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05-10-2008, 01:46 AM
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05-10-2008, 02:39 AM
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And yes, if you marry a Japanese person, you can get a spousal visa, and your visa status will be covered. Then we get into the issue of trying to get married without having a college degree...
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Now I deal with setting up and maintaining computer networks. Not so much the computers anymore but all of the equipment between like switches and routers. hth.
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05-11-2008, 02:34 AM
I wish I could add a lot to this, but MMM pretty much said it all, and others have added further detail.
However, I will add that I have a genuine interest in teaching. That is my job. So I hear all this whining about ALT work or English teaching in general... except, I'd be doing this in the states. So for me, a degree was already part of my plan. And although I made a half-hearted attempt at JET (as previously mentioned), I have eventually ended up in Japan because of economic decisions. Frankly, I can just make money faster here. Not necessarily more money overall, just faster money. In addition, I am relatively young, and it seems to me that when you are young you should be able to have an opportunity to travel and see the world. At this point I don't plan to leave Japan any time soon, or possibly ever, but who knows? As a teacher, and one who is a teacher, and not a dancing monkey who got here by any means necessary, but someone engaged in teaching as a career, I find the "Oh, I won't 'lower' myself to that level" absolutely insulting. If you can't even bother working to get a degree, than you have no idea what it's like to take the courses and the exams to be a qualified teacher, and I don't want you here, because you're bound to give me and those like me, a bad name. When it comes to Japan, "put up or shut up" is the best advice I can give.
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05-11-2008, 02:47 AM
After I finish getting my Bachelor's early next year, I'm going to put my teaching certification and going for my MA on hold and try working as an ALT. At least I already have experience with working as an Assistant Teacher now and I enjoy it for the most part. The downside is that you can't really choose which level students you'd like to work with, but I still enjoy it, and working as an ALT, just seems like such a nice opportunity to learn how to work with different types of children with various backgrounds and cultures since jobs like that are usually overseas. I also find that it'd be nice to have the opportunity to embrace a whole 'nother culture. It has to be incredibly intriguing and exhilarating as well as educational! ^_^
I really do hope that I can get into JET for 2009. I also hope that I can get placed in the northern region...like say Hokkaido. 
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05-11-2008, 03:14 AM
Well I'm very ecstatic to say that I just got notified today that I've been accepted into JET as a CIR (not an ALT
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Also, I did mention the spousal visa so you didn't need to explain getting married as being an option...
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