leximaha
Tried natto; not a fan
Posts: 59
CIR Experience: Former CIR
Location: Nagano
Gender (Pronouns): she/her/hers
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Post by leximaha on May 19, 2019 2:33:57 GMT 9
So exciting to see everyone's placements!!
I got 長野県、長野市 and I'm so excited to live and work in such a beautiful, mountainous place!
I honestly don't know too much about the region but I am excited to live & learn there~
Congrats to everyone!
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Post by Miscreative on May 20, 2019 10:02:41 GMT 9
 ^me watching these placements come in congrats everyone! this is so exciting! |
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Post by Leilo on May 20, 2019 10:19:27 GMT 9
My placement is miyagi-ken ishinomaki-shi!! It's been a full day but I'm still having trouble accepting this is real. Miyagi was my first choice and ishinomaki was the exact city I had in mind when I picked it. I have a bunch of hulemdos living there and wrote about the city's recovery from the tsunami for a research project in one of my Japanese classes. It's probably just dumb luck but I'm thoroughly spooked because I never mentioned it anywhere in my application. And now I'm 100x more excited for August! That's awesome!! I'm about a 1.5 hour drive north from Ishinomaki in rock hand. I actually go to Ishinomaki kind of often when I do shopping because it's the closest place with large shops to me, heheh. I'm so excited they are getting a CIR! Looking forward to meeting you! :) |
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Post by wapiko on May 20, 2019 10:40:43 GMT 9
Shoutout to the CIR coming to New Lagoon prefecture...I’ll be in touch  |
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Post by 🍅™️ on May 20, 2019 11:47:48 GMT 9
currycat acouplefruits omg hi <3
Welcome to Sudachi Land!!
I imagine both of you could be 県庁 because I know 2 people are leaving from there this year. (one American and one German)
I personally work in the Sudachi Land City Hall office, and as I wasn't told we would be hiring more CIRs (and I doubt it because budget), if you're in the City, I imagine you're in the 県庁! Congrats!
Please don't hesitate to message me about anything!
I'm sure I will see you both the days you arrive so I look forward to meeting you! <3
(also I don't have a car and I still manage just fine!) |
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Post by tomurai on May 20, 2019 13:38:42 GMT 9
So exciting to see everyone's placements!! I got 長野県、長野市 and I'm so excited to live and work in such a beautiful, mountainous place! I honestly don't know too much about the region but I am excited to live & learn there~ Congrats to everyone! Ahh congrats, SO JEALOUS! Did you put that down as a preference?? I put nagano-ken as my second preference from memory |
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bobo343
Straight outta Narita
Posts: 16
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Post by bobo343 on May 20, 2019 19:25:52 GMT 9
Still waiting for UK placements with nervous excitement! I've heard that placements went out last year via post but I'm in Japan so I hope it doesn't get sent to my British home address. Any UK vets here to share their experience on the placements?
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beepbeep
Straight outta Narita
TYBG
Posts: 18 
CIR Experience: 1st year
Location: Aomori
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Post by beepbeep on May 20, 2019 20:28:23 GMT 9
bobo343 you're not alone! Exciting times, especially because we have no idea where we'll end up living for at least the next year of our lives!
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currycat
Straight outta Narita
Posts: 3 
CIR Experience: 1st year
Location: Sudachi Land
Gender (Pronouns): she/her/hers
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Post by currycat on May 21, 2019 7:33:50 GMT 9
currycat acouplefruits omg hi <3
Welcome to Sudachi Land!!
I imagine both of you could be 県庁 because I know 2 people are leaving from there this year. (one American and one German)
I personally work in the Sudachi Land City Hall office, and as I wasn't told we would be hiring more CIRs (and I doubt it because budget), if you're in the City, I imagine you're in the 県庁! Congrats!
Please don't hesitate to message me about anything!
