JET

So I'm resurrecting this blog. Mostly due to the fact that, fingers crossed, I'll be heading to Japan come August. So for those of you who don't know, I've applied to the JET program. The JET program is set up so that you can go be a teaching assistant in English in Japan. There's also a position where you can work while speaking Japanese. I chose to work as the teaching assistant.
I sent my application off in November and on Tuesday of this week, January 12th, I found out I've been selected for an interview. I still haven't been contacted on where or when my interview will be, but I passed the first stage of selection.
Today I went out and bought my first suit for the interview. I look like corporate barbie in the thing but at least I'll look somewhat professional. I've also begun doing practice interview questions that I found on the internet and I've been haunting the JET discussion boards. From what I've been able to gather these interviews range from pleasant to, as one JET interviewee described, a war crimes tribunal. The interviews are apparently meant to be terrifying. They like to see how you handle pressure. Which'll make an interview that I'm already freaking out about, all the more fun. Though at least I'll have a story to tell if I fail.
So yeah that's about it. I'm preparing for the interview for the next little while. I'll post when I find out when my interview will be and where in Montreal it'll be held.
Bye for now