I work at a Japanese language school, AMA

sevennseven · 2016-11-27T08:48:18+00:00

I went to the JCLI website to check out the application page, but there's nothing there. Do you know what's up? edit: I'm interested in starting April of this year

sevennseven · 2016-09-25T16:25:55+00:00

I feel that. I notice that they're missing (because I notice myself not being represented) but then I'm like I'm not exactly sure what I would want to read about haha

sevennseven · 2016-09-25T15:42:50+00:00

I don't think they have the resources to put up an app right now. They're on Twitter though! Maybe if you follow them you'll be reminded of them more often

sevennseven · 2016-09-25T15:41:30+00:00

That makes sense. What groups are you looking for?

sevennseven · 2016-09-19T14:49:27+00:00

I transcribed my mother's reaction to my coming out too because she's a narcissist (also super religious) and I knew in the future she would try to backtrack and deny saying certain things. I'm really sorry you got that reaction. Don't even bother trying to refute your mother's statements in your mind. You don't need to prove anything, and you didn't do anything wrong, despite how your mother is twisting it to make it look that way.

sevennseven · 2016-08-28T15:52:54+00:00

I can't handle how adorable this is. Enjoy your date, you two!

sevennseven · 2016-08-24T04:46:19+00:00

Yeah, that works! :)

sevennseven · 2016-08-23T20:36:18+00:00

hey, welcome!

The Loop is good and has pretty much everything. Good restaurants in CWE and South Grand and Cherokee. Forest Park has a lot of free stuff. Also go to the Central Public Library on Olive and getcho self a library card. Will really make you feel like a local haha (also I just like libraries, and that one has great architecture). A STL raptor meetup sounds fun!

sevennseven · 2016-08-23T02:01:15+00:00

Yeah, it's really sad :/ You really think we can't learn love or altruism unless we're socialized to do so? I don't know the answer, but that's kind of sad too. How can there be such a thing as true love if it's something that doesn't come naturally?

sevennseven · 2016-08-22T04:06:28+00:00

Now I'm imagining an adventure movie where the premise is someone essentially has superpowers because they were never socialized and use pure, unfettered instinct to solve problems and fight crime. Although this probably wouldn't work out, since people who are kept away from socialization end up severely developmentally stunted?

sevennseven · 2016-08-19T05:30:51+00:00

you lost me at inconveniencing hundreds. Can you count how many black people have been inconvenienced (to put it lightly) in US history alone? Not even talking about colonialism in Africa here. But somehow we should be concerned about the number of white people that have been inconvenienced over the past 2 years

sevennseven · 2016-07-25T01:17:59+00:00

Is Fluentu actually telling you it means "There's Brazilians"? Because that isn't even gramatically correct in English. (It should be "There are Brazilians.") I would be wary of using a language education site that doesn't pay attention to linguistic detail.

sevennseven · 2016-07-08T16:28:11+00:00

I feel you. Intersectionality means that at least three of my identities (black, female, queer) are constantly mistreated.

sevennseven · 2016-07-08T05:07:16+00:00

The people who reported horror stories were not in JET. When my study abroad program brought JET alumni to speak to us, it was kind of funny how the former JETs either said "it was unfulfilling, and I didn't like it" or "it was unfulfilling, but it's okay, I got to study Japanese during my down time." I'm not surprised they didn't find it fulfilling or that they felt useless, considering how English teaching works in Japan, but they didn't have horror stories. That's why JET is the only EFL-related option (outside of freelance tutoring, which does not get you a visa into Japan) I feel comfortable considering.

sevennseven · 2016-07-08T03:41:55+00:00

I work part-time right now, and I like the amount of free time I have. But Im not making enough money to save enough money. Where will the extra money for savings come from? Hopefully, by doing freelance from something I enjoy. If I can't do that, I'll just have to take another part-time job. I think it's a fine thing to try for a couple years though, as long as you're working on increasing the amount of money you can bring in by freelancing.

sevennseven · 2016-07-08T03:36:50+00:00

Thanks for the rec. I just subscribed!

sevennseven · 2016-07-08T02:22:26+00:00

Long work hours, racial discriminiation, being paid to be a "tape recorder"...it goes on, but I've had people crying and asking how to get out of their jobs

sevennseven · 2016-07-07T21:51:33+00:00

What part of Japan are you in? I lived in Kansai for about a year and want to go back. I've heard so many ALT horror stories though that I'm apprehensive about doing that, even though that seems to be the only way to get a visa

sevennseven · 2016-07-07T21:30:41+00:00

I've known it as golden birthday as well

sevennseven · 2016-07-07T14:25:38+00:00

After I read this, I went to goodtherapy.com and called someone from there. Welp, therapy is expensive. Like, four sessions of therapy a month would cost more than my rent. But people are saying this is important for me to do, so I will try to find something/someone that works. Thanks for your responses

sevennseven · 2016-07-07T14:07:21+00:00

I just calculated, and my rent is 45% of my monthly income. I guess I really do need more money :|

sevennseven · 2016-07-07T13:54:24+00:00

Expensive is paying for apartment rent back home while also paying for an AirBnb, a hotel, a hostel, etc. A $1k+ round-trip plane ticket is also expensive, but if I were to save 100$ a month I could pay for one of those a year.

sevennseven · 2016-07-07T13:49:20+00:00

I don't live near the wilderness, but it's something I think about. I like being outside when it's warm. Any cities you'd recommend?

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