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thopol
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Japan4560 Posts
January 07 2010 22:47 GMT
#1
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.

*****
JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
January 07 2010 22:48 GMT
#2
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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EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
January 07 2010 22:49 GMT
#3
Congrats!
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seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9775 Posts
January 07 2010 22:51 GMT
#4
yay!
japan seems interesting, have fun there
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25986 Posts
January 07 2010 22:52 GMT
#5
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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ilovejonn
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada2548 Posts
January 07 2010 22:52 GMT
#6
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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GogoKodo
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Canada1785 Posts
January 07 2010 22:53 GMT
#7
Congratulations, sounds like it will give some great experiences.
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hifriend
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
China7935 Posts
January 07 2010 22:53 GMT
#8
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.
prOxi.swAMi
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Australia3091 Posts
January 07 2010 22:55 GMT
#9
: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!
Oh no
XsebT
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Denmark2980 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-07 23:01:39
January 07 2010 23:01 GMT
#10
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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freelander
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Hungary4707 Posts
January 07 2010 23:03 GMT
#11
Wow Nippon

Have fun there!
And all is illuminated.
Trezeguet
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States2656 Posts
January 07 2010 23:07 GMT
#12
Sounds like tons of fun! Congrats!
Infested Terran
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
80 Posts
January 07 2010 23:15 GMT
#13
delete the company name; you can by tracked by this post

cgs!
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SoL[9]
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Portugal1370 Posts
January 08 2010 00:15 GMT
#14
Gratz
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Piy
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Scotland3152 Posts
January 08 2010 00:39 GMT
#15
Sounds so awesome

Hoping to do something similar myself when I finish uni.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24718 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-08 00:45:35
January 08 2010 00:45 GMT
#16
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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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25986 Posts
January 08 2010 00:54 GMT
#17
On January 08 2010 09:45 micronesia wrote:
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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)!



op: gl!

Micronesia: Anyone's Fun : Drain: Water
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24718 Posts
January 08 2010 01:05 GMT
#18
On January 08 2010 09:54 Chill wrote:
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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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iMarshall
Profile Joined July 2008
Norway190 Posts
January 08 2010 01:07 GMT
#19
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.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
January 08 2010 01:17 GMT
#20
Nice, congrats!
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Physician *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
January 08 2010 01:31 GMT
#21
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
"I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities...."
meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
January 08 2010 01:34 GMT
#22
That's really awesome... I always wanted to do that sort of thing... let us know how it goes!
Caphe
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Vietnam10817 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-08 02:25:05
January 08 2010 02:24 GMT
#23
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
Terran
thopol
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Japan4560 Posts
January 08 2010 08:08 GMT
#24
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.
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
January 08 2010 14:33 GMT
#25
Sounds like a nice adventure.
omgCRAZY
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada551 Posts
January 08 2010 14:55 GMT
#26
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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