[jlr247]

Hello everyone! I am currently completing my bachelor's degree this year, with the intention of getting a second degree in education after that. So, I should be graduating for good in two years (teacher's college is a two year program). I am interested in potentially teaching in ESL classrooms in Canada, and I have been looking at overseas experience: both to experience teaching ESL, and to experience things like culture shock that my students would be going through. The JET program looks like something I would love to do, since it would help me to do all of the above plus give me the opportunity to live in Japan (I find the country interesting - and no, I don't watch anime).

In two years though, I hope to be married. From what I can tell online, I would be able to bring my husband on a dependent visa, which can allow one to work for either 20 or 28 hours (I read different numbers from different sources) with permission. If someone has a dependent visa, but not a degree, is it even possible to find part-time work in Japan? Does anyone know of married couples where one person is an ALT and the other is not? If so, was the non-ALT able to find things to do during the day?

Thanks!