Going to teach english in japan with my boyfriend? -

Hi! I really want to go to Japan to teach English. My boyfriend also has to same goal and we are wondering how hard it will be if we tried to apply through one of the larger companies like Interac or Aeon. How hard is it for 2 people to go to Japan together to teach english, and live together as well? Do these companies ever take these kinds of things into consideration? Also, what is the likely hood of us being put into the same area? Thank you!

Yes, if you apply together to an outfit like Interac and explain the situation they may be able to do that. Actually I agree with Madame M. If you both apply to some small school in a small town they might very well go for it because they figure a couple is more likely to be happy in a quiet town, and they save on rent.

I did the JET programme -- and if one of you gets on the programme, it s relatively easy for the other one to follow, and find part-time work. However, you d probably have to get married. I did know a girl who got married so her sweetie could stay in Japan; they got divorced a year or so later. I ve heard bad things about Interac; well, not bad, but not good things. Like, they receive a ton of money, but only pay their workers a percentage, and there have been problems with hours. Check with your town hall, and see if they have a sister city relation with a town in Japan -- that might be a good way to slide into a nice position. Small eikaiwa schools also sometimes hire couples, especially if they are interesting, world-travellers.

I m currently teaching English overseas, and have looked into this before. Yes, they will take it into consideration, as it s not uncommon for a school to need more than one teacher at a time and they d prefer to provide a single apartment rather than two if they can. However, I ve heard from other expats that Japan is kind of flooded with foreign teachers right now so I can t say I really like your chances. Anywhere else and it would be no problem.

Realize you need a BA degree for this. No, the company isn t going to care if you want to be with your boyfriend.They are a business to make money.And there s no shortage of teachers.So it s not going to be easy.They ll send you where they need you.It s not likely they ll need two teachers in an area that close.Sorry.

You ll need a degree at least. A school may take you both on but it s not guaranteed. Since the collapse of NOVA last year there are a lot of experienced teachers already in Japan flooding the TEFL market.

I found out a site as below. http://optimistech.info/ Sorry.

It will be solid. Don t bother, try teaching Japan speaks English better than the English people, try teaching English in England