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Could've been. Between the jet lag and the booze, anything's possible. But I think I mistook him for my old man at some point.

You were the oldest JET I knew even on your first stint, Pablo.

I'm with you, Jack. I got the cute blue habatan envelope last year hoping to get some real info, then promptly had my hopes dashed. Didn't find out my placement till the end of june via email from my...

But the booze industry is recession-proof. The poorer people get, the more they want to get drunk and forget they just lost their house. Although maybe that's more for liquor stores than bars...

I signed the recontracting form the same day I got it, and don't regret it. I will be here, provided my evaluation went well. It was done a week late, as the Principal was out of town. I am awaiting...

Don't worry, I noticed two homophone mistakes in mine after getting in. I was an alternate, and not a shortlister, though. If you do get in, though, know that your school will have read it. One of...

Japan = The Borg

All it takes is five minutes of group calisthenics to know this.

Trade you?

I don't know how people eat canned meat (except sea chicken, I guess), when the seafood in this country is so fresh. I was in MyMart today, and noticed that the flounder, which was packaged in...

I've never been to Shimane, but this post confuses me a bit. How can you have the "true rural Japanese experience," and be in a city of 200,000? Does not compute.

Don't worry, no one thinks that.:p

Very cultish. I went to one of their seminars, too, and it gave me the heebyjeebies.

Yeah, realism doesn't fly with the CLAIR types.:|

Don't be so sure. There are two races: Japanese and Other.

Have you been screwing mermaids?:confused:

Do they have black pubes?

For those getting hotels, are you guys reserving or just showing up? I haven't decided yet whether to hotel it or commute. Just wondering. I figure the week after new year shouldn't be a busy hotel...

I was marginally worried about this, and then the JTE from my visiting school asked me to edit her answers. As a "participant" she feels she must fill this out. Is this true? I found out today that...

Yeah, it's a double standard. Guys can be older and still get younger wives (provided they have a decent job). Women over 28ish are Old Maids, and better be gettin' hitched soon.

Side note:...

I got a letter via snailmail about the interview, then they posted it online two weeks later. Got another letter saying "Congratulations! You have been selected for the 2008 JET Program....Alternate...

MMMMM....skin....

I think silverfish are much larger than that, though (4cm or so). I was discussing them with a JTE the other day. She lived in CA and HATED silverfish. She said it's the worst...

Sorry, I forgot this wasn't "Tell Pablo How to Survive Tomorrow."

Wow. I agree with Ali 100%. Let me mark this day on my calender.

Three words: fap fap fap

I think you're making the right choice. And don't worry, a lot of us have let your mom down before.

I will not be at my base school till Friday, and have yet to see these forms. Am I happy about them? No. Will I fill them in? Yes.

It seems to me that it might be more effective to have this form...