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The Genki Canuck: February 2009
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February 20, 2009. JET Program Part 2: The Interview. With great power comes great responsibility.". Uncle Ben was a smart guy. His words of wisdom helped Peter Parker become Spider-man, but they won't help you ace the JET interview. Sorry. If you're anything like me and actually care about getting on the JET Program, it's hard to describe the JET Interview process as anything but nerve wracking. I Think I'm Lost Forum. I think my first problem might have been lack of sleep. Because I was stressing a...
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The Genki Canuck: Recontracting and Life in Japan
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January 27, 2010. Recontracting and Life in Japan. It's the one phrase you will hear ad nauseum on the JET Program and the frustrating thing is that it's unavoidably true. While your friends envy your placement at one academic high school you will feel burning jealousy once you learn their rent is less than half what you pay. For a nicer apartment. Everyone experiences at least one or all of the above at some point during their stay. At the end of the day, you have two ways you can cope. One of the nice ...
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The Genki Canuck: January 2010
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January 27, 2010. Recontracting and Life in Japan. It's the one phrase you will hear ad nauseum on the JET Program and the frustrating thing is that it's unavoidably true. While your friends envy your placement at one academic high school you will feel burning jealousy once you learn their rent is less than half what you pay. For a nicer apartment. Everyone experiences at least one or all of the above at some point during their stay. At the end of the day, you have two ways you can cope. One of the nice ...
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The Genki Canuck: July 2009
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July 27, 2009. JET Program - Placement. JET placements are sort of like the stock market - random, unpredictable and the selections don't always make sense. That's how it can feel to an applicant anyway. Placements can be one of the hardest waits throughout the entire application process, particularly if you're chosen (like me! I found out which prefecture I was going to be placed in when I received my notification of short list letter in the mail. My response was "Mie? Where the hell is that? Is there a...
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The Genki Canuck: January 2009
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January 29, 2009. JET Program Part 1: The Application. In a world filled with uncertainty, the one thing that can be universally agreed upon is that the application for the JET Program is one giant headache. The application itself is a three-part process: the paper application, the interview, the short list. I started working on my application the first week of October and was able to submit it a week early, but I know a lot of people were down to the wire and here's why:. The Statement of Purpose. Oh th...
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The Genki Canuck: October 2009
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October 7, 2009. Congrats - you've made it to Tokyo! Take a deep breath, look around and give yourself a solid pat on the back for a job well done. You deserve it, after all, for surviving the grueling nine-month ordeal of waiting and more waiting that is the JET application process. Now that you're here, don't screw it up. You're probably thinking, how hard can it be? But what exactly does Tokyo Orientation entail? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. The Rampage of Krampus.
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The Genki Canuck: April 2009
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April 11, 2009. JET Program Part 3: The Results. If a JET applicant ever tells you they weren't nervous in the days/weeks leading up to receiving their results, they are a liar. A true bald faced liar. Feel free to give people like this a solid kick to the shin because everyone who applies to the program gets nervous once results come out. Two months of waiting, and it all comes down to one letter/email. 1000 points for cultural awareness.). Oh, and let's not forget that when they asked you 'what's inter...
