If you had told me a year ago that I would be performing on stage in a play where I would be running towards a giant cardboard M sign while shouting "McDonalds," I would have laughed and called you crazy. Life is certainly very unpredictable these days. In August 2018, I turned 31, but this birthday was going to be quite different from the 30 that came before it. My 31st birthday just so happened to be the same day as my one-way flight to Japan, where I would be starting my new life as an assistant language teacher. How did I get this opportunity to teach in Japan? In April 2018, I was fortunate enough to be accepted into the JET program. (JET stands for Japanese Exchange and Teaching, and we will discuss its infamous application process more in a future article.)
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If you had told me a year ago that I would be performing on stage in a play where I would be running towards a giant cardboard M sign while shouting "McDonalds," I would have laughed and called you crazy. Life is certainly very unpredictable these days. In August 2018, I turned 31, but this birthday was going to be quite different from the 30 that came before it. My 31st birthday just so happened to be the same day as my one-way flight to Japan, where I would be starting my new life as an assistant language teacher. How did I get this opportunity to teach in Japan? In April 2018, I was fortunate enough to be accepted into the JET program. (JET stands for Japanese Exchange and Teaching, and we will discuss its infamous application process more in a future article.)