Thinking of Seeing More of the World

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Originally Posted by Nomi

Yeah, I don't know about the Air Force specifically, but the Marines will take anyone that can carry out an order. For the brief time my brother was with them, he was in the minority for being a US-born, native English speaker. Most of his training unit was from Haiti.

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GAH!

I'm kind of annoyed now, actually.

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Originally Posted by Drewbacca

Your delusions of grandeur are creepy.

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Oh jeez, I'm not being serious, though I was being serious about the possible benefit of joining the Armed Forces (especially for somebody who wanted to travel).

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Originally Posted by Brisco Bold

GAH!

I'm kind of annoyed now, actually.

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Never too late.

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Originally Posted by Gohron

Never too late.

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I'm old now.

I've traveled a bit. The longest period I spent away from home was 7 months in eastern europe and I don't regret it at all.
Nothing about traveling was really all that eye-opening for me. It really just reaffirmed what I already knew/suspected about humanity and the world.
In my experience, anyone that comes back a changed person was young and naive to begin with, and traveling was a sort of coming of age experience for them.
That's not to say that it's not a worthwhile experience at any age or maturity level. It's just that the younger you are when you do it, the greater the impact it'll have.

Also, don't sell all of your stuff unless it's all junk or you don't plan on returning.

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Originally Posted by Gohron

You need a college degree for those programs. Thief may have one but I'm not sure.

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But you don't have to go through those agencies/programs to teach english in japan. I have two friends who went to japan before finishing university and they just sought out teaching jobs once they got there. Both of them found work within a couple of weeks.

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Originally Posted by kedawa

But you don't have to go through those agencies/programs to teach english in japan. I have two friends who went to japan before finishing university and they just sought out teaching jobs once they got there. Both of them found work within a couple of weeks.

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That sounds pretty strange. It's impossible to get an actual work visa without having a bachelor's degree. Were they over on student visa's and doing side work?

Maybe. They were still in university at the time. It could be that their employer helped them get visas or just didn't care. I doubt anyone could stay in japan for that long on a tourist visa, though.
It was a few years ago, so maybe demand for english instructors was higher then, but from what I gathered, they had no shortage of opportunities.

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Originally Posted by kedawa

Maybe. They were still in university at the time. It could be that their employer helped them get visas or just didn't care. I doubt anyone could stay in japan for that long on a tourist visa, though.
It was a few years ago, so maybe demand for english instructors was higher then, but from what I gathered, they had no shortage of opportunities.

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They had to have been on a student visa or a cultural activities visa and working illegal. Japanese immigration law requires that you give proof of a bachelor's degree to get a work visa, and you always have to have an employer's help for one.

Has nothing to do with demand, immigration law has been like this for a long time.

Lol, you guys really think the military is just an excuse for hicks to go out shooting bad guys and partake in gay sex? Tell that to Animegirl or Fury Fox.