21st Post - reapplying to JET
September 20th, 2008As stated in my last post, I am still an Alternate for the 2008 JET program. Meaning I could be upgraded at any time.
I am still not counting on it, but I would very much welcome it. I would probably have about a month to figure everything out here, sell all my crap including my truck, figure out what I want to keep, what I want to pack and send - anyway, that is if they call me up and say “Hey great news!”.
The 2009 JET application goes live next week. Up until last week I had pretty much sworn off applying again. I figured that I should just look for an IT job like my degree says I should have and just move on.
I don’t want to do that. To just settle for living in Tampa for the rest of my adult life. The final destination doesn’t have to be Japan, but that is where I want to go right now.
I was talking to a friend about it all and he was encouraging me to just go for it. Apply again but also saying that I should just dive into the deep end and move to Japan and figure it out.
I’ve been looking at teaching jobs with smaller places in Japan and most pay quite a bit less than JET, but I think I could live with that.
I could write a lot on how I’m feeling right now, but will just leave it at this:
I will apply again this year. I’ll nail the interview this time, even with a mock lesson if they ask for it again. I’ve done some stuff over the year that will hopefully improve my chances of getting in.
If I don’t get the interview, I’ll continue to look for another way of getting there.
http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JETProgram/application.html
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