Yesterday was so exciting because…
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I GOT THE INTERNSHIP IN JAPAN!!! * 
So I am now officially going to be spending fall semester interning as an ALT with Interac somewhere in Japan! I’m not sure where I’ll be placed yet but I’m sure I’ll get enough options to be able to pick somewhere great! I may decide to stay for spring semester as well, but we’ll see! Another option I might take advantage of is the choice to spend part of my internship living with a Japanese host family 
I think I would really like to do that!
Just in case any of you reading this are currently in college/university (or will be soon) and are interested in the program, or just generally curious, I’ll outline the process for it!
First~ Filled out the application and resume on their website and wrote an essay.
Second~ Passed the initial screening and was selected for a phone interview. The phone interview went well and so they decided to invite me to a seminar!
Third~ Attended one of the few seminars they host in the US. This was the hardest part I think! It’s the last step before they decide whether they want to hire you or not and so you’re really put to the test!
At my seminar location there were only two other people who had made it to this step in the process. I arrived to the location in smart business attire (blazer, suit pants, heels, etc) and first off there was a presentation on the company. Then we had to take grammar and personality tests. After that we were recorded while giving the mock teaching presentation we had prepared. Mine lasted about 6-8 minutes and I basically had to pretend like I was teaching English to students.
I started off with an introduction and then had to read aloud from a script to demonstrate my English. After that I did an activity teaching colors and an activity teaching different words. After the presentation is all finished they interview you for about an hour and then comes the wait! Luckily I only had to wait about a week and a half before they let me know yesterday 
So besides that I am also excited about my summer camp job, which is coming up soon! I’m also visiting a friend in San Francisco after my summer classes get out on June 10th! Definitely going to be doing some sight seeing and shopping there 
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To keep this entry from being a complete wall of text, and to celebrate a little, I’m going to do a giveaway today! First to comment will win the items pictured above ♥ Please feel free to comment even if this is your first time visiting!
May 28th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Hi there Kat!
I have been reading your blog for a little while now and i’ve only just had a chance to get in touch and leave a comment on your blog!
I must say i am so so interested in Japanese culture too! We share so many of the same interests! You are very very lucky to be going to Japan! I will be taking Japanese Studies in University this September, and im so excited!!
Congratulations on getting in to the internship! It seems like you put a lot of effort to achieve it and you did, so well done for that! I bet you are so happy! ^_^
I love your blog and reading about your life, it is so exciting, and its a pleasure to read because we have so many of the same interests, i’d love it if we could email! =)
May i enter your giveaway too? n_n Hehe!~
All the best!
Alice
~x~
May 28th, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Looks like Alice won the giveaway :D
Congrats Kat! The summer internship sounds amazing! My mom actually suggested I apply >.< Have lots of fun! Are you going to visit any Lolita shops? :D
While your in San Francisco don't forget to stop by the New People building!
May 29th, 2010 at 5:38 am
Wow! That’s so exciting! Congratulations and good luck!
May 29th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Yey! Thank you! Will you mail me for my address? I entered my email ^_^
Alice
~x~
May 29th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Alice,
I’m so glad we have so much in common! And I’m sure you’ll enjoy that class a lot! Also, thank you for the congratulations, I really am so excited for the opportunity! You should look into interning with them too if you are interested ♥
Emailing would be great! I’m also always open to penpals since I love sending out cute little packages and notes! My email is listed under my contact info if you ever want to send me one~
Oh and you won the giveaway! So whenever you have time please send me an email with your address and I’ll get the items sent out to you asap :)
Catherine,
That would have been awesome if we had both gone at the same time!! I’m actually doing the fall semester internship, and maybe spring semester as well, but that still would have been cool :) But yes of course I’m going to visit lolita shops haha I might even open up a small and cheap shopping service while I’m there! Oh and first on my list of things to do in San Francisco is visit Baby’s store ♥
SaffronSugar,
Thank you!! I’m so excited~
May 29th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
That’s so cool that you got the job! On and off I think about teaching English abroad but I need to get a BA first :P
May 29th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Hiya~! I love your blog and all your pixels and imaes xD i actually use them alot (with credit, of course!!)
Congrats on the internship!! :D Have fun and don’t run your wallet too dry ;D
May 31st, 2010 at 4:27 am
Congratulations! ^___^ I’m super happy for you! I only have a few years to college and I might try thy this internship~
May 31st, 2010 at 5:46 am
Congratulations!
I am interested in that program as well, so I am very glad you succeeded! (^-^)
I hope I can do as well as you did! ?
May 31st, 2010 at 6:31 am
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *tries to catch you to do a happy dance* =DDD
May 31st, 2010 at 8:52 am
Congrats! I am very interested in applying for an INTERAC internship in Japan as well.
May 31st, 2010 at 10:26 am
Congrats on your internship!! <3
May 31st, 2010 at 3:22 pm
AWWW YEAHHH CONGRATS KAT~~~
very happy for you 8D
I’d love to do something like that..hmm I’ll think about it o3o
I’m sure you’ll have lots of fun when the time will come~
o3o wooo~
May 31st, 2010 at 6:13 pm
heyyy kat!
it’s so awesome to see that you’ve been updating a website! :D everything looks really awesome!
i, on the other hand, have gone off into the deep end x_x
good luck with everything! :)
June 2nd, 2010 at 5:43 am
oh, congratulations!! ? i’m so excited for you!
June 4th, 2010 at 2:09 am
I tagged you for a blog award if you’re interested! http://chocomintbubblegum.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-first-blog-award.html
June 21st, 2010 at 4:32 am
Hey again Kat! =)
I was just wondering if you got my email? I sent it to the one on your contact page, i hope to hear from you soon ^_^
If you didnt get it let me know hehe~
Take care!
Alice
~x~
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:13 am
Hey, this is my first time here, but I’m super happy to hear that you got it! WHOOO! :D
June 25th, 2010 at 12:30 am
I have been surfing online more than three hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. It¡¯s pretty worth enough for me. In my opinion, if all webmasters and bloggers made good content as you did, the internet will be much more useful than ever before.
June 29th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Helloo, love you website :)
Just passing through. Appreciate if you could take a look at mine too!
Emma lou
July 20th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
Hi Kat!
Wow, that sounds like such a great opportunity! I’ve always wanted to go to Japan, maybe as an exchange student thing. I don’t think I have the patience to teach English, I’m a really bad teacher ^=^;;
Anways, just wanted to say that I love your website! It’s really cute! Good luck with your internship!
<3 meredith
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