| Japan is the ideal place in the Orient for your next | | | | weekend. A Chinese Pastor from Taiwan visiting a |
| adventure. Sushi, shiatsu sassage, and sumo | | | | local church asked me to travel with him and be |
| wrestling are just a few of the luxuries. The | | | | his English teacher. He smiled and laughingly said |
| people are fantastic, the culture hospitable, and | | | | with his jaws blown full, "You will eat so good, you |
| the food delicious. | | | | will get fat. Ha! Ha!" |
| As a world traveler who has traveled to over 50 | | | | I ate well, but never got fat. What I did get |
| countries, more than 50 islands, and 6 continents I | | | | however was to see the world as a result of |
| can truly say Japan is a must see indeed. | | | | discovering the many job opportunities available to |
| For those willing to live and work abroad in order | | | | native English speakers overseas. I only had to |
| to get the full exotic cross-cultural experience, | | | | teach "mushzah" (Chinese for Pastor) an hour a |
| professionals and high achievers with a bachelors | | | | day, if he was cooperative which many times he |
| degree willing to teach English in the Japanese | | | | was not. I therefore looked for work elsewhere in |
| schools are most welcome. No teaching | | | | Taipei and taught at a wonderful school. |
| experience is required, just a willingness to | | | | It was a life changing experience, which I |
| interact happily and cross-culturally with the people | | | | continued doing wherever I went overseas. |
| in what I call educational entertainment forums | | | | Finding the more established schools that pay well |
| wherein you are the star facilitator from a native | | | | was a bit harder, but now I even know how to |
| English speaking country. | | | | sniff out and sign good contracts with the most |
| I began teaching serendipitously when while living | | | | reputable schools seeking English teachers. |
| in New York City, I went to Chinatown one | | | | Japan is a remarkable place I highly recommend. |