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First Month Checklist

With lessons suspended until September, you may find yourself with a lot of time at your desk. Make it productive. Within your first month you should:

  •  Register with your embassy.
  • Get a re-entry permit.
  • Network-with fellow JETs and Japanese people in your community; accept invitations, go to parties.
  • Establish relationships with colleagues (i.e. start conversations and give omiyage/cookies).
  • Have the following items on your person, as any or all are required for various paperwork (i.e. signing up for mobile phone service):
    • Inkan (personal seal)
    • Foreign registration card
    • Passport
    • Your apartment and work addresses, in English and Japanese
    • Bankbook
    • Insurance card
  • Set goals
  • Financial (budget, savings, debt management; you should not leave JET broke)
  • Personal (language, hobbies/interests)
  • Professional (teaching skills, knowledge of English grammar, overall career direction)
  • Travel (destinations, festivals)
  • Check out Fukuoka NOW, an excellent international resource for those living in Fukuoka.
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