{"id":50,"date":"2026-05-22T19:34:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katabasis.blog\/?p=50"},"modified":"2026-05-24T19:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T23:17:29","slug":"im-going-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katabasis.blog\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/im-going-to-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m Going to Japan!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hey everyone! I’ve been waiting to make this announcement for a hot second.<\/p>\n

I’ve been debating what direction my life should take. While I’ve enjoyed my years as an intervention aide, I’ve felt like I’m allowing myself to stagnate and fall-behind my educational goals. My Japanese skills have been stagnating as well, making it harder for me to get back into school for the historical program I would want to do. <\/p>\n

Luckily, there has been a beacon on the horizon: the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET<\/em>) Program.<\/strong> I first heard about the program from the great YouTube channel Abroad in Japan<\/a>, who himself was a JET teacher. The prospect of not only living in the country that I’ve wanted to travel to for years but continuing to teach seemed to be a perfect fit for me. Unfortunately, having applied and failed to get into the program last year, I knew just how demanding JET could be.<\/p>\n

Having said that, I’ve been applying myself to learn how to teach English more professionally and get a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certification. Though it took many hours and a lot<\/em> of energy whenever I had the time\/energy after work, I can happily say that my hard work has paid off.<\/p>\n

On August 1st, I’ll be flying out to Tokyo from Detroit! From there, I’ll be stationed in Kawanishi City in Hyogo Prefecture1<\/a><\/sup> for a year. After that, I can have my contract renewed for up to a total 3 years before I must figure out my next steps within or outside Japan. <\/p>\n

Keep an eye on this blog for any updates. I’ll be adding a gallery page soon so that you all can follow along with my trip as well!<\/p>\n

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    Though Kawanishi is in Hyogo Prefecture, it’s actually right on the border of Hyogo and Osaka Prefectures, right next to Osaka City itself! I feel like this must be sign since my tea ceremony sensei is from Osaka and she’s been telling me that I must<\/em> go to Osaka whenever I get to Japan. ↩︎<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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