Why I Left Japan | JET Program | Rural Japan
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- I was living in Japan for 1 year on a rural island teaching English. Here's the story of why I moved to Japan and how I decided that I wanted to leave. I talk about what it was like living there, what the JET Program contract was like, and also what it was like to leave and go back to the U.S. and eat good pizza again.
About me
I'm logiebear. I was in the Jet Program, teaching English on an island in rural Japan from August 2018-2019. I'm now back in the San Francisco Bay Area. I love eating, traveling, and being creative.
instagram: @logansterr
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The same problem of being asked about staying a 2nd year so early on also applies to be asked about staying on a 3rd year after having only been there for little more than one year.
I still think the sweet spot is two years… the seasons and various festivals are a *big deal* in Japan and experiencing them is extra magical the 2nd time around… you feel much more at home than the 1st year when everything is new and unfamiliar.
Some (but not all) 3rd years are slightly hardened, perhaps wishing they had left after two years. Many are happy every day they get to experience a truly incredible country.
Thanks for the update. I'm glad that it sounds like you've had some pretty rich & fulfilling experiences traveling & living abroad as long as you did.
Please keep making videos....you sharing your experiences with all of us make us all more worldly.
Thanks to you I've studied on Japan more and have a greater desire to go abroad.
You have added New Life to my Old Life.
Thank You.
Thank you! I really appreciate this comment. Now that I'm not in Japan, still trying to figure out what kind of videos I want to make. But I will make some soon.
Good to see you again! I think I'll go back to your old Japan vlogs and watch them later!
thank you for sharing. God bless always!
Thanks for watching. Hope you’re doing well!
Dude you are so adorable like a small cute puppy hahaha! Anyways, keep it up dude
This is a girl man not a guy
You would used dude for a guy not for a girl Haha Haha Haha Haha
I'm Japanese but I've never been to Tsushima. I stayed in San Francisco for 3 months tho.
According my friend who are comming to Japan on JET soon you can request your favorable region like big cities, countryside, anywhere else but Tokyo, cold place warm place. When you speak Japanese well it's likely they are going to send you to countryside.
They do let you request, but they usually don't take it into consideration. It seems pretty random! I requested the Osaka area. One of the other ALTs in Tsushima didn't know any Japanese at all.
How did you like San Francisco?
@@logiebear I think it also depends on what kind of ALTs schools want. I know two ALTs who speak Japanese fluently and one person is in small village in Kochi and another is comming to Sado. But as you know bureaucrats in Japan do unefficient things sometimes.
I stayed in the US for 5 months and stayed in San Francisco for 3 months. I didn't have any plans when I was in the US and when I went to San Francisco I just liked it there and wanted to stay as long as possible.
I was born and raised in Osaka. People here are super kind and friendly.
It could have been different if they sent you to Osaka.
Happy to have you back!! :)
Hi Sonia! :)
Unfortunately because of the new normal we are losing many of the restaurants in the San Francisco bay area, and a lot of the food that makes it great
It's really sad. I try ordering takeout from some of my favorite restaurants every week to help as much as I can!
Thanks for video!
Thanks for watching!!
...so happy to see you post another video! Please continue making vids! Are you pursuing a career as a teacher here in America?
PS. Your personality is the greatest. 😉 Stay safe and healthy.
Thank you😊😊
Not a teacher, I’m planning on working in tech!
Btw, don't mind me asking some questions, just curious to know from your perspective.
1) Do you consider Japan as a highly developed and advanced country ?
2) How would you personally rate Japan (from culture to technology, architecture, food, local products, scenery/landscape, standard of living/quality of life, etc.) on a scale level of 1 to 10 ?
3) What is your overall impression with the Japanese people ?
4) If you have 3 words or more to describe Japan, what would it be ?
1. Yes
2. The culture is fun and unique. The place are colorful. The food is delicious.
3. The people are kind and thoughtful. And if you’re curious, I’m black and they treated me better than people in the US
4. My New Home
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Are you fluent in the language and have you been all over the country
@@kingrobotnik6950
Ok no further answer
I wonder if the pizza & taco sitch is better in one of the bigger cities? Like... if you were in Tokyo or Kyoto. Also, I like how you locked into those two foods 😄. Thanx for these great videos and good luck to you. Hope you do more travel videos; you’re a delight to watch ☺️
Yes definitely better in the bigger cities! I didn’t mind it that much though because I love Japanese food too 😊 thanks for watching!! I’m going to try to make more videos soon.
I lived right outside Tokyo and the pizza is ok. Pizza restaurants are very common. There are some really odd toppings you can get. Like corn and mayo as toppings. You can find some Mexican food but it’s not great. Peruvian restaurants are more common because a lot of Japanese emigrated to Peru a long time ago and many Peruvian Japanese come back to Japan to work. Indian food was really good in Japan, lots of Indian people come to Japan to work construction.
good stuff!
