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Originally Posted by steven
Yea, I have nothing against the countries nearby, but there is an awful lot to see within the country. I've never travelled to another country since I've been here, although I know a lot of people really like to do that. If I were doing JET for only a year or 2 or something like that, I wouldn't be bothered by what my coworkers thought about me going to other countries... it's a chance that you might regret passing up!
A lot of the teachers at my school have talked to me and helped me find some cool places (they've even asked me for advice which is ironic but another story). However, I've heard teachers at my school, as well as other teachers making complaints which specifically talk about "ALTs" going to asian countries during vacations. I don't quite get why the complaints seem to revolve around "asian countries", but I understand that teachers get frustrated that their ALTs sometimes take off of work in the middle of the year so they can go on some paradise vacation.
I'm straying from the topic (which I apologize for constantly doing MMM), but there are teachers who look down on other teachers for taking trips or time off! That's one of the things that does bug me about Japan. I wish people would relax a little bit about certain things and just enjoy life for themselves, if not for their kids and family, once in a while.
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Actually I got the "asking me for travel advice" sometimes, too. It was kind of funny. Just because I took the opportunity to travel around whenever I could.
I never heard the "complaints about travelling" business. My vice-principal was a bit of a jerk, so he made me come to work, even during summer break, as that was in my contract. For that month or so each summer it was just him and me in the teacher's office, and I literally had nothing to do. Neither did he, I expect. Every other teacher was off doing whatever they wanted.