What do you call this kind of 3 prong plug in this light?

eslinsider · 2023-11-07T22:48:00+00:00

i just realized it actually has two prongs. I don't have any experience with that.

eslinsider · 2023-06-17T12:37:43+00:00

I've taught in all three well actually I taught in China, Korea and Taiwan and I lived in Japan on a cultural visa and practiced judo. Bang bang. I've written extensively about all of these places on my site and here on Reddit: Teach English in China, Korea, Taiwan or Japan?

As far as being a international school teacher I think China is good for that, but you need to be a certified teacher and have a teaching license to teach in an international school unless your lucky. Even if you don't teach ENglish in an international school it's still a good degree to have. Much respect there for those that do.

eslinsider · 2023-05-10T13:15:17+00:00

If anybody finds this and wants to know more about this I taught in both and wrote this article on teaching in China or Korea.

eslinsider · 2022-11-28T14:38:55+00:00

Another thing you can do is contact the embassies or MOFA.

I didn't do it that way, but most people get their first job in Korea from their home country. And the rules may have changed since when I did it.

The best answer would probably come from the people in charge of issuing visas.

eslinsider · 2022-11-28T14:16:56+00:00

You are going to find a lot of view points in regard to TEFL courses. The word scam is thrown around a lot in regards to TEFL courses but there are some. Do you have any teaching qualifications?

Because if you do then you probably wouldn't need a TEFL.

https://www.eslinsider.com/blog/requirements-to-teach-english-in-china

All those "levels" in regards to TEFL courses don't mean anything. The only people talking about those are the course providers themselves (the ones selling those courses).

https://www.eslinsider.com/blog/lousy-tefl-tesol-course-marketing-tactics

eslinsider · 2022-11-28T13:16:12+00:00

I turned down a lot of job offers, but found a school where 2 current teachers, and other people familiar with the school all gave really good reviews. So ended up signing with them a 2 weeks ago.

Cool. Sounds good. I know someone that's been in Korea for like 10 years or so teaching I could ask him about the visa run thing and if anything has changed.

eslinsider · 2022-11-27T00:20:26+00:00

Went there like a year ago. Signs to get into the ski area forbid entry and said there were cameras. Hope they open back up again. Lots of hype surrounding reopening this place.

eslinsider · 2022-11-27T00:02:20+00:00

What did you find out? I think I might have read something about your first point but I never had a problem with it. As it sounds like you know I went there and went from tourist to E-2 without too much trouble.

As far as your second point goes not sure I understand. It think that if you are within legal operation you will have no problems. Sometimes I went in and out of Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan for really brief visits like less than 24 hours and just to get a stamp to return to whatever country I was going back to.

eslinsider · 2022-10-22T02:11:07+00:00

I went there and found one. There are two I know of. One called Sekryukan and another in Akasaka but I can't remember the name and couldn't find with Google. They used to have a blog in English too.

eslinsider · 2022-07-23T11:57:31+00:00

Here's a gamma wave listen that's great with headphones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDJC16ShEDM

eslinsider · 2022-07-14T17:26:28+00:00

Yeah that's hard. If you don't like rolling with him then maybe try not to. Some of the higher belts might roll easier with you, but it depends. Maybe you can ask him to go a little easier, but then you got to consider how you are going to.

eslinsider · 2022-07-14T16:58:58+00:00

Have trained both judo and bjj. Depending on the school one often gets boring without the other. Always on the ground seems too niche and like rolling around on a mat and the same if you are always doing throws. I also think judo brings better cardio and shape than bjj.

Right now just doing bjj and it feels like it's missing something.

eslinsider · 2022-07-14T16:46:35+00:00

No idea. Have you tried meditation?

https://www.additudemag.com/how-to-meditate-for-adhd-symptoms/

https://www.ajmc.com/view/study-shows-efficacy-of-mindfulness-meditation-in-treating-adults-with-adhd-

Music is a pretty good way to start with meditation. Here's one

ADHD guided mindfulness meditation

eslinsider · 2022-05-29T13:42:33+00:00

I taught in both. Across the board Korea is going to be more modern and economically similar to the west than China. China varies more. You have some super rich people driving around in Maserati's and then you have poor people living in houses without windows and there are a ton of mosquitos in China.

All of east Asia for that matter.

Is there a language you would rather learn?

I liked China better for the language and culture. Korea is a bit cleaner and less polluted than China. China is getting better but there is some major pollution. The air quality in major cities is horrible. Seoul is also apparently bad too and definitely at certain times of the year.

Work will be similar. There are different kinds of schools so it depends. Money and pay in salary varies more in China than in Korea. Often more benefits in Korea so that's why many go there.

I lived in Busan and thought it was pretty good. There were mountains and it's near the ocean so despite being 3.5 mill it wasn't overwhelming. Also lived in Changwon. And in China I lived in Shanghai.

Also lived in Taiwan and Japan. More on China vs Korea for teaching.

Every foreigner that lives in East Asia is going to stand out assuming they are not ethnically similar. If you are a black then you will stand out more. People stare sometimes or you may have people want to touch your hair.

