Comments on: Typhoon Man-Yi in Okinawa http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/ Life in Japan through the eyes of Alec, a teenager on a working holiday gap year. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:52:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Alec http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-123 Alec Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:34:55 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-123 Thanks for the comment, RJ. I don't know how much 'expertise' I have but I'll try and be of help. If you're not interested in booboo or WWOOF and your Japanese is limited, to be honest there's little you can do in Japan apart from teach English or model. If you have a university degree then finding an English teaching job shouldn't be too difficult. Having said that, Nova (a large English teaching chain) recently went bankrupt filling the market with thousands of English teachers who have teaching experience already. If you're interested in modelling, unless you're exceptionally good-looking you'd have a tough time doing it full-time. I'm sorry to be so negative but that's really how it is. Another possibility which I just thought of is to find a family who wants an English-speaking au pair. This family would either be an expat family or a Japanese family who want their children to learn English. You could offer to work for them in exchange for food and board as a lot of au pairs in Europe do. I hope that helps and good luck with your working holiday! I would suggest before you go that you really try hard with your Japanese to make the most out of your time here. Alec Thanks for the comment, RJ. I don’t know how much ‘expertise’ I have but I’ll try and be of help.

If you’re not interested in booboo or WWOOF and your Japanese is limited, to be honest there’s little you can do in Japan apart from teach English or model. If you have a university degree then finding an English teaching job shouldn’t be too difficult. Having said that, Nova (a large English teaching chain) recently went bankrupt filling the market with thousands of English teachers who have teaching experience already. If you’re interested in modelling, unless you’re exceptionally good-looking you’d have a tough time doing it full-time. I’m sorry to be so negative but that’s really how it is.

Another possibility which I just thought of is to find a family who wants an English-speaking au pair. This family would either be an expat family or a Japanese family who want their children to learn English. You could offer to work for them in exchange for food and board as a lot of au pairs in Europe do.

I hope that helps and good luck with your working holiday! I would suggest before you go that you really try hard with your Japanese to make the most out of your time here.

Alec

]]> By: RJ http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-122 RJ Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:00:53 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-122 Hi Alec, you mentioned boobooSKI and boobooBEACH as an option for employment in Japan during a working holiday visa. I recently also got mine (I live in Australia) and can extend up to 18 months. Australia is the only country who is allowed that length of time although the J-govt never advertise it. It's kinda on a need to know basis I think which luckily I do hehe Oh and I leave for Japan on Dec 30 this year...so excited ^_^ but isn't my first time there (actually my 5th hehe) What if I don't want to do those options (partly because I know only a little broken japanese)? do you know of any other organisations that cater employment to working holiday makers? I know there's WWOOF Japan but you get no pay for that so I might just do that for a month or 2 in total. Your expertise and reply is much appreciated. Regards, RJ Hi Alec,

you mentioned boobooSKI and boobooBEACH as an option for employment in Japan during a working holiday visa. I recently also got mine (I live in Australia) and can extend up to 18 months. Australia is the only country who is allowed that length of time although the J-govt never advertise it. It’s kinda on a need to know basis I think which luckily I do hehe Oh and I leave for Japan on Dec 30 this year…so excited ^_^ but isn’t my first time there (actually my 5th hehe)

What if I don’t want to do those options (partly because I know only a little broken japanese)? do you know of any other organisations that cater employment to working holiday makers? I know there’s WWOOF Japan but you get no pay for that so I might just do that for a month or 2 in total. Your expertise and reply is much appreciated.

Regards,

RJ

]]> By: Alec http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-112 Alec Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:10:27 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-112 If you look on Facebook, there's a small group for former boobooSKI participants. In the meantime, I'll ask some of my friends if they don't mind me telling you their email addresses. =) If you look on Facebook, there’s a small group for former boobooSKI participants. In the meantime, I’ll ask some of my friends if they don’t mind me telling you their email addresses. =)

]]> By: Geraldine http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-111 Geraldine Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:33:22 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-111 Hi Alec, I've applied with boobooSKI and will be going this year to Hakuba, Nagano prefecture to work. I was just wondering do you know anyone who has gone through boobooSKI in previous years I could ask about how they found it? Thanks, Geraldine Hi Alec,

I’ve applied with boobooSKI and will be going this year to Hakuba, Nagano prefecture to work.

I was just wondering do you know anyone who has gone through boobooSKI in previous years I could ask about how they found it?

Thanks, Geraldine

]]> By: Alec http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-75 Alec Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:16:00 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-75 Well, a tornado would scare me but this typhoon was fun as a first-time experience. Thanks for the comment! Well, a tornado would scare me but this typhoon was fun as a first-time experience. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Lynne http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-72 Lynne Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:58:19 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-72 I have been in so many hurricanes it isn't funny. But I take each one serious. I don't like them at all, and frighten by them. But it's kinda hard when you hear your friends going outside and playing during one or standing outside during a tornado. I find it pretty werid but I guess people like the trill. I have been in so many hurricanes it isn’t funny. But I take each one serious. I don’t like them at all, and frighten by them. But it’s kinda hard when you hear your friends going outside and playing during one or standing outside during a tornado. I find it pretty werid but I guess people like the trill.

]]> By: Alec http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-64 Alec Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:17:18 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-64 Hehe, yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for the concern! (^_^) Hehe, yeah, I’m fine. Thanks for the concern! (^_^)

]]> By: Mike http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-63 Mike Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:49:45 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-63 There are typhoons all the time. Usually several severe ones per year. There are typhoons all the time. Usually several severe ones per year.

]]> By: Ramsi Toranosuke Shirakawa http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-62 Ramsi Toranosuke Shirakawa Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:41:26 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-62 OMG, dude are you okay? That must have been so scary. I'm kinda scared to go now. But I still wanna work in the winter. Man, that's exciting. Well, Hopefully it;s one of those once in a lifetime kind of things. And no, I haven't experienced that. I would be absolutely terrified to See that. hope Not to see it once I'm over there. I mean, it's cool, but for me stories suffice. ANyways have fun. Genki de ne! OMG, dude are you okay? That must have been so scary. I’m kinda scared to go now. But I still wanna work in the winter. Man, that’s exciting. Well, Hopefully it;s one of those once in a lifetime kind of things.

And no, I haven’t experienced that. I would be absolutely terrified to See that. hope Not to see it once I’m over there. I mean, it’s cool, but for me stories suffice.

ANyways have fun. Genki de ne!

]]> By: Alec http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-59 Alec Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:51:11 +0000 http://alecinjapan.com/2007/07/typhoon-man-yi-in-okinawa/#comment-59 Thanks for the comment, Mike! Nice to hear that even someone who's lived in Okinawa for 5 years finds my site interesting. =D I don't think I'd be able to meet because I'm so busy and buses are so expensive, but thanks anyway. Hope to hear more of you here. Thanks for the comment, Mike! Nice to hear that even someone who’s lived in Okinawa for 5 years finds my site interesting. =D I don’t think I’d be able to meet because I’m so busy and buses are so expensive, but thanks anyway. Hope to hear more of you here.

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