Sharona works at a literary agency in New York City. She is interested in fresh, new voices in fiction and creative [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/LAB_cover-CreateSpace-115x115.jpg)
![Check out photos from the Osechi Ryori Cooking Class on December 10th!
A great time was had by all at the Osechi Ryori Cooking class held on Saturday, December 10th at 1 pm in Brooklyn. Junko Asano, a licensed chef and food coordinator, instructed participants in preparing the following: Namasu (a Japanese New Year’s Salad), Datemaki (a sweet rolled omelette) and Ozoni (a Japanese soup containing mochi [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/osechi1-115x115.jpg)
![Justin’s Japan: Interview with Kaoru and Die of Dir En Grey on the Band’s ‘Dum Spiro Spero’ Tour Die of Dir En Grey: "Things that we took for granted before now feel more important than ever. We now venture forth into every single day, every new encounter, every concert we play, with everything we have." (Courtesy of MSO PR)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his page here for related stories.
Dir [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2ex0ks8-115x115.jpg)



