So my first application has gone through and has been confirmed, I have officially applied to Interac! I was suprised to apply last Sunday evening and managed to get a confirmation callback the next day. My heart may have been fluttering during/after the phonecall, but I'm hoping for the best. Now I am awaiting to see whether I am succesful to the next round, I should know by the end of the month, I am...

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I have managed to "evolve" further in my Teaching in Japan career! As I managed to high five the final checkpoint to my TEFL online course ^____^ Now onto the next half, which still seems as enjoyable as the previous topics on the course. It's odd to think that despite speaking English as my native language, a lot of the English Grammar is something I having trouble remembering?The next step in "Plan Japan" is actually...

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I'm now plowing through my TEFL 140 hours course and couldn't be more happy to be learning again.(I may have been one of those kids who adored her English classes in school and college!) Strange as it might sound, I love learning about language, but never thought I'd be taught in how to teach others. I know I've possibly said this many times before, but I'm so excited! To be honest, the future has never...

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I'm bursting with excitement thinking about finally going back to Tokyo ^______^ I thought this would be the best idea and fit a visit in before I live there next year, get back into the Japanese way of living, hehe! It's even more fun because I'm heading out with my b/f too, which it's his first time there, so I'll be his tour guide! It's not until late September, so still alot of time to...

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Before I visited Japan, I found the best way to get knowledge on life in Japan was to find other people who already were living there, obvious idea some people may think XD But, never under-estimate the medium of Youtube, as I found so many great "vloggers" (Blogging via video) who gave me alot of insight into it all and I've been following their journies since my journey in 2008. An amazing vlogger Rodger Swan,...

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So the research is way under way, I've been checking out different sites relating to teaching in Japan and I'm now gathering quite a fair bit of info. I have pondered the idea for sometime, technically ever since my visit in 2008, but have never acted upon it until now. I always thought it'd be far too much of a distant dream, but now it's becoming so real. I'm aware you do not need to...

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