JET Program Vlog #24 - Racism, culture shock and final thoughts

This is the end of a series of vlogs that I started making back in early May.

I've made over 30 of these vlogs, and gained over 300 subscribers along the way, so I want to say thanks to everyone that watched, rated, commented, and subscribed. I really appreciate all the support, and if I didn't get to your idea for a vlog topic, remind me again in a few months and I'll try to get to it then.

I got tons of email from these JET vlogs, and I'm really happy that so many of you are coming to Japan as students, teachers, and visitors. I'm glad that most of you found the vlogs to be helpful, and I owe a lot of that to all your great comments and questions.

To the new JETs for 2008 - ganbatte kudasai! I hope you have a fantastic first year on JET - I know you'll have a wonderful time. Send me an email sometime and let me know how you're getting on.

This is the end of the "Welcome to JET" series, but I'll be back with more vlogs soon, including a new series about applying to be a JET.

mata ne,
Jason

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• Jason
• Vlog
• Japan
• ALT
• Taisha
• Shimane
• Japanese
• JET
• Programme
• Program
• racism
• finale
• gaijin

[4BlackLotus]

after your done with JET can you still stay in japan and would you have a better chance getting a teaching job

[myargonauts]

@4BlackLotus You can stay, but eventually you have to find a new job to sponsor your visa, and if you stay, you might not get the free flight home that your JET employer should provide for you. As for ease of finding a new teaching job, the main snag there is that your JET contract ends in July, but many schools want to hire you in March or April at the beginning of the Japanese school year, so it can be tough to find a new job immediately after JET.

[meanbluedevil167]

hey i wanted to know if someone from a non english speaking country(like me for example) can apply for the jet programme even?

[myargonauts]

@meanbluedevil167 yes - go to the main JET website- link on my main channel page on the left - and you'll see a list of about 40 countries around the world that participate in JET.

[Styster]

Just watched the whole JET Vlog series, thanks so much for this, Jason! You're really getting me both ready and exciting for my adventure this summer. Did you have any idea how many people you would reach when you starting this series?

[myargonauts]

@Styster Thanks for the nice comment. No, I really had no idea. I started in 2008 when I had less than 1000 subscribers, and now I regularly hear from people who said they watched my vids before making it into JET, etc. It's really nice that the vids have been so well received and helpful for so many.

[MrOmniblast]

Lol! "It's like Nigger!" lmao! She's silly, and what you said. "Koku" means "Country" "Gai" means "Outside" or "Foreign" and "Jin" is obviously person. So being called Gaikokujin...isn't at all "racist" it means "Person from another country"..which is exactly what the heck we are -_-....

[PatJ61]

I just stumbled upon your VLOGS and am thoroughly enjoying them. They are both interesting, thought provoking, and well done. Thanks!

[Warhammer820]

How do they keep EVERYTHING so clean in Japan? I never see anyone cleaning in these videos.

[TheTomWIlliams]

i went to nagasaki, i'm english, and i got in a taxi and i was asked if i was american quite abruptly, i said no, and the guy relaxed straight away. I don't know what he would have said if i had been american, i went to the war memorial and prayed, left flowers ect, an older man came and bowed to me. It's odd, you'll get a lot of stares also especially if you are white and tall. I'm probably the palest aryan you will meet hahaha i'm also 6'2 so i got a lot of stares but you learn to enjoy it hah

[myargonauts]

@PatJ61 great - thanks for watching