I think the food in Japan is a lot better than pizza and tacos. But each his or her own taste.
They’re both really good! I like having the diversity of foods here. I also really love the food in japan ❤️
@@logiebear I really enjoyed watching videos about Japan, but I think you made the right decision to move back to America. All of these people from poor Asian countries think of Japan like a paradise but that's not the case. Immigrants can go from rags to riches in America but in Japan that just not possible it's such a closed minded and racist society!
Stay away from Japan. Radioactive contamination problem is still ongoing problem in Japan. Almost 18,000 Japanese people died with cancer or leukemia caused by radioactive contamination from Fukushima. Stop eating radioactive contaminated food and water. Otherwise, you're going to get cancer, leukemia or infertility. Japan WAS good country but it's severely contaminated by radiation since Fukushima earthquake happened in 2011. Additionally Japanese government is trying to hide the truth about radioactive contamination. However, People have the right to know the truth and what's going on really in Japan.
@@michaelporter1578 I haven’t seen evidence to suggest that there is a radiation problem in parts of Japan that are currently open to the public. It seems the radiation levels are safe there so I’m going to keep visiting.
@@logiebear You can see lots of evidence and true information from BBC, CNN, NBC, NEWSWEEK, NY TIMES, and so forth. You can check the evidence and true information about radioactive contamination problem in Japan from global news channels.
Sounded silly until I recalled my own pizza making addiction. I regret nothing.
If you can make it yourself, you can thrive almost anywhere 😂
Well, at least you're very diverse in your palate lol. Not just eating your own food, even in the states. I studied abroad in Europe for a semester and I did miss some food (homemade), but Europe is also very diverse, so yeah I can see why Japan would be less diverse in food
I live in SF bay area also. I have never been to Japan, but would like to go. I am thinking of learning Japanese on my own at first and maybe work with an online tutor. I have plenty of time to study as I am a retired scientist. I probably spend too much time watching youtube videos about Japan instead of planning when to go there. Since I just found your channel and saw your apartment tour and this video I look forward to watching more of your videos.
ms.carter its me shawn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I totally get you with the food and fulfilling what you wanted to do while in Japan. I love my Italian food but when I got to Japan I found their Italian food plain (though I love the Japanese katsu curry, ramen and yakitori). when I got back to the UK i started missing the Japanese food.
I decided to study at a university just so I could study abroad at my dream university in japan and experience an onsen. I did get the opportunity to study abroad in June-July 2018 for a summer school but it wasn't at the university i wanted to go to in Tokyo nor did I have enough money for Tokyo (I did go to Osaka and Kyoto though).even though i found out I failed uni in general while i was in Japan I was fulfilled with getting to study abroad and visit an onsen. I am already planning to go to Tokyo in 2022
Glad you got to study abroad 🥰
Onsens are the best!
Maybe you can introduce someone in Japan amazing pizza and tacos. It may be a stereotype but if you can get a Japanese person very interested in something, that passion will help fuel some of the best versions of that food, ever!
It sounds like you had a great experience in Japan. I went to Japan for a missions trip for three months and I taught English at a church in Tokyo. Does the career that you want to pursue have any job opportunities in Japan?
Do you have tips for learning Japanese and kanji?😊
Hi! 😊 I really like wanikani for kanji! I might make a video about how I learned Japanese so far
Any recommendations and tips for the Statement of Purpose for the application?!?!?
hi! it's been a while for me, but make sure you clearly answer the questions they asked about. Have other people read it over too. Good luck!
@@logiebear Thank you!!
So guys I moved to Japan because of 🍱
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1:27 RIP Watch
I would have loved to stay in Tsushima omg
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It sounds like you kinda, a little bit, regret of leaving Jp too soon??
東京に配属されてたら、滞在期間は長くなっていたはず。
How much was your taxi driver every day? Did they cover it?
They covered it!
@@logiebear my son is starting the program in japan he leaves in July If he gets put in the countryside like where you are and there’s no trains around he can get a taxi every day back-and-forth and they will cover it for sure?
@@carolyngaynor9003 no, it really depends on the board of education in that city. They should help set up transportation for the ALT
0:41 lol in that case you definitely must travel to Peru :D
I want to one day!
@@logiebear so save this words: pollo a la brasa and ceviche
Did you ever talk to Asian Americans in Japanese without knowing that they were from America?
lu phat xit cho nai nazi mat day pha video cua em rui :D:D thay thuong phat xit cho qua, co len cung cung
Teaching ESL is a career
Who needs to make a bunch of money anyway
Such a cutie
Hey i though i was logiebear
😆hi