Hello there friends who may know something about JET. I just got accepted to the JET program, am 27 years old, and really have no idea what I want to do with my life so I thought this might be a good idea, considering I have always been interested.
Basically I am struggling to decide between working at Apple/Verizon while going back to school for robotics engineerings (both companies would pay for my school) or going to Japan for a year to learn a language/culture that I am interested in and have a challenge.
Here is some useful info that may help you guys understand my decision making process better
- I do not know if I want to teach english in a classroom, but I am extraverted and think it might be interesting, I most likely have a good time.
- I do not know if I want to build robots, but it's in my nature to create and design, and mechatronics sounds so interesting to me.
- I live in Colorado and have met so many good people who are interested in the same things that I am (music, science, hiking)
- I want to learn how to play piano and get more into playing and creating music
- I have an ENTP personality (I am interested in the truth of things and very deep conversation) I hate small talk and surface level convsersation
Questions that might help me
- Can I exchange English lessons for piano lessons/math/ and other things while in Japan or is this not possible?
- Is it possible to do coursework while teaching in Japan?
Basically I just do not want to go to Japan for the wrong reasons. Wrong reasons could be I am clinging onto my gf here so I'm not going, or might be going to escape everything here and just leave. It has nothing to do with Japanese girls or money, I couldn't care less about those things. I am in a phase of trying to find my purpose and this opportunity honestly fell on my lap. I applied because I said outloud to a brand new co worker I was thinking about teaching Enlish there and she happened to be part of the Japanese club at her school. I found out the application was due four days before I started it. Somehow it was good enough and they liked me at the interview, soooooo yeah.
Any feedback is unbelievably appreciated.
Thank you!
Basically I am struggling to decide between working at Apple/Verizon while going back to school for robotics engineerings (both companies would pay for my school) or going to Japan for a year to learn a language/culture that I am interested in and have a challenge.
Here is some useful info that may help you guys understand my decision making process better
- I do not know if I want to teach english in a classroom, but I am extraverted and think it might be interesting, I most likely have a good time.
- I do not know if I want to build robots, but it's in my nature to create and design, and mechatronics sounds so interesting to me.
- I live in Colorado and have met so many good people who are interested in the same things that I am (music, science, hiking)
- I want to learn how to play piano and get more into playing and creating music
- I have an ENTP personality (I am interested in the truth of things and very deep conversation) I hate small talk and surface level convsersation
Questions that might help me
- Can I exchange English lessons for piano lessons/math/ and other things while in Japan or is this not possible?
- Is it possible to do coursework while teaching in Japan?
Basically I just do not want to go to Japan for the wrong reasons. Wrong reasons could be I am clinging onto my gf here so I'm not going, or might be going to escape everything here and just leave. It has nothing to do with Japanese girls or money, I couldn't care less about those things. I am in a phase of trying to find my purpose and this opportunity honestly fell on my lap. I applied because I said outloud to a brand new co worker I was thinking about teaching Enlish there and she happened to be part of the Japanese club at her school. I found out the application was due four days before I started it. Somehow it was good enough and they liked me at the interview, soooooo yeah.
Any feedback is unbelievably appreciated.
Thank you!
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