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Tatami Room 和室

Marton Teichner

Hi all! My name is Marton Teichner and I will host "Tatami Room". I am recording from Nishinoomote-shi, Japan, where I will be living for at least one year as part of the JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching) Program. This podcast aims to chronicle my journey as well as provide a window into the Japanese workplace experience, island life, and culture in general. ’Tatami Room’ is my first podcast so please bear with me - I promise to keep improving the format, audio, and content as I gain more

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All Episodes

21:00

Episode 9 - JET Advice pt. 1

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2023/10/01

Hi all,This week's episode is a little different than usual as I will be filling up the daily life section with some suggestions and recommendations that I have for people planning to apply to the JET program or those who want to try out living and working in Japan. After a unique 'daily life' section, I will talk about this year's El Nino as the current event of the week. As per usual, I close out the episode by sharing a word and a stat of the week with you all. I hope you enjoy today's episode -

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23:27

Episode 8 - The Serb & The Hungarian

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2023/09/25

Hi everyone,This week I was visited by my good friend Marko. We spent the latter half of the week sightseeing around Tanegashima. The first part of the week was spent teaching, and finally, there were some lessons where it wasn't just me introducing myself. This week's current events section features a piece on misinformation and the Biden campaign's plans to tackle it in 2024. I hope you all have had a great week and have a great one this week as well! Peace &

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32:00

Episode 7 - The Kumamoto Experience

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2023/09/18

Hi all,This week's rather long episode is all about my time in Kumamoto City this past weekend. My friend Nate and I were able to travel from Tanegashima to Kumamoto City and spent two nights exploring the city. I also talk about my teaching/work experience this week and have an update about my car as well! The current events section is back this week and features the Fujisaki Horse Festival! This festival started back in the late 1500s and has continued till today; on Sunday, I had the opportunity

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24:13

English Teacher (英語の先生）

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2023/09/10

Hi all,This is the official teaching episode! This past week, I have been hard at work traveling to different schools around Nishinoomote and beginning my work as an English teacher. I've found the work really enjoyable although it has left me all sorts of tired. There is no current events section this week, but the daily life section is packed with sections on teaching itself, my coworkers and students, as well as my progress and study method to prepare for JLPT N3. The podcast concludes with the

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26:34

Episode 5 - Jikoshoukai(自己紹介）

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2023/09/03

Hi all,I begin this episode by talking about 'jikoshoukai' or self-introductions, which have had to do more of this week than I can count on two hands. The daily life section of episode 5 also includes the purchase of a car and my first judo practice on Tanegashima. In a surprise change this week, the current events section features something a little less current... the Stoic philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. As always, I end the episode by sharing the word and stat of the week. The stat this week is

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27:44

Episode 4 - KAPIC

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2023/08/27

Hi all,I am back from a week-long outing to Kagoshima City and the Kagoshima Asia-Pacific Intercultural Countryside Center (KAPIC). I discuss my time spent in Kagoshima City as well as the cuisines that I had the opportunity to try. Additionally, I talk about the KAPIC experience and the culture/language classes I attended while I was there. This week's current events section discusses the FIBA World Cup that is currently taking place. Thank you all for listening to this rather long episode, I hope

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23:09

Episode 3: Teppou Matsuri (鉄砲祭り)

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2023/08/20

Hi all,Welcome back to Tatami Room!! Thanks for tuning in to Episode 3: Teppou Matsuri. This episode will have a packed daily life section featuring skateboards, waste disposal bins, and Teppou Matsuri, a festival/parade that includes Taiko drums, Boston Dynamics robots, and more. Also, stick around till the end of the show to hear this week's word and stat of the week! Thank you all for the support over the past weeks - I hope you enjoy this week's episode :) Peace and

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25:54

Episode 2: Hell's Paradise （地獄楽）

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2023/08/13

I begin the second episode of Tatami Room by elaborating on the JET program. In the 'daily life' section, I discuss my experience with Typhoon Khanun, what I've done to find my rhythm on the island and a bit about the social life I have been experiencing. This week's episode includes a small current events section where I talk about America's falling life expectancy. I conclude this week's episode, Hell's Paradise, by sharing the stat and word of the week. I also strove to improve my podcast's

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19:04

Episode 1: Far From Home

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2023/08/08

In this first episode, I introduce myself (Marton Teichner) and my goals for this podcast. I then detail the beginning of my journey in Japan, starting from an orientation in Shinjuku to exploring Tanegashima. I hope you enjoy listening to my experiences and forgive me for the amateurish nature of the podcast - I already have some plans on what to improve for the next episode, so tune in again at the end of the week! Also, stick around to the end to find out my word and stat of the week!

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