The Facetiously-Answered Questions! (That's FAQ, people)

Updated when and where I see fit.


When do you start?
November.

Cool; what company do you work for?
I don't think it's a good idea to come out and say that. If my company was really invested in finding this blog, I'm sure they could. I haven't actually started yet, so all I have to say is YAAAAAY FOR [MY COMPANY]!

Fine, loser. Where are you going to be working? Can you at least tell me that?
Kanto.

WHERE in Kanto?
Dunno yet.

GOD!
Well, sor-reeeee.

So, you were an English major? Or Asian Studies?
Physical anthro and history double-major.

Way to use those areas of expertise.
Hey, if someone dies in the apartment next door, I'll be able to figure out how. Then I'll get really famous and have a TV show called "SUPER CRIME-STOP GAIJIN!" where I solve mysteries and then do really inexplicable ads for sandwiches.

Wow, I would totally watch that.
Of course you would.

Was it hard getting the eikaiwa job?
Kind of. There was a lot of preparation involved- I spent hours reading about others peoples' interview experiences and the various "Dos and Don'ts" lists that invariably followed them. A lot of forum-reading and logging in major hours at eslcafe. I also made a really shitty poster about different jobs that may or may not have had a picture of a Nazi on it.

Seriously?
Well, no...it just kind of looked like one.

How many places did you interview at?
In terms of companies, three. In terms of countries, four.

Can you tell me about your interview experience with ______?
I'm only equipped to discuss the details of three major eikaiwa: AEON, ECC, and Berlitz. If you ask about one of them, I can be more specific, but I'll be happy to give general tips to anyone who asks.

I heard this thing about NOVA and--
I know as much about NOVA as any uninformed observer. Please don't ask me about it; all I can do is point you to a handful of helpful articles. I do not teach for them and I don't know anyone who has. This may change once I'm fully entrenched in the eikaiwa world.

What does your blog name mean?
Back in the Dark Ages (1998-9ish) when I actually read manga, one that I liked was Great Teacher Onizuka.

....and?
Sorry, Blogger fucked up. Anyways, the plot of GTO is about a guy who becomes a teacher in order to shag underaged girls, but eventually ends up helping kids instead through his wacky "street" methods. My name is Anna. I felt punny.

So you're gonna nampa.
NO, dammit.

What does "nampa" mean?
Extrapolate from the context.

You're a poop.
Well, I can't argue with that one.