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And yet again...
Once again my fate in Japan is out of my hands for now. I sent in everything I needed to accept being an alternate. Sent an IRS residency form and a background check to the FBI. I feel relieved I have the next stage of stuff done. Now it is yet to be seen if my work will actually pay off ( Read more... ) -
Best condiment ever
I almost forgot about it, but I just rediscovered Bulldog Tonkatsu sauce. The stuff has got to be the best condiment ever. I rediscovered it in the back of my fridge today. No worries folks, it was sealed. And I also got word back from the consulate about the FBI check and since I lived there over 5 years ago, all I need to do is state it in ( Read more... ) -
Fingerprints
Went to do get my fingerprints taken at the local police department to get my FBI background check under way for JET. Haven't heard back from the consulate about me living abroad, but I think I will be good to go. I will hopefully send out my reply form and such tomorrow. Thank God when I got passport pictures taken at CVS that they gave me 5 of ( Read more... ) -
JET paperwork
Although I am an alternate, I still have to go through most of the pre-departure hoops. Yesterday got the reply form to send back by the end of the month. I also got instructions on going about getting an FBI background check and filling out an IRS form. It said to contact them if you had lived more than a year outside the country for an FBI ( Read more... ) -
Days after
Well.. now that I have had a couple days to think over the prospect of being an alternate ALT. I will ride it out and see if it goes anywhere. Next week I will be getting a packet of forms and such from my consulate. The email saying about the packet makes it seem there is alot to it. Need to get the ball rolling on FBI check stuff. A woman I ( Read more... ) -
Results are in for JET
Results are in from JET and it reads as such ( Read more... ) -
Waiting... waiting
Waiting for results on JET. I know it will come some time this week. I understand people being anxious but I have been trolling the JET forums and people are calling the consulates and such. I think that is a little extreme. They should nix people for being so impatient because obviously they want to be on JET so badly that I think it clouds ( Read more... ) -
I am sooooo waiting for this movie
Saw the trailer when I watched A Haunting in Connecticut. This movie looks like it is going to rock. The movie is called 9 ( Read more... ) -
Things may get messy
So.. I just got a raise at my work. Don't know if it will matter into things about JET, but definitely gives more to think about. If I don't get into JET, at least I know I will be able to afford vacations to Japan. Next week surely has the potential to make things complicated. My parents are basically against the fact of me going. They say ( Read more... ) -
2 more weeks of waiting HELL
Hopefully all this waiting will pay off. I feel confident that I have the skills to manage quite well in JET. I am starting to feel that I really need a change in my job. Either go somewhere else or JET. I am in a sort of field that actually hasn't been hit too hard by the economy. Healthcare! So many people can understand how JET would be a ( Read more... )