Dangling the carrot in-front of the horse
I just received this e-mail from the FuJET mailing list . .
The other ALT in my town is leaving after March 2006 and is currently
looking for a replacement. You would be hired directly by Futaba
Machi so it's a bit different than being on the JET Program.
You'll be teaching at only one Junior High School from 8 to 5 Monday
through Friday.
The benefits and pay are similar to ours.
And the biggest perk...you'll be my neighbor for at least 5 months
unless I decide to stay another year!
I WANT TO GO!!! I'm sure you've all noticed that I still write way more about Japan than Canada -- it's because my life back home so far has been, well, uneventful.
I feel like I'm ready to go back to Japan. I'm all rested up, I've been studying kanji everyday, I've stayed up-to-date on Japanese news and trends, heck, I've even been constantly planning lessons in my head daily.
And this job is PERFECT! #1. It's in Junior High -- there's no other level I'd rather teach. #2. It's in Futaba City, which is only 20 minutes by train from Hirono, and good god, there's so many people in Hirono I still miss to this day. And the cherry on top is that I was kataomoi over this JET since February. ^^; I was so sad that I didn't get to see her again before I left, and it would be so cool to be her "neighbor" even if it was a neighbor-friend sorta relationship. XD
And I think I would have a good chance of nailing this job because I'm sure I met the JTE during one of the many demonstration classes at our school which impressed all the visiting teachers.
So what's the problem? I've already committed myself from Jan 2006 to Apr 2007 to my teaching certificate. If I do go back, I wanna go back with a TC. And a part of me wants to live in a -ken that's NOT Fukushima. And lastly, my mom hasn't been doing so great lately, and it doesn't seem like a good idea to leave her again.
But I still want to go. I know this sounds incredible corny, but after watching Gokusen, it really lit a fire in me to teach again in Japan. XD I have so many regrets from my two years there -- things I didn't do, things that could be better, and helluvalotta inexperienced mistakes. It's like a chapter of my life that's still incomplete, and I think one more year would be all I would want before I can finally shut the book on Japan and move on. Just one more year to prove that I can be a super teacher, and living inside me is a Yankumi. ^^v
Random conversation of the night:
[Talking about my dental hygenist looking like Mira Sorvino]
Mom: Hey, what happened to Mira Sorvino anyway?
Me: Hm, I have no idea. [Calls out to the master bedroom where my dad's sleeping] HEY DAD! What happened to Mira Sorvino?
Dad: What?
Me: Mira Sorvino! You know, the ex-girlfriend of Quentin Tarantino?
Dad: Quentin what?!
Me: Never mind.
Dad: All I know is Monica Lewiki.
(And yes, he pronounces it Lewiki. XD )
The other ALT in my town is leaving after March 2006 and is currently
looking for a replacement. You would be hired directly by Futaba
Machi so it's a bit different than being on the JET Program.
You'll be teaching at only one Junior High School from 8 to 5 Monday
through Friday.
The benefits and pay are similar to ours.
And the biggest perk...you'll be my neighbor for at least 5 months
unless I decide to stay another year!
I WANT TO GO!!! I'm sure you've all noticed that I still write way more about Japan than Canada -- it's because my life back home so far has been, well, uneventful.
I feel like I'm ready to go back to Japan. I'm all rested up, I've been studying kanji everyday, I've stayed up-to-date on Japanese news and trends, heck, I've even been constantly planning lessons in my head daily.
And this job is PERFECT! #1. It's in Junior High -- there's no other level I'd rather teach. #2. It's in Futaba City, which is only 20 minutes by train from Hirono, and good god, there's so many people in Hirono I still miss to this day. And the cherry on top is that I was kataomoi over this JET since February. ^^; I was so sad that I didn't get to see her again before I left, and it would be so cool to be her "neighbor" even if it was a neighbor-friend sorta relationship. XD
And I think I would have a good chance of nailing this job because I'm sure I met the JTE during one of the many demonstration classes at our school which impressed all the visiting teachers.
So what's the problem? I've already committed myself from Jan 2006 to Apr 2007 to my teaching certificate. If I do go back, I wanna go back with a TC. And a part of me wants to live in a -ken that's NOT Fukushima. And lastly, my mom hasn't been doing so great lately, and it doesn't seem like a good idea to leave her again.
But I still want to go. I know this sounds incredible corny, but after watching Gokusen, it really lit a fire in me to teach again in Japan. XD I have so many regrets from my two years there -- things I didn't do, things that could be better, and helluvalotta inexperienced mistakes. It's like a chapter of my life that's still incomplete, and I think one more year would be all I would want before I can finally shut the book on Japan and move on. Just one more year to prove that I can be a super teacher, and living inside me is a Yankumi. ^^v
Random conversation of the night:
[Talking about my dental hygenist looking like Mira Sorvino]
Mom: Hey, what happened to Mira Sorvino anyway?
Me: Hm, I have no idea. [Calls out to the master bedroom where my dad's sleeping] HEY DAD! What happened to Mira Sorvino?
Dad: What?
Me: Mira Sorvino! You know, the ex-girlfriend of Quentin Tarantino?
Dad: Quentin what?!
Me: Never mind.
Dad: All I know is Monica Lewiki.
(And yes, he pronounces it Lewiki. XD )