JET Program REGRETS | Mistakes I made when I came to Japan & What I did RIGHT too!
Don't make the same mistakes I did! Find out why "THUMBS DOWN" is a No-No, and what my biggest regrets were when I joined JET, and also the things that I am happy I did!
WELCOME to AdreaminJapan! If you are new here, so glad you found me! Please consider subbing for my content on life in Japan and various JET related themes to come in the future! I was a on the JET PROGRAM for four years, quit mid-corona 2020, so please check out my origin story here • My Japanese Apartment ...
I also have an extensive guide on PACKING your SUITCASES for a normal JET program arrival. • PACKING FOR JAPAN | Do...
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0:00 Teaser
0:37 5 things I did RIGHT while on the JET program
4:00 --My 7 Regrets in my first few months on JET
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OTHER THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO
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• Quick & Easy Japanese Cuisine for Everyone (Quick & Easy Cookbooks Series)
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• My Packing for the JET Program videos • PACKING FOR JAPAN | Do...
• I talk about available clothing sizes in PART 2 Packing video • Part 2 PACKING FOR JAP...
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5 Things I did right: I said "Yes!" to every event at school or that I was invited to; I called home often; I learned to cook Japanese food; I explored my town in Japan; I didn't speak Japanese at school, and
7 things I regret: Not making an effort to learn staff and students names; Not introducing yourself to the staff at your school; Using the THUMBS DOWN gesture in class with students; I spoke to fast with students and staff in the beginning; I had a boring self-introduction; I brought clothes that were not a good material choice for Japan; I didn't have a savings plan; I didn't have a study plan.
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JET PROGRAM REGRETS & MISTAKES | October 12, 2021
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Hello CORONA JETS! I hope you are all getting super excited for arriving! I hope my regrets can help you not make my mistakes! Please comment with content you’re interested in seeing! Keep Dreamin’ Dreamers!
Incoming 2022 JET here and I just wanted to say thank you!! This was all very sound advice.
You got this! I hope you are in Tokyo now!!
@@ADreamInJapan Thank you! My flight got delayed 2 weeks, so I'm leaving August 14th!
how is your experience so far? @@proteinshake3659
Thank you for always sharing great content. I would love to see a video on what your self-introduction lesson was and what it became. I think JETs or new ALTs who don't have a lot of classroom experience would gain a lot from that content.
Thank you!!
Great video! Very useful, thank you
Great information! Love that you felt you got closer to mom & dad your 1st year 😘
Aw thanks
Insightful video. Subscribed!
Welcome aboard! Thank you!
I’m about to submit my application here in a few days! You ease my future anxieties I know I will have.
Aw thank you! Don’t be anxious. It was a great experience. Of course every situation is different, but most jets with a positive attitude will have a great time!
Hey Adrea, it's great to see you again, even in just a video! Hope things are going well over there for you!
Hi Kirk! Thanks! We’re hanging in! Have you adjusted back to “normal “ life?
@@ADreamInJapan yep! We have a one year old boy now and actually just bought a house, so things are alright over here. Glad to hear you guys are doing well
Incoming 2023 JET😎
Welcome! Have u been accepted already?
thanks for sharing! i'm currently minoring in Japanese and am very interested in applying for the JET program!
You can do it! Just get that 4 year degree, However, if you wanna be a teacher, I recommend getting your masters in something like linguistics or teaching and coming to teach at a univerisity here. Those programs usually include everything jet has, plus free on-campus housing. But you must have an "english" related masters.
Love your videos! I'm hoping to become a JET after I graduate from college. I would love to hear about all of your experiences on the program!
I’d love to make more of those videos! Keep watching! I’ll get to those certainly!! Anything specific you wanna hear about?
@@ADreamInJapan I feel like you've already done a video about this, but I want to know all the details about your first 2 weeks in the Japan once you started the JET program. What was it like when you first landed, how was the three days in Tokyo for training, how did you travel to Oita, how did you set up your phone and bank account, what was it like moving into your new apartment? Stuff like that. I want to know what to expect when I get to Japan, if I get accepted into the JET program.
Ok! First two weeks! I’ll put that in my schedule! But, do know that everything past orientation in Tokyo is very different for each person! What I did may be vastly different from your experience!
Please do a video about self-introductions 🙏🏼
I'm a 2021 JET and getting prepared for departure (December), really excited to finally be going to Japan! Thanks so much for the video, super helpful 🥰
Yay! Glad to help and I’m glad you’re almost here! My successor finally leaves america 10/16!! It’s been a long time coming for everyone!
@@ADreamInJapan thanks!!! Ooh exciting 🥰 Yeah I'm in the very last departure group (😭) on the 4th December - only two months to go!
Hang in there!
@@KatiePrescott I'm in the last group too 😭 but it's approaching so quickly!!
@@nellytolbert9485 yeah just one month to go now!!! 🥳
Thank you for sharing your great experiences...your new subscriber here....I wish I could also go to Japan someday with JET program even I will be 45 years old...
Thanks! Don’t let not being able to do JET stop you from coming to Japan! There are other programs, albeit they don’t have the after career support JET has, that don’t care about age! Not to mention if you have other skills or experience you might be able to teach here ( post corona, everything is a bit of mess now) ! Look into the types of Visas possible of you wanna do more than just visit for a few months!
