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I discuss the good, the bad, and the funny regarding life at AEON working as an English conversation teacher in Japan. Was that a run-on sentence?
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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pension system recently so that any foreigners working over 30 hours now have to pay into the system. This really sucks for AEON employees cuz it majorly reduces our already-low take-home salary. However, AEON graciously gave us the choice of keeping...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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took me to a clinic Wednesday morning. Unfortunately, the clinic wouldn't accept my health insurance. Foreign teachers at AEON are not entered into the national medical insurance system, so our medical coverage is simply travel insurance. We have to pay...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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modchip purchased from a Canadian company. Yeeeehaaaaw! Needless to say, it was a night of interesting Japanese practice. AEON Performance Evaluation The AEON trainer Chad came out and evaluated my performance. It went better than expected despite...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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with them about the joke. I went home after work and wrote an email that looked like it was from the trainer Alec at the AEON headquarters in Okayama. It's an old and very easy computer trick that spammers use all the time. Anyways, the email said that...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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a very hectic week of training at the AEON West headquarters in Okayama, I arrived in Tottori, Japan. Training week was crazy busy, but kinda funny. Our dorm was like Gilligan's Island--no TV, Internet, or any connection to the outside world. We were...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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copied the article and gave it to everyone in the class to read. They want me to play a few of my songs in class sometime. AEON Halloween Party We had a our annual Halloween party at AEON, and it was a blast. I was a ninja with a mullet wig, and even...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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offer was back in October, so I requested a day off of work for the stated filming day. In fact, I didn't tell anyone at AEON I was gonna do this. Last time I was on TV, my boss got annoyed and called the headquarters to ask for "permission." It was a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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The two and a half years I worked as an English conversation teacher in the Japan countryside were the golden days of my Japan experience. I talk primarily about daily life and spending free time in Tottori, Japan.
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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Some of them brick-and-mortar, some of them online--I discuss my favorite Japanese shops and digress with a few personal addiction experiences.
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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at my school. 150,000 people in the town and 300 or so go to my school. I guess I'd better behave myself, eh? THE JOB -- AEON I also dig this English teachin' gig. My coworkers and I are always crackin' jokes and having a good time. Sometimes it's...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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it right, jackass!" I swear to God I'm gonna buy one these freakin' things myself just to get them off my back. I know the AEON trainer is gonna talk to me about it when he comes. That's gonna be fun cuz I'll hear more stuff from my psychology book. The...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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as I've gotten quite used to coworkers coming and going. It makes me realize that I've been here far longer than the average AEON teacher.
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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I'm leaving AEON and Tottori soon, and some things I will miss while others I won't. This should make for a good summary of the countryside Japan English conversation teacher lifestyle. Things I will miss: * Going to the most popular restaurant in...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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that you may have luck choosing a phone number if you buy the SIM card at a brick-and-mortar shop (e.g. Yodobashi Camera or Aeon) because you can see the phone number assigned to the SIM at the time of purchase. I went to Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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and the responsibility of each project/lesson, which is why a lot of people prefer going through programs like JET and AEON. Keep in mind, if you decide to go that route, most of these companies require you to have a bachelor’s degree as well as being...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General