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[southofreality]

[Vince]

1) Where are you?
U. S. I lived in Tokyo for nine years.

2) which type of school/establishment do you work?
I worked at two eikaiwa, a vocational college, the YMCA, and a school that sent teachers to businesses.

3) Do you enjoy Japan?
I enjoyed it, but there was plenty of frustration too.

4) How long you been in Japan?
I taught EFL in Tokyo and Kanagawa for six years, and before that was in the US military for three years.

5) How long you planning on staying?
I plan to go back and stay indefinitely.

6) What are your goals while in Japan?
Land a good, secure job that I can comfortably keep long term.
Develop eloquent spoken and written Japanese.
Develop a high level of skill in iaido and maybe aikido.
Do freelance writing for a Japanese medium and develop a respected voice in that field.
If my Japanese is good enough, get a masters degree in Japanese literature.

[Gypsy Rose Kim]

1) Where are you?

At home, waiting for my Japanese work visa to be processed. I will work in Tokyo once I get it.



2) which type of school/establishment do you work?

I worked in an eikawa before, and will be teaching in a better eikawa when I return.



3) Do you enjoy Japan?

Very much.




4) How long you been in Japan?

Almost four years before. Plus many trips back to visit over the past three years.



5) How long you planning on staying?

As long as I can. You never know what will happen down the road, but at this point I plan to stay there indefinitely.

[Sweetsee]

1) Where are you?

Niiza, Saitama.


2) which type of school/establishment do you work?

International High School


3) Do you enjoy Japan?

Love it.


4) How long you been in Japan?

Coming up on 18 years this summer, on and off.


5) How long you planning on staying?

Last I heard it was six years, never know really. It is home though.

[Crab]

1) Where are you?

Canada. Lived in rural Niigata for 3 years in the late 90's on JET; returned to work at a university in Aichi from 2001-2004.

2) which type of school/establishment do you work?

Today- Canadian university (in a field unrelated to ELT)

3) Do you enjoy Japan?

Loved it. Met my wife, had our first child there, had a great first career, allowed me to do all of the stuff I wanted to do in my 20's before "settling down".

4) How long you been in Japan?

6 years altogether. I visit for 2 weeks a year as part of my current job for which I am grateful.

5) How long you planning on staying?

Six years was just right. We didn't want to raise our family there and I felt I needed a career change. ELT was fun while it lasted but it was starting to get stale.

[Eva Pilot]

1) Where are you?
Izumo, Shimane

2) which type of school/establishment do you work?
Peppy

3) Do you enjoy Japan?
Very much

4) How long you been in Japan?
11 months

5) How long you planning on staying?
Until November, then come back as soon as I can

[Squire22]

1) Where are you?
Shizuoka Prefecture, great view of Mount Fuji

2) which type of school/establishment do you work?
Usually at junior high school, every now and then I go to a couple of elementary schools.

3) Do you enjoy Japan?
Absolutely

4) How long you been in Japan?
13 months

5) How long you planning on staying?
Not sure, probably a couple more years though.

6) What are your goals while in Japan?
In my first year I had two goals, pass the JLPT level 4 test, passed, pass my aikido shodan test, passed. This year, pass level 3 of the JLPT, start to learn to play the piano, increase my social circle. Would also like to get my ni-dan in aikido here too and to live in Tokyo at some point...no time scale on those though.

[Nagoyaguy]

1) Where are you?

See my name for details.


2) which type of school/establishment do you work?

Private Junior\Senior high school


3) Do you enjoy Japan?

Love it. Fun, safe, great place to raise a family.


4) How long you been in Japan?

7 years total.


5) How long you planning on staying?

Until I can collect a pension, then retire to a small island off the coast of Thailand.