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		<title>Tokyo Orientation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am writing this as both an update and a means to pass the time as I sit on the bus that will take me to Fukui city for another 2 and a half days of orientation. How much time do i need to pass? 9 hours. That&#8217;s right, a bus… in Japan… 9 hours. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toronto P-DOT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well I just got home from an exciting day number 2 of the Toronto Pre-Departure Orientation. The orientation has been graciously put on by JETAA Toronto whose members have been nothing short of spectacular in helping to prepare us for our new lives overseas as ALTs. I am really appreciative to be a Toronto JET [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.setadrift.net/blog/2010/07/toronto-p-dot/</link>
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		<title>The waiting game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[*Insert Jeopardy waiting song* now loop that for 3 weeks. Yes, I said 3 weeks. This is just a small understanding of how it feels to be a new JET ALT who still hasn&#8217;t received any information from their BOE other than a short email to say &#8220;check your mailbox for more information&#8221;. Well, WHERE [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.setadrift.net/blog/2010/06/the-waiting-game/</link>
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		<title>Prefecture Placement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s official: I&#8217;ll be heading to Fukui prefecture as an ALT at the end of July.  I&#8217;ve been hired by the prefecture&#8217;s Board of Education, meaning that I am a &#8216;Prefectural ALT&#8217; and will most likely be teaching senior high school. I say &#8216;most likely&#8217; because while I have been informed that I will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.setadrift.net/blog/2010/05/prefecture-placement/</link>
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		<title>Minor Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a minor update. After receiving the great news about making the shortlist for the JET programme, I was then given a new set of forms to fill out as well as a more in-depth medical background and information form for my doctor to fill out. I am happy to report that I got the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.setadrift.net/blog/2010/04/minor-update/</link>
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		<title>Blog Necromancy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a 3 year hiatus this blog has finally got a new raison d&#8217;être. I am happy to report that I am now officially &#8216;shortlisted&#8217; with the JET Programme as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT). This means that come August 1st I will be in Japan! As for where in the country I will be [...]]]></description>
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