JET Program Vlog #18 - Are ALTs role models?

Hey Gang - Thanks for watching another vlog.
I want to move on and get to some of the last minute things I think are important to cover before you leave in the next few weeks, but I got so many comments on my silly, little shopping video that I thought I should respond.

I tried not to have this just be a rant tho, and I included some good points I think, but this one does ramble a bit, so I'm sorry for that. Refunds at point of purchase. :)

coming up:

cell phones
Tokyo Orientation
last minute packing
stickers!
culture shock
and anything else I can think of in the next few weeks.

Peace!
-Jason

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[kakaze]

I might have missed this somewhere in your videos but I wonder from all you said; how was your Japanese before you came? (and now?)

[myargonauts]

@kakaze I've mentioned it many times, but I studied Japanese for one year at university before coming, and studied with a private tutor for about 2 years after I arrived. My Japanese is OK, but not as good as I would like.

[tkglobe85]

What do you think it would it be like for Asian American to become ALT? I'm applying for ATL position but I'm kinda concerned if the kids will accept me as a foreigner. Even though I was born and raised outside of Japan and have American citizenship, I am still Asian(part Japanese) and look exactly like Japanese people. So that means they'll just look at me as another Japanese English?

[myargonauts]

@tkglobe85 we recently had a discussion about this over at the forums at JapanJuku(dot)com - I think it's still there.  If not, cut and paste this question and we'll get it started again

[sano303]

I'm not in the jet program, but these videos are very useful for anyone who's going to japan for any extended period of time.

[myargonauts]

cool - thanks for watching

[joshparra]

It is amazing! This is interesting!

[ElBluesummer]

I liked what you said about the shirt. I'm from Hawaii and a professor at my college basically told me the same thing. When he went to Japan to teach English, at first he wore his suit and tie to school every day, but then he began to think about it; if he's there to be an example of how English should be spoken, he should also be an example of the country/culture that he was from. Eventually, he started wearing flowery aloha shirts to school.

[Nooklet]

So informational ;D

[djdicrispino]

HA! I got the same response to spelling color without a U in Malaysia. I had to make cheat sheets of all the common British variants. It's something people don't even think about...