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| JET Adventures 1 - The beginning |
| Friday, July 29, 2005 |
What the hell is this JET nonsense anyway? It's probably the best exchange programme in the world ever. You get to go to Japan, get paid a decent salary, have a pretty easy lifestyle and get treated like a superstar. So the hype goes, anyway... Anyone can apply as long as they have a degree (in any subject) and they're under 39 years old.
Sounds pretty sweet eh? Here are the downsides before you even get there: The application process is long, drawn-out, and horrific. And you don't get to have much of a say in where you go - you could be posted anywhere and the chances are that it'll be a rural village instead of the neon lights of Tokyo that you might be hoping for. Don't be put off though, I've only been in Japan for a week but I can already feel that it's going to be a year of Interesting Times :)
I applied because I was fed up with the work ethic lifestyle of spending the years when I still have my own teeth sitting in an office, because I wanted to get out and meet people who also had an adventurous spirit and itchy feet, and to feed my j-pop culture addiction (go bump of chicken!) :) |
posted by Alice @ 6:11 pm  |
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