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Back to the Future, June 2008

I had a lot of fun with Fireworks and am planning to blow up some more soon. Safety first boys and girls, don't want to lose an eye or a finger!I questioned the economics of teaching English in Japan and I am still sure that it isn't worth coming over for... ...full story at Mottekaero

from Mottekaero on Sat, Aug 01 2009

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04 Jan 08 visit Two girls one finger,reactions from Japan.  »  YouTube videoHoly Jesus Christ alive. My friend sent to me a link about the two girls and a cup first and we decided to make a video about the two girls and a finger. The girls on that video are japanese.What tha hell....I feel totally violated.
03 Jun 08 visit Is English Teaching Worth It?  »  Mottekaero Is it still worth coming to Japan to teach English?Probably not, and here's why.The ministry of Immigration sets a minimum requirement for ¥250,000 per month salary. By default this has also become the maximum as well. Companies like Interact (supplier ...
01 May 09 visit Business › Over 200,000 nonregular workers to lose jobs in Oct-June in Japan  »  Japan Today A total of 207,381 nonregular employees in Japan, mainly temporary workers, have lost or are expected to lose their jobs between October 2008 and June…
18 May 08 visit The disadvantages of teaching in Japan  »  TEFLtastic “My first two years in Japan were spent teaching English… The students… studied English- or should I say, English was taught in their presence. Nothing ever seemed to sink in. Years of classes and endless tests and still they...
21 Feb 08 visit Podcast Episode #81  »  Gaijin-in-Japan What happens when you think you’re doing everything right and then figure out that you will just have to teach English. You get frustrated. What I do is never give up! Plan for the future of English teaching. Be the best damn English teacher this...
06 Nov 07 visit Do you need teacher training and qualifications before your first TEFL job?  »  TEFLtastic I was a trainer on 4 week certificate in teaching english to adults courses (similar to the Cambridge CELTA) where some of the trainees already had teaching experience before they came on the course, mostly because they had decided it was still worth th...

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