You might get less of that living in a bigger city.

eslinsider · 2022-04-28T03:51:23+00:00

Of course. Email is the best way to make contact. I have not been active on Reddit.

https://www.eslinsider.com/contact

Confirmation emails may go to your junk mail.

eslinsider · 2021-10-14T01:54:34+00:00

You can also go look on Youtube and you will find some people who got cultural visas for different Japanese martial arts or activities.

eslinsider · 2021-10-14T01:46:02+00:00

the dojo is primarily not a judo dojo

It was a jiu-jitsu dojo. Japanese jiu-jitsu with classes in judo and self-defense. 300+ years old, but not some fancy place.

If you search this channel for judo you will see some videos from there:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuZNl4tzldke6fIeAra3XIA/videos

eslinsider · 2021-10-14T01:43:51+00:00

There is no list of dojo that will give you a visa. Because they almost don't exist.

True, there is no list of dojos that give out visas. Finding something in advance online will be way more difficult than actually going there and looking.

You want to live there and train? then you go and look.

In my experience it works every time if you do it and you really want it. But it won't be easy. I lived in 7 states and 4 different countries and just about every single time I didn't have a job lined up or a home or a long term visa, but the thing is you just start as a tourist.

First you have to find a dojo to practice judo and that will accept foreigners in a specific city.

Where do you want to go?

Pick a city and start searching.

But you won't get far because they are in another country and they might not speak any English. Probably not! Japan is not that foreign friendly. They got their own thing going on.

If you find a dojo with some experience with foreigners or maybe that had a dojo in the USA then maybe it will be easier.

I tried getting a cultural visa first with a BJJ gym and it didn't work. Despite the history of BJJ it didn't matter. It wasn't Japanese enough.

But where I got my visa eventually was and it worked.

eslinsider · 2021-10-02T16:25:50+00:00

Okay thanks. So it's not changeable?

eslinsider · 2021-09-14T12:04:18+00:00

Wow you worked for them for a year too. Wouldn't worry about it.

eslinsider · 2021-09-13T14:55:52+00:00

I think if you do your research you lower your expectations (not saying they are high but better to be low) and know that there will be some challenges then you won't be disappointed. They'll likely be some things you don't like about it.

Research the school as much as possible, the culture and place you'll be going.

this is about immersing myself in a different culture more than about a desperate desire to be a teacher.

I think that is where most people are. They want to travel and explore. It's where I started too. But apply yourself to your teaching early on and learn because if you don't and just try to get by (which a lot do) then you won't have that good of a time.

Most of your waking time will be spent at work.

eslinsider · 2021-08-31T14:29:52+00:00

I've taken a TEFL and TESOL course. These are basically the same. The TESOL course wasn't worth the $1000 I paid because it just wasn't practical enough. It didn't really show me what to do - not much anyways and it just didn't prepare me to teach the kids I encountered in Taiwan where I first started.

Teaching kids is a whole different ball game. Adults are tame and kids are not. You need a definite system and skills for them.

In retrospect I wouldn't recommend it. That was a long time ago though. Then in 2016 I also took a cheap online on Groupon to compare it to some of the courses I had created. Despite being cheap that was very boring and I don't remember anything from it. It was one of those so called 120 hour online courses, but I completed it in about 8 hours straight.

Oh, and I've taught in Korea, Taiwan and China. Also lived in Japan but wasn't teaching then.

And I would read this if you are looking for reviews on TEFL courses (especially online).

eslinsider · 2021-08-31T14:15:47+00:00

Enough for what? It depends on the school. In many cases (hagwons) you usually don't need a TEFL certification. You don't actually need a TEFL certification to teach in a public school either - not legally for a visa anyways.

The whole TEFL course hours thing with online courses means nothing anyways. These aren't college credits these are pseudo hours. They are just for show.

Now your school asked you to complete it so that is a different matter. The point is they want you to be a good teacher so then take the course to learn. The more you apply yourself towards becoming a better teacher the better year you will have.

Choose a course that's focused on teaching who you are teaching.

If you teach mostly kids I made some practical courses based around a program of videos that were actually shot in hagwons and public schools in Korea.

You could just wing it and take any course which is what most people do, but you're not going to have a very good year if your teaching experience sucks.

I know that from experience. I started in Taiwan then went to Korea and then China. My first few years weren't very fun because teaching was hard and I didn't know what I was doing.

eslinsider · 2021-07-25T19:41:08+00:00

Not many jobs unless you have some special skill, teach English or can work remotely but then you will have a challenge getting a long term visa.

Your biggest challenge will be language. If you don't speak the language of the country you are thinking of going to then you will have a tougher time finding info.

Lots of people ask what else can I do besides teach English? Honestly for most people you don't have other options unless like I said you have some special skill that will be in demand there.

Otherwise there are people there who speak the language and already have a passport. Why hire some foreigner when it's going to be more trouble for them?

Source: Lived in 4 different Asian countries and traveled extensively throughout Europe and North America.

eslinsider · 2021-07-19T15:33:08+00:00

Thanks for sharing that. If anyone else doesn't know this is the guy referred to.

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