teach english in japan

I have an interview with Aeon at the end of September. Wish me luck!

If I get the job, I get to knock off three things off my list.

1) Teach English in Japan
2) Go to Japan
3) Become a Teacher

Sounds pretty sweet to me. =)

i taught these japanese guys a little english, and it saved my husband’s life, because we were taken hostage by the rebel killers and they thought we were rebelling against them. We negotiated and lived.

My Husband is in this photo.

Did this on and off for many years. Check out the Japan Times want ads on line.

This is one of my more irrational goals. If I look inside myself, I know that nothing about teaching (in any country) comes naturally to me. But I’ve never wanted to work harder at anything in my life!

Even knowing that I’d be like a salmon swimming upstream, I just want to try! If I’m not cut out for it, so be it, but I won’t know until I fill out that application…

It’s a good thing for me I won’t have my BA for a few more years then, haha.

I might have to give this one up…

Breaks my heart.

I love Japan, and I love to teach. I figure this is probably my best option that includes both. ^-

Lived there with my parents and visit many times as my brother lives there. love to live there a gain for 1 or 2 years teaching there with my boyfriend.

I had an interview with the Japanese Embassy six weeks ago. I should hear back in the next few days, if I’ve earned a teaching placement.

At the end of next year I will have a BA in Japanese language and literature – er…what then? So I figure I should teach english in Japan for a year and then figure out where I’ll go from there. The hard part is my boyfriend will either come with me or break up with me – long distance relationship isn’t an option.

I guess we’ll see what I choose in the end, but I think if I don’t do it, I will always regret it.

I loved azrael’s blog “I am a Japanese school teacher” formerly known as outpostnineeditorials, now on festeringass networks or something; and also love Japan would be such a cool experience!