I'm sure I will see you both the days you arrive so I look forward to meeting you! <3
(also I don't have a car and I still manage just fine!) Awesome, thanks for the information! =) That makes me feel a lot better about transportation. I can't wait to meet everyone and see Sudachi Land! |
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Mumblesnore
Dead Stargod 
’Tis the season (for Eggnog)
Posts: 16,154
CIR Experience: Former CIR
Location: Tokyo
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Post by Mumblesnore on May 21, 2019 8:50:40 GMT 9
My placement is miyagi-ken ishinomaki-shi!! It's been a full day but I'm still having trouble accepting this is real. Miyagi was my first choice and ishinomaki was the exact city I had in mind when I picked it. I have a bunch of hulemdos living there and wrote about the city's recovery from the tsunami for a research project in one of my Japanese classes. It's probably just dumb luck but I'm thoroughly spooked because I never mentioned it anywhere in my application. And now I'm 100x more excited for August! That's awesome!! I'm about a 1.5 hour drive north from Ishinomaki in rock hand. I actually go to Ishinomaki kind of often when I do shopping because it's the closest place with large shops to me, heheh. I'm so excited they are getting a CIR! Looking forward to meeting you! :) Woah I lived 20mins south of you for 2 years and never made the trip to Ishinomaki once....hue MOTTAINAI :o |
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Post by 𝑜𝓇𝒾𝒽𝒾𝓂𝑒 on May 21, 2019 9:28:48 GMT 9
Still waiting for UK placements with nervous excitement! I've heard that placements went out last year via post but I'm in Japan so I hope it doesn't get sent to my British home address. Any UK vets here to share their experience on the placements? I'm from the UK and I got mine by email last year, I got the info and welcome letter from my city's mayor after that by post, but the placement notification was by email, and then after that my CO contacted me by email as well.
I didn't get my placement til June but I'm pretty sure that's just 'cause I was a reserve/waitlisted ^^;;;
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doutriakoun
Straight outta Narita
Posts: 4
CIR Experience: 1st year
Location: Wakayama
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Post by doutriakoun on May 21, 2019 9:43:38 GMT 9
Hey everyone! Posted a while back about getting into JET as a CIR. Finally got placement and I'll be in Wakayama-ken, Koya-cho. If anyone is placed close to me let me know!  |
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Post by ❄icepath❄ on May 21, 2019 9:52:55 GMT 9
Hey everyone! Posted a while back about getting into JET as a CIR. Finally got placement and I'll be in Wakayama-ken, Koya-cho. If anyone is placed close to me let me know! KOYA!! (I'm not there but I've been there and it was nice and quiet and my hulemdo and I went up to Mt. Koya the sacred buddhist mountain) |
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Post by Leilo on May 21, 2019 12:16:48 GMT 9
Mumblesnore ...wow. To be fair though the roads keep getting better and much more of the highway has opened this year, which made travel times better than before, both going south and north. You should come back and visit the area sometime~ (if you haven't since leaving JET yet)
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beepbeep
Straight outta Narita
TYBG
Posts: 18
CIR Experience: 1st year
Location: Aomori
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Post by beepbeep on May 21, 2019 14:07:37 GMT 9
The news is in, 青森県黒石市! I did write how I wanted to see more of Tohoku on my application, so I'm not complaining  |
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Post by Ham on May 21, 2019 14:23:23 GMT 9
beepbeep WAHEY! That's only 45 min away from my placement! Which still makes you the 2nd closest CIR to me, hue.
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beepbeep
Straight outta Narita
TYBG
Posts: 18
CIR Experience: 1st year
Location: Aomori
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Post by beepbeep on May 21, 2019 14:26:43 GMT 9
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Post by applecider on May 21, 2019 14:46:00 GMT 9
beepbeepAh hello!!! I'm also an Aomori CIR but I guarantee that I'm farther from you than Ham is, haha. I haven't been to Kuroishi yet but welcome to Blue Forest!!
