[lady_kyoko]

I have a few questions ^^, if that's okay. And i'm sorry if someone else asked them before, and i just didn't see them or something. Anyway!

I'm not sure if you can answer the first set of questions, since you had already finished high school when you went to Japan. I'm in grade 11 and would like to apply for a semester in Japan next year, probably the last semester, since i haven't applied yet and i'd have to wait for at least a year to be accepted. I know basic Japanese, but i've never taken any formal courses, so technically there's no school records saying i've taken it. Would that be a problem? I'll probably use the Rotary program, I'm Canadian. Also, what city would you suggest trying to find a school in? I'm interested in Tokyo of course, but are there any other places you'd suggest ^^? And I don't have the best grades...would they still accept me? I know the answer is probably no ^^;;, but just curious what kind of grades you'd have to have...and is it true the Japanese school curriculum is more difficult?

I'm sorry, I'm being yelled at to log off the computer >.< i'll post my other questions about actually living in japan later. But i'll just end with what other kinds of jobs can someone who speaks fluent english get in japan, besides english teacher? Or would getting to japan as an english teacher, and then taking a university course to get a different job that doesn't require speaking english be an okay path to go?