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I just heard that I got a job. I will be working for Interac, a company that sends assistant language teachers to Japan to teach English. My contract will be from August to April, with the ability to renew it if I don't do horribly. I have been really trying to get an ESL teaching job abroad since I graduated last May and I finally did it.
I have heard some bad things and some good things about the company, but after quite a bit of research (thanks Mani!), I have concluded that it is a great opportunity and I should definitely go with it. I have never visited Japan or lived for a period over one month in a single foreign country, so this is very exciting.
I will most likely be in rural Japan (I won't know exactly where until very close to the date that I leave), which initially didn't sound as great. I'm warming up to the idea though, because 1) rural Japan is still rather close to urban Japan, and 2) it should be more laid back, which will mitigate the stress that I'm sure will afflict me when dealing with a foreign culture and a language barrier.
Well, I'm really excited about this and felt like shouting from the mountaintops. Seeing as TL is kinda like a mountaintop, you got to hear all about it.
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United States12607 Posts
make that dolla! Have fun in Japan, this sounds like it will be quite an experience…don't get lonely out there!
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Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
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yay!
japan seems interesting, have fun there
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Calgary26003 Posts
Congrats and all the best! I hope you like girls in school girl outfits (not your students, just every other girl in the entire country)!
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Have fun in Japan! One of my friend is gonna go to Japan to teach english too! I don't know the details though but I'm sure going to Japan will be a thrill. =)
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Congratulations, sounds like it will give some great experiences.
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Congrats! Sounds really neat. I went to tokyo for just over a month last year and immediately fell in love with the country/culture. Come this october ill be studying japanese in japan for 2 years.
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:D That's so awesome! Never knock back the opportunity to spend time abroad I say. It's the best experience. I'm happy for you - and extremely jealous T_T!
Have fun mate!
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On January 08 2010 07:52 Chill wrote:
Congrats and all the best! I hope you like girls in school girl outfits (not your students, just every other girl in the entire country)!
Now I'm horney 4 Japan...Hentai inc...
And congrats on the job! 
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Wow Nippon
Have fun there!
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Sounds like tons of fun! Congrats!
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delete the company name; you can by tracked by this post
cgs!
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Sounds so awesome
Hoping to do something similar myself when I finish uni.
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United States24779 Posts
On January 08 2010 07:52 Chill wrote:
Congrats and all the best! I hope you like girls in school girl outfits (not your students, just every other girl in the entire country)!
op: gl!
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Calgary26003 Posts
On January 08 2010 09:45 micronesia wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2010 07:52 Chill wrote:
Congrats and all the best! I hope you like girls in school girl outfits (not your students, just every other girl in the entire country)! op: gl!
Micronesia: Anyone's Fun : Drain: Water
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United States24779 Posts
On January 08 2010 09:54 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2010 09:45 micronesia wrote:On January 08 2010 07:52 Chill wrote:
Congrats and all the best! I hope you like girls in school girl outfits (not your students, just every other girl in the entire country)! op: gl! Micronesia: Anyone's Fun : Drain: Water
I'm just proving your point but the middle : should be a ::
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Congrats man, sounds great. I study abroad myself, but moving to Prague from Norway is in my opinion less exciting than going to Japan, so I'm a bit envious of you. Good luck with everything, though. Hopefully the Japanese population in general are better in English than the Czech, because it really makes it harder.
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Physician
United States4146 Posts
On January 08 2010 07:47 thopol wrote:
Seeing as TL is kinda like a mountaintop, you got to hear all about it.
jaja, cute description of TL, true too
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That's really awesome... I always wanted to do that sort of thing... let us know how it goes!
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Congrats,
One advice for you though: Try to learn Japanese at the same time you are teaching English. You will never know when your extra language skill will come in handy later in your life.
Tips: Find a Japanese girlfriend asap once you've settle in Japan.
Good luck
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Thanks for all of the encouragement and nice responses.
I already have learned quite a bit of Japanese in academic settings throughout the past several years, but due to the way my college worked (block plan: one class for 18 days, repeat 9 times), it was very hard to retain much. I am sure that my vocabulary will come back to me much more quickly than if I were trying to learn it from scratch.
I certainly will still spend time on TL next year, and I expect to post about my experiences.
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
Sounds like a nice adventure.
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Sweet deal man, Have fun in Japan! Hopefully you can find a few people that speak english well or you may get a serious case of culture shock.
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