shanshan310
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Is this really true? What if I was born in another country but came to the US when I was 4?
Depends on your citizenship, as long as you're as citizen of one of those countries there shouldn't be any problems.
Is this really true? What if I was born in another country but came to the US when I was 4?
Ok - so rereading JET's own info.
"Colds, fevers and acne (if not currently undergoing treatment) may be omitted. Also, visits to obstetrics / gynaecology facilities or consultations for the requesting of contraception may be omitted. If you have answered this question in the negative or if the physical issues mentioned in your answer are not reoccurring, then you will not require a Statement of Physician. This is true so long as you are not currently receiving any prescriptions or treatment for these issues. In all other cases, please have your doctor complete the Statement of Physician."
I won't need to get a Statement done for the ear infection I got in 2010, so as long as I declare it as not reoccuring? Seems kind of insane I'd have to get a statement done for such a minor, one-off incident. I'm going to give them a call in the morning.
Is this really true? What if I was born in another country but came to the US when I was 4?
Yeah, I gave up and accepted that I learned about it too late. I'll probably never do it now, it would have been a really awesome experience if I could have though.
For the record, I phoned up the JET desk and I was told that I did have to get a Statement of Physician filled out by my doctor. All because of a relatively minor ear infection. Thankfully my surgery was very accommodating, and I got it done within a couple days. It's best to get all the stuff like academic transcripts etc sorted way before the application process opens. Now that I know what it actually requires, I'll be prepared in case I have to apply next year.
Man..I feel so odd.
I teach in English and live in Taiwan and it is not a blast. Than again I am solo as in no agency used. Married to a local.
TLDR why does everybody have fun but meeeee lol
Man..I feel so odd.
I teach in English and live in Taiwan and it is not a blast. Than again I am solo as in no agency used. Married to a local.
TLDR why does everybody have fun but meeeee lol
Yo fuck that. I hope I don't get knocked back for putting a minor eye infection on my self-assessment when it literally cleared up within a week with medication (which I also put on the form). Christ.
What if I wanted to teach abroad (thinking South Korea), but don't have any teaching experience (recent college grad though with an English Lit major) and on top of that I am not exactly the most comfortable person in front of crowds/groups of people?
What if I wanted to teach abroad (thinking South Korea), but don't have any teaching experience (recent college grad though with an English Lit major) and on top of that I am not exactly the most comfortable person in front of crowds/groups of people?
What if I wanted to teach abroad (thinking South Korea), but don't have any teaching experience (recent college grad though with an English Lit major) and on top of that I am not exactly the most comfortable person in front of crowds/groups of people?
both you guys hit me up on pm or steamIm in the same position
I wonder if anyone who has taught in Korea would be up for chatting on steam or some other platform, I am from the UK so I imagine the method through which one qualifies is different to NA.
Im hearing teaching in Korea is becoming more difficult? I tried to get it started 3 years ago, can anyone clarify how its become harder? I have a University degree (Law) 27 years old, male and can afford the courses. I have teaching experience but sadly it was voluntary and the person who took me on has died so there isnt any paper trail
What if I wanted to teach abroad (thinking South Korea), but don't have any teaching experience (recent college grad though with an English Lit major) and on top of that I am not exactly the most comfortable person in front of crowds/groups of people?
Im in the same position
I wonder if anyone who has taught in Korea would be up for chatting on steam or some other platform, I am from the UK so I imagine the method through which one qualifies is different to NA.
Japanese is free for a limited time on the App Store.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id290664053?mt=8
Japanese is free for a limited time on the App Store.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id290664053?mt=8
holy shit, this app is good. too bad, i'm trying to learn chinese right now
Japanese is free for a limited time on the App Store.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id290664053?mt=8
Somehow I never thought about posting in this thead!
I've been teaching English and French in a language school since August. The main draw was that the school who hired me would sponsor me for a work visa, and I actually submitted my application yesterday!
The big downside, though, is the abysmal pay. Or work time, should I say, but not in the way you'd expect for Japan. Our company has over a dozen of teachers for only 3 schools, which is waaay too much considering how much students we have. As I'm one of the last guys that got hired, I'm getting barely enough lessons for paying my rent. And the thing is that the schedules are done in a way that I can have days with 3 or 4 (if not more) hours of break between lessons, which screws up my plans for doing something else on the side.
I like the job, but this is starting to get heavy, I need to find some kind of translation gig or something, that I can do wherever I am... Probably won't do this for long, as I have better opportunities, but right now the visa is the priority.
Ugh sorry to hear that. When I was fresh off the plane I landed at Berlitz who used to pull that same shtick. Thankfully my visa was a spouse visa so I was free to look elsewhere. I'm a bit surprised though that they would go through the effort of sponsoring a visa then not guaranteeing a certain number of hours/pay.
Any opportunities like this for people without a college degree? From what I've read, it's not possible to work in Japan without one, but what about China or Korea?
It's a shame since I've been to Japan and am currently learning the language, but I don't think there's anything I can do there.
Any opportunities like this for people without a college degree? From what I've read, it's not possible to work in Japan without one, but what about China or Korea?
It's a shame since I've been to Japan and am currently learning the language, but I don't think there's anything I can do there.
Any opportunities like this for people without a college degree? From what I've read, it's not possible to work in Japan without one, but what about China or Korea?
It's a shame since I've been to Japan and am currently learning the language, but I don't think there's anything I can do there.
Grats, Lupinko. Who did you apply with?
JET.
I was initially selected for the wait list, I just got upgraded this morning. =)
Man, my embassy won't even send it the shortlist finalists until Jan!
Is this for early placement next year or something?
I received a call at the end of my lunch break from the Japanese Consulate here in Vancouver.
Well long story short, I guess I'm going to Japan. =')
So many tears of joy right now.
Thanks Necrovex!
Apparently I got my placement already and I'm going to Sendai City. Which isn't that far from Tokyo by bullet train and I get a city as opposed to fishing village. I leave straight from Vancouver on Jan 28 so I'm excited but also panicking, expect "I am moving to Japan thread" out of me shortly.
nice!
I'm so pumped about this whole thing. Urgh this wait is going to kill me if I don't find a way to occupy myself.
Fark... I should probably re-read my letter of rec and re-prepare myself for interviews later in the month. I hate interviews...