@@ADreamInJapan thank you so much for infos...
helloo!!! i know it's been a while since this video came out and there might not be enough time to make a new video about this, but i was just shortlisted and would love to know your tips for the jikoshokai :) your vids are so useful btw, i love your packing videos too!
Thanks for the idea! When do you arrive? That jikoshokai video has been in my list to do...but its so daunting haha. Are you high school or elementary?
@@ADreamInJapan haha i totally get it, it definitely is daunting 😅 im in high school and arrive in about 2 weeks, so its really soon lol... i understand if its too close to do a video on it now!
Thank you for sharing I am going to take JET program next year, wish me luck. If possible can u make video how to write good essay to JET?
Thanks for watching! Good luck with your essay! I’m not an expert but that’s a good idea! Thanks!
I'd also like to see if you could do a video on where it's best to live in the rural area. I don't necessarily want to live in the city.
Thanks for your comments! As for where to live, I’m going to start some interview style content so many I can get insights from others. I only lived rurally in one place, so I’m not sure I have a LIST. but I could crowd source! Great idea!
Good stuff
James!!!! Thanks! I’ve been thinking about getting in touch with you! The jet content is gold. Haha. I’d love to pick your brain sometime!
Hey, love the video! I'm learning as much Japanese as I can right now, and I hope to apply for the JET program for next year. If I have a conversational level of Japanese when I get there, should I still try to avoid using Japanese in the classroom?
Absolutely. Save your Japanese for your everyday life and conversation with teachers who are not English teachers. If students know you can speak, they are less likely to try their English, ESPECIALLY in the beginning. As time goes on you can use little bits here and there. But I highly recommend that with students and English teachers, you use English, even if Japanese would be easier. You are here to expose them and give them practice. Good luck on the app! You'll have plenty of chances to talk in Japanese outside of work if you try! Joining local clubs, going to bars, and travel are awesome places to improve your Japanese.
I would love to see a self introduction video. Also I wanted to know how did you use the projector lol? Do you need a jump drive ?
I’m working on this! It’s hard tho. I’m trying to transfer old data to a new computer without PowerPoint haha. But as for projector, the school computer I had had both VGA pin connector and HDMI connector depending on the projector. In later years my school actually got appleTVs so for some things I could project over wireless using school iPads or my phone. This was really fun as kids could project presentations as well. I also had an old MacBook which I bought a VGA/ HDMI adapter for so I could use it at my away schools on the old VGA projectors. But I did invest in that myself.
I'm surprised you were able to do the JET Program without knowing any japanese, and I thought that not knowing japanese was going to be your very first regret.
Knowing japanese is not a requirement. Most people learn japanese in japan
Do you think it's a good idea for a 40 yr old man to try the JET program?
im worried about speaking up haha as people generally have a hard time hearing me. i need to learn to project
You're a teacher! You gotta use a big voice! Good luck!
For non city Jets how much do you think is possible to save within the four years?
Hi Night Music! Thanks for watching! If you are a single person, and generally frugal ( meaning like you...cook for yourself most of the time, you don't go crazy buying furnishings after initial set up, and you don't take big trips) you can EASILY save $700 to $1000 USD ( roughly ¥100,000) a month. I know people who managed to save more a month because they had next to nothing for rent and didn't do very much outside work though) I was able to save around that every month and still went out to eat about once a week, bought lunch at school (¥350 a day) and did some decent traveling. I only seriously saved my last 2 years. I did have a car which made travel easier and relatively cheaper if carpooling than trains. If you started saving right from the start, you could easily amass close to $40,000 or more in 4 years! I hope that helps! DO NOTE, that this is highly dependent on your base rent. But besides that, you can do it!!
12:30 I wonder if this applies to me. I love in Jamaica where the heat is literally unbearable on the summer. Last year was the hottest I ever experienced so I mostly stayed indoors. I wonder if Japan is hotter? I'll check Google
Altough i am dutch and lived in the tropics (indonesia and philippines) summer in japan can be really insane. It maybe similar to Jamaica, i am not sure ,but Japanese summer was my most uncomfortable experience to date!
Are you married ? If so, did you get accepted in the JET program easily ?
Hi! I got married after JET, so answering won't help you, but I knew many married people that came over together on JET. They tend to be placed more rurally (if only one spouse is working on JET which would be my recommended path, if both of you apply and get accepted iand accept placements t is fairly unlikely to be in the same town or even prefecture. ) Please watch my start-up cost videos for more info about bringing spouces!
視聴者はネイティブスピーカーだから、字幕を付けなくてもいいんじゃない？
Thanks. Titles are there for thumbnails and to help people who skip through. If something doesn’t apply to them and they scrub along they know when the next part is.
はじめまして。私は英語は勉強してないけど興味深く見ました。 やっぱり英語と日本語は「食べ合わせ」が悪すぎる。いっそのこと目的のない英語学習を生徒や学生は一切廃止すべきだと確信しました。だって英語嫌いになるから。嫌いになるくらいなら、日本国民専用の日常会話用ＡＩアプリを、日本政府がダウンロード義務化したほうが今よりよっぽどマシ。