The search is on once again for a South County resident to spend
a year representing the garlic capital in its sister city of
Takko-Machi, Japan.
The search is on once again for a South County resident to spend a year representing the garlic capital in its sister city of Takko-Machi, Japan.
This year’s Coordinator of International Relations, Jill Trekell, is accepting applications from young men and women who want to build relations between the two cities by teaching English and American culture classes, attending town events and accompanying Takko visitors to next year’s Gilroy Garlic Festival.
Trekell, a Gilroy High School graduate, was hired by the city of Takko-Machi last summer to act as coordinator during the exchange program’s 19th year.
“Takko has been an amazing experience, and one that I wouldn’t trade for anything,” Trekell wrote in a recent e-mail. “Coming right out of college, it was a great opportunity to realize what it is that I’m interested in doing in the future.”
The 2005-06 coordinator will visit Takko schools once each week to teach lessons, participate in play time, and eat lunch with the kindergarten students.
Applications are due June 10, and those who are interested must have a Bachelor’s degree, be from Gilroy, Morgan Hill, or San Martin.
The position offers a $30,000 salary.
To apply, send a resume and one-page essay on your background and interest in the position to Jill Trekell at: ki****@*******ne.jp, or fax to: 011-81-179-32-4294.
