I never said I'd do it for a long time, and I have already read this article and plenty similar it. In fact, the article you linked is one of the most famous articles for the ALT industry. I've done so much research and know exactly what you're talking about, but I don't think you realize that I have already accepted the pros outweigh the cons. My Japanese is not going to improve here in the States. I can take as many classes as I want and self-study for hours on end and it will NOT improve as quickly as it did when I spent only two weeks in Japan not too long ago. If two weeks makes such a huge difference for me, I can only imagine what a whole year could do for me.
Why do you think I'd be miserable? What if I ended up enjoying it? There are plenty of people who enjoy the ALT job. I think you don't know my personality well enough and it will depend on my luck of placement and my attitude / outlook. Maybe YOU wouldn't enjoy it. And where did I write I would ONLY teach English? I wrote in my entry I'd also be studying Japanese and releasing doujins! In fact, I'd be studying Japanese even if I didn't try to study Japanese, no one speaks English there. I'd have to be using Japanese! I can't just "study" Japanese without a means to maintain myself in the country! Where are you getting these silly ideas?
I am not doing this for the pay or for the "job experience" as there isn't any. I'm aware there are few ways to advance from this position in a career sense. There is nothing stopping me from coming back to the States after a year or two and finding a job. I did not write I want to live in Japan permanently and you are filling in too many details for me and answering them. There is NO WAY I could maintain myself in Japan for a year or two without finding a job and the chance to get hired overseas for a job other than teaching English is VERY LOW. I cannot simply just go to the country and seek a job until I find one-- the 90 day limit is much too difficult, and I currently am employed with a very kind boss and it would be difficult for her if I quit now. She and I have already talked about this and she is actually quite supportive of me going overseas even if it means she loses an employee. For being so understanding, I really want to work hard for her until the end.
You're right, I am filling in to many details, I hope things work out for you. The miserable comment comes directly from a place I applied to under the Working Vacation. I got too excited over it and then in one of the questions they asked, they responded that I'd be unhappy and bored working out there. I didn't prepare enough before applying.
Why do you think I'd be miserable? What if I ended up enjoying it? There are plenty of people who enjoy the ALT job. I think you don't know my personality well enough and it will depend on my luck of placement and my attitude / outlook. Maybe YOU wouldn't enjoy it. And where did I write I would ONLY teach English? I wrote in my entry I'd also be studying Japanese and releasing doujins! In fact, I'd be studying Japanese even if I didn't try to study Japanese, no one speaks English there. I'd have to be using Japanese! I can't just "study" Japanese without a means to maintain myself in the country! Where are you getting these silly ideas?
I am not doing this for the pay or for the "job experience" as there isn't any. I'm aware there are few ways to advance from this position in a career sense. There is nothing stopping me from coming back to the States after a year or two and finding a job. I did not write I want to live in Japan permanently and you are filling in too many details for me and answering them. There is NO WAY I could maintain myself in Japan for a year or two without finding a job and the chance to get hired overseas for a job other than teaching English is VERY LOW. I cannot simply just go to the country and seek a job until I find one-- the 90 day limit is much too difficult, and I currently am employed with a very kind boss and it would be difficult for her if I quit now. She and I have already talked about this and she is actually quite supportive of me going overseas even if it means she loses an employee. For being so understanding, I really want to work hard for her until the end.
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