"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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teaching english in asia, who can help me?!?!

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teaching english in asia, who knows anything about it?

Hi Guys,

I would love to leave to Japan or some other country in the region to teach english in september..

Its a great way to learn aboutna new place, and in this case, to make good cash.

Who here has taught english overseas? Was it helpful to sign a contract with a school beforehand? Did you pay to get a TESOL certificate?

How was the experience overall?

Thanks.
 
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"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Sounds nice, Do you know Japanese tho?
 
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are you referring to the "teach english in japanese schools" and live/stay for free...which would be on the countryside?
 
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Originally posted by SageOFAllenAge
Sounds nice, Do you know Japanese tho?
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There are lots of programs you can apply to that send you to Japan and pay you to teach English to kids, and they actually prefer you don't know Japanese. All you need is a degree. The most presigious (that I know of), as well as highest-paying, is the JET program. But their interview process is supposedly a bit grueling and picky, and you have to apply MANY months before the semester starts (August-September?).

There are some programs were literally all you need is a 4 year degree. But they don't pay as much.

And yeah, unless you apply to a program like JET and interview REALLY well, you'll probably be sent to the countryside instead of somewhere like Tokyo. But I hear there are trains that go from the rural areas straight to Tokyo.

Also, supposedly they do pay for room and board.

I've learned this all from a friend who plans on doing this after she graduates this semester, btw. She's tried to talk me into it (I just graduated), but I don't think it would be right for me....at least not now.
 
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I've had a couple of friends that went to Japan to teach English. They went through an international head hunter and taught for actual companies. It worked out well because all of the people already knew English, they just needed to understand our colloquialisms, business terminology and business customs.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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TESOL is 2 grands from what I hear.


Whut up JB? Haven't heard from you in a while. We thought you were dead. What's crackin?

Still with your girl?
 
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