Found A New Favorite Place

I was unfamiliar with most of Japan when I arrived in the country. I had been to a few places like Kyoto and Okinawa in the past, but didn't know much at all about the rest of the country. I was fortunate to be placed in Shiga prefecture, which turned out to be the exact kind of place I wanted to live.

While I've been with Interac, I've had the fortune to work in ES, JHS, and SHS, as well as playing Santa for Kindergarten. Each experience was rewarding and challenging in its own way.

The ESL landscape here is continuing to evolve so there are always new opportunities to try things, and the ALT role is changing with it. For some, this change is very positive and gives them more freedom in their work, and for others these changes have been more restrictive. Unfortunately, these situations are largely out of the ALTs hands are are up to the individual schools and teachers they work with.