NewTestament Posted November 16, 2007 Posted November 16, 2007 yea i spend about 200 bucks every weekend, but i also make 3 grand a month and dont pay taxes on my earnings "ballin'" indeed... Damn man that's the life. How hard was it for you to adapt to life in Japan compared to the US?
Fullforcefafnir Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 How can you put it up? Drinking, playing 10 hours a day, sleeping randomly. It must take its tool on the body. I'd feel shit after 3 days, maybe you've just got used to it? Strangely the body can't adapt to that, so.. hope you have fun?
ElvenShadow Posted November 18, 2007 Author Posted November 18, 2007 well i dont really do any drinking during the week and i only play guilty gear on weekends, during the week I have a pretty normal and regular schedule, get enough sleep and stuff, so my body can handle 2 or so days of drinking and playing with not much sleep adapting to life here didnt take long, i pretty much knew what to expect anyway, i dont think I ever really went through culture shock or whatever being an ALT is easy, i only teach a few classes a day and spend most of my time studying japanese and sitting online, i recommend it
Mr. Mamation Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 well i dont really do any drinking during the week and i only play guilty gear on weekends, during the week I have a pretty normal and regular schedule, get enough sleep and stuff, so my body can handle 2 or so days of drinking and playing with not much sleep adapting to life here didnt take long, i pretty much knew what to expect anyway, i dont think I ever really went through culture shock or whatever being an ALT is easy, i only teach a few classes a day and spend most of my time studying japanese and sitting online, i recommend it in case this job im doing doesnt go trough with what im looking for, what degree did you have to get to do this and how much japanese would you recommend to know? Also, how can i sign up for that?
doragonkoroshi Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 We can wait for Mike to respond, but I'm pretty sure you can have a bachelor's in anything and totally do it. As for Japanese, you don't need to know any, but I'll let him field that one too.
Hintalove Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 Having little to no japanese skill is actually a plus when applying for Jet. On top of that, I've had my friends tell me things like "If you lived in Japan for 3+ years, you pretty much can't get accepted". They want people who are more likely to speak english than Japanese in a classroom. Degree/Japanese skill level are really not all that important I think. Besides that, Mike can probably shed some light on the interview portion. Just make sure you graduate college or it's way hard to get a work visa. ps: Mike, sorry I suck
Van Buren Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 What do you spend $200 a week on?! Weekend. If you read his blog its pretty easy to see. He travels A LOT and typically enjoys himself. To bad about the DF2 qualifiers. It would have been too much awesomeness to handle if you made it. Japs all over the area would explode in fevered rants and discussions on what such an omen forebodes. "gaijin in mai TOURNY!? NO WAI!"
PaRt2 Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 Ah, I read it quite often actually. I just had no idea that he spent that much but I guess all that kinda adds up. I'm always waiting to see what's next on the Bozac show. Mike, Have your students drawn you doing anything else?!?
ElvenShadow Posted November 19, 2007 Author Posted November 19, 2007 regarding JET, all the stuff other people posted is pretty much correct. i have a degree in economics, it doesnt matter what you majored in. for application info just go to the jet program website, just do a google search and it has all the info you need on there. applications will be due soon though so hurry if you plan to try. with money, sometimes I dont quite spend that much, like this past weekend I only spend like 150. most of it goes to booze and arcade money. it adds up when you play at the arcade for like 10 hours a day and it sometimes costs 100 yen per play. every time I win a match I basically save myself 100 yen. blog will be updated later today
zer0kage Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 Have you participated in the Sengoku Basara X loke test lately?
ElvenShadow Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 blog time http://elvenshadowmike.blogspot.com/ zer0kage, no
Mr. Mamation Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 thanks a lot guys, im looking into it right now as a back up. I'll apply now just in case though. edit: It says I need a bachelors, so I guess I willh hve to wait a year.
ElvenShadow Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 thanks a lot guys, im looking into it right now as a back up. I'll apply now just in case though. edit: It says I need a bachelors, so I guess I willh hve to wait a year. you need a bachelors by the time the job starts, so since the job starts in august, if you are going to graduate next summer then you can still apply, you just need to have your school write you a letter stating that you will have your degree by that time
Mr. Mamation Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 i dont graduate until next dec/jan but if it means i have to take extra classes then i'll try
ElvenShadow Posted November 27, 2007 Author Posted November 27, 2007 http://elvenshadowmike.blogspot.com/ blog is updated with new stuff from DF2 weekend, i think this is the longest entree yet, hah
Hatred Edge Posted November 27, 2007 Posted November 27, 2007 Awesome. I really enjoy reading your blog man.
Mr. Mamation Posted November 28, 2007 Posted November 28, 2007 MIU seems like such a cool guy. I only chilled with him for a little bit and had no idea what he was saying but he seems real cool
Hintalove Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 The semester is starting to get crazy so I might not be able to hang out as much :/ Oh, and about the whole suicide thing, I don`t think I`ve ever been on the Yamanote and not seen the Keio or what ever the main train line delayed >.> Maybe I can come out and play this friday? Weekends from now on I think are saddly being devoted to my stupid japanese culture class project, but at least it`s a study of maid/moe culture
ElvenShadow Posted November 29, 2007 Author Posted November 29, 2007 yo, ill be heading out to tokyo tonight. Matt, if you wanna meet up ill probly be at akihabara for casuals. I dont know the tourny schedule yet cuz i didnt pick up the new arcadia but ill just buy it when i get to akihabara, im sure theres at least one tourny going on
ElvenShadow Posted December 4, 2007 Author Posted December 4, 2007 new blog update I also will be posting a few pictures later on today after work http://elvenshadowmike.blogspot.com/
ElvenShadow Posted December 6, 2007 Author Posted December 6, 2007 matt, im going to game chariot in Chiba (right off the Goi station) on Saturday for a tournament if you want to come as well. Its the same one where Kaqn works and where those vids of me came from. Sorry I forgot to upload the photos from the past weekend, I was busy with other stuff throughout the week, ill upload em next week along with any new ones I take this weekend
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