Why I Rejected My "Dream" Job in Japan


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In this post, I want to talk about my experience applying for the JET program, my thoughts on the application process, and why I ended up declining their offer.
To start this story, we need to go back in time a bit. When I was 15 years old, I decided I wanted to be an English teacher in Japan when I grew up. This influenced my college decision in a big way. When I went to college, I decided to major in Japanese and minor in education with the idea of becoming a teacher in the future. 

How to Sign up for the JLPT in the US

If you're looking to take the JLPT in December of this year and are not sure when signups open, I'll be the first one to break it to you: it's today!

This morning at around 9 am the signup portal for online registration opened, and I committed to taking N2! I am beyond nervous, excited…

A Day in Tokyo Disneyland

The long-awaited Disney post has come! Vincent and I had an incredible day at Disney, I was a little surprised that everything played out so perfectly. It was a very chilly day but that didn't stop us from staying until 9pm!
I arranged to meet up with my good friends Mame and Ryry for this day…

Relaxing in Odaiba

After an incredibly long break of a few days, another post is here! While traveling in Nikko, a post that will say the light of day a lot later, I managed to pick up a nasty cold before heading back to Tokyo so I haven't been able to crank out posts like I used to.
But I finally got around to …

Harajuku and Meiji Jingu Exploration

Our Harajuku day has come! I was really excited to go to Harajuku, famous for Japanese fashion. 
We headed out at around 10am to meet a friend at a vegan place off the main strip. I had been there before with Amanda and had been raving about their incredible moringa salad dressing. You may know th…

Maid Cafe Hopping and Karaoke in Akihabara

On our third day in Japan, we headed out to Akihabara!

In the itinerary that I planned, we scheduled wake up time of around 8 am to make sure that we would have plenty of time to make it to the @home cafe (maid cafe) for breakfast. @home cafe opens at 10am, and with our Airbnb being about an hour …

Our First Day in Japan!

I'm happy to announce that I'm back in Japan and this time I brought my boyfriend with me! It's always been a dream of mine to travel around Japan with him and we decided back in September that we should make this dream come true!

Once we decided we wanted to stay in Tokyo, I booked th…

Shinjuku Stories: Episode 2

While I was in Japan I got to do some amazing interviews with friends, and so I have another episode of Shinjuku Stories that I'd like to share with you! This one is a little more lengthy but delves into a lot of the problems that international students commonly faced in Waseda University. Toda…

The Truth About Ueno Zoo, Japan

I visited Ueno Zoo while I was in Japan, and it was one of the worst zoo experiences I've ever had.
In my latest vlog, I explain via subtitles that some animals were kept completely alone in their enclosures, namely the Panda. It was really sad to see that this animal was not only totally alon…

VLOG: Flying First Class From Japan

Finally, my flight home vlog is up! This took a long time to edit, mostly because my camera is having a lot of issues these days. Another big reason this vlog was delayed is because of the emotional content in this video. Amanda's plane left before mine, and I get pretty emotional. I didn'…