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Nismo



Joined: 27 Jul 2004
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2007 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lyrajean wrote:
Sad Okinawa-ken...

I don't know how they got that out of me requesting Miyagi-ken or Fukuoka...

-sigh-

At least I won't ahve to bring my winter clothes


That's like winning the gold medal and whining about wanting the silver medal instead!
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fat_chris



Joined: 10 Sep 2003
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Location: Beijing
PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2007 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mothy wrote:
Wait a second! Shizuoka WAS one of the one's I requested! You stole my Shizuoka! Razz


Hee hee hee! I've stolen it and I ain't givin' it back. Surprised

I can't wait. Flyin' out on July 28th. Yay!

Best,
fat_c
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Mothy



Joined: 01 Feb 2007
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Apparently I'm going to Kawaguchi in Saitama. Don't really know much about it but from what I can tell it seems like a pretty sweet location. Might be a bit expensive though.
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fat_chris



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:55 pm    Post subject: Where in da SHIZ? Reply with quote
Mothy,

Good to hear that you know where you are headed. I have yet to hear from my Contracting Organization so I am still clueless as to where in Shizuoka. All in all, we are headed to Nihon! Excitement abounds!

Best of luck,
fat_c
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bornslippy1981



Joined: 02 Aug 2004
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mothy wrote:
Apparently I'm going to Kawaguchi in Saitama. Don't really know much about it but from what I can tell it seems like a pretty sweet location. Might be a bit expensive though.


I lived in Kawaguchi for a year. It's not a bad place. Less than 30 minutes to most parts of Tokyo without having to change trains multiple times.

I didn't find it too expensive of a place.

Any questions, fire away, or send me a PM.
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fluffyhamster



Joined: 13 Mar 2005
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Location: UK > China > Japan > UK again
PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow, I didn't know people from the US had to get FBI criminal background checks (I'm from the UK, and wasn't asked for anything like that when I was on JET from '99-'02). Is that a recent thing, or has it always been the case for you guys? (Please feel free to ignore this question if you feel it's inappropriate to the thread; that is, Congrats on getting onto JET, and good luck wherever you wind up!).
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Mothy



Joined: 01 Feb 2007
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Since I was only accepted this year I don't know if the FBI background check has always been required. But I've mentioned it in front of ex-JETs before and seen it discussed on other forums before but you're the first person I've heard express any surprise about it. So I suspect it's been around for awhile anyway.
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MaggieMcClain



Joined: 04 Feb 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm leaving out of Houston and will be in Saitama City. Anyone in the area feel free to pm me [email protected]. Also, for the Houston JET group, I'm compiling a list of everyone's placements, hometowns, and contact info. If anyone wants to be added to this list e-mail me with your name, hometown, departure airport, prefecture, city/town, and e-mail and I will add you.
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MaggieMcClain



Joined: 04 Feb 2007
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Location: San Antonio, TX
PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh, and the FBI background check is in fact new either this year (or maybe they started it last year, but it's new either way).
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king of the bees



Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I not only had to provide my New Zealand police record, I also had to provide records for all countries in which I've lived for over a year. The South Korean police record only took about five weeks to come through, but the Vietnamese one would have required me to petition the local People's Committee back in Hanoi. Apparently this is the first year that international records have been required for JET and the details haven't all been worked out, so there was some leeway on that. Thankfully.

Hey, fat_chris! I'll be in Shizuoka-Ken as well. I guess I'll be seeing you at the group A orientation.
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fat_chris



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:37 pm