Kendra BJan 23, 20171 min readVideo Diary: My First Day Teaching in JapanThe one where I show you my video diary from my very first day teaching English at a rural Jr. high in Japan and my excitement from it!
Kendra BMar 17, 20164 min readInterac Training: Your First Lesson PrepUPDATE 03/18/16: So apparently not all branches do the pre-lesson thing. You lucky ducks don’t have to worry about this! When Interac...
Kendra BOct 16, 20154 min readTeaching Public Speaking (Ibaraki Prefecture English Speech Competition)Every year, in Kasama City, Jr. High students from all over Ibaraki come together with their teachers and their ALT’s to present their...
Kendra BOct 1, 20154 min readJapanese School Life--Sports DaySummer break is over, the homework is turned in and 2nd term has started. You know what this means? You got it! Sports Day! The late...
Kendra BJun 19, 20154 min readBored in Japan: What to Do When You're Stuck in the Teacher's RoomIt’s happened. You’re in Japan. You finished all the training. You have all your materials and your ALT Survival Kit is ready for...
Kendra BMar 28, 20154 min readAn ALT's Teacher Survival KitThe one in which I share with you the materials I haul around with me all day, every day for my lessons and give some tips to go with them.
Kendra BMar 11, 20153 min readWhy I Love Living Abroad (+Graduation Day!)The one in which I look back at this incredible year, cry with pride for my amazing students, and wonder at this place I have found myself.
Kendra BDec 2, 20147 min readA Day in the Life of an ALT in JapanThe one in which I break down my day, hour by hour, and tell you exactly what a day in my life as an ALT in rural Japan looks like.
Kendra BNov 19, 20149 min readAn ALT's Monthly Budget in JapanThe one in which I break down my monthly budget for you as an Interac ALT in rural Japan and tell you why I spend the way I do.
Kendra BFeb 24, 20143 min readGetting My Japanese Instructor VisaThe one in which I go to L.A. by myself for the first time, only get a little lost, and tell you how I applied for my Japanese visa!
Kendra BFeb 10, 20141 min readVideo: Japanese Certificate of Eligibility and Visa InfoThe one in which I sit down to tell you all about my Interac placement in Japan, when I will be moving, and how the visa application process
Kendra BJan 26, 20142 min readBooking a One-Way Flight (Things are Getting Real!)The one where I accept my Interac teaching assignment, book my first one way ticket, and freak out about the fact that I'm moving to Japan.
Kendra BJan 25, 20143 min readJET Programme Application UpdateThe one where I get a JET Programme interview, talk about the program, and explain why I decided to hire on with Interac instead.
Kendra BJan 24, 20142 min readInterac Placement (Life is So Good!)The one in which I get a call from Tokyo, ignore it, and freak out until they call back to tell me where I will be living in Japan.
Kendra BDec 23, 20131 min readVideo: Interac Offer of Employment!The one in which I get my dream job and can't quite believe it so I scream a bit before telling you what's going to happen from here.
Kendra BDec 21, 20131 min readVideo: Interac Hiring Seminar (All Parts)The one in which I sat awkwardly in my car and filmed myself talking about an interview I wanted to nail so I could move to Japan.
Kendra BDec 10, 20132 min readInterac Hiring Seminar--Part 3: InterviewThe one in which I am the very last person to be assigned an in person interview at the Interac Hiring Seminar and the questions I was asked
Kendra BDec 10, 20133 min readInterac Hiring Seminar--Part 2: Video DemoThe one in which I travel to Los Angeles to interview for Interac and make a decision that could screw up my whole demo lesson.
Kendra BDec 10, 20133 min readInterac Hiring Seminar--Part 1The one in which I go to Los Angeles for my Interac in-person interview, demo lesson, and information session.
Kendra BNov 26, 20131 min readVideo: Interac Phone InterviewThe one in which I tell you all about my phone interview for Interac--the company that will send me to live and work in Japan!