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beepbeep
Straight outta Narita
TYBG
Posts: 18
CIR Experience: 1st year
Location: Aomori
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Post by beepbeep on May 21, 2019 14:51:56 GMT 9
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Post by imashikanai on May 21, 2019 22:27:00 GMT 9
Incoming to Nara prefecture!! Who else is around this area??
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Merry-Gaijin
Straight outta Narita
Posts: 5
CIR Experience: Incoming CIR
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Post by Merry-Gaijin on May 22, 2019 3:08:38 GMT 9
Finally got my placement 😊
Looks like I'm going to be prefectural in Bear Origin-ken. I've never been there before but it looks really pretty so I'm excited! Any potential hulemdos in the area?
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Post by thelatter on May 22, 2019 9:11:33 GMT 9
Incoming to Nara prefecture!! Who else is around this area?? I'm in Kyoto but like...5 stops-ish (10 minutes or so) away from Nara city station. |
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Post by 𝑜𝓇𝒾𝒽𝒾𝓂𝑒 on May 22, 2019 9:26:39 GMT 9
Finally got my placement 😊 Looks like I'm going to be prefectural in Bear Origin-ken. I've never been there before but it looks really pretty so I'm excited! Any potential hulemdos in the area? I'm in the prefecture to the north-east of you, Oita-ken! I've yet to go to Bear Origin-ken but from what I've seen it looks really nice! Oita-ken has some interesting places too if you ever want to visit ^^ |
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Post by Aya Raincoat on May 22, 2019 9:32:20 GMT 9
imashikanai I'm not in Nara, but I'm maybe an hour away. You'll see very soon how small Kansai is, haha Merry-Gaijin One of my hulemdos back in The Old Country was placed in Bear Origin and stayed the whole 5 years, so something tells me it's a really good placement, place-wise!
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Iris
Straight outta Narita
Posts: 12
CIR Experience: 2nd year
Location: Chiba
Gender (Pronouns): she/her/hers
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Post by Iris on May 22, 2019 10:04:16 GMT 9
Matsudo shi, Chiba ken!
Exactly where I wanted! First preference, and the CO was the one my university kouhai worked. She talked about her experience during the information session and that was one of the main reasons why I put Chiba. Couldn’t be happier.
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lele
Straight outta Narita
Posts: 5
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Post by lele on May 22, 2019 11:02:20 GMT 9
Incoming Aussie CIR heading to Chikujo-machi, Fukuoka-ken |
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Post by Ham on May 22, 2019 11:23:33 GMT 9
beepbeep Ah hello!!! I'm also an Aomori CIR but I guarantee that I'm farther from you than Ham is, haha. I haven't been to Kuroishi yet but welcome to Blue Forest!! We could be the welcome wagon - find a day to go visit and explore Kuroishi at the same time! |
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Post by long johnson on May 22, 2019 11:27:37 GMT 9
Matsudo shi, Chiba ken! Exactly where I wanted! First preference, and the CO was the one my university kouhai worked. She talked about her experience during the information session and that was one of the main reasons why I put Chiba. Couldn’t be happier. you got the good part of Chiba congrats!! (I used to live in Sanmu (not JET-related though). I don't recommend it haha) |
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Post by 𝑜𝓇𝒾𝒽𝒾𝓂𝑒 on May 22, 2019 14:37:48 GMT 9
Incoming Aussie CIR heading to Chikujo-machi, Fukuoka-ken Ah, another person heading to Kyushu! I'm in nearby (well, 2 hours by express train) Oita-ken (Beppu-shi) but I loved Fukuoka when I visited there so I hope you like it too! ^^ |
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losane
Straight outta Narita
Posts: 8
CIR Experience: Incoming CIR
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Post by losane on May 22, 2019 20:23:20 GMT 9
UK CIR finally got my placement! Ibara City, Okayama! Not any of my choices, but I love Setouchi so I'm hyped!
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