Scottish JETs

[tofufordolphins]

Edinburgh sounds good to me! I'm free towards the end of this month & the start of June. Then my calendar gets all complex. With the pre-Tokyo orientation, I'm guessing JET provide accommodation yeah?

I know they provide accommodation, but I don't know how many nights... Would it just be the one night or two? I wonder what time in the morning it starts on the both days too, trying to figure out whether it'd be better to take the sleeper-train or not.

[Liz-chan]

My academic year finishes at the end of May, but I'm free anytime from the 26th May onwards. Also, as I live in Edinburgh I'm available to organise locations or tables or whatever needs be if there are a lot of us

I had heard that we didn't get any accommodation at all? There seems to be a lot of confusion/lack of information about pre-orientation... Hopefully we'll receive an update alongside our placement information!

I'm on the group too, though I probably lurk more than I post Feel free to add me!

[PaulMS]

I hope they do provide us with somewhere to stay otherwise it might get a little be confusing and expensive.

Feel free to add me on Facebook as well. https://www.facebook.com/names.paul

[tofufordolphins]

I'm suuuure I read somewhere that they put us up in University accommodation or something like that...? Not sure where I read that though! I hope they tell us soon what's happening before trains and stuff get expensive

[MicCowan]

Hey Everyone,
I'm Michael, Just got round to registering on the forum with uni and all that, been reading for a while but never bothered to post for some reason.
From Falkirk area myself but have lived in Dundee studying at Abertay University for four years.
I'd be up for a meetup myself and preferably sometime in June (except the last weekend) for myself so busy getting ready in July. As I'm either in Dundee or near Falkirk anywhere is basically fine for me to travel to but Edinburgh seems to be the general consensus which is good for me!

Good to see so many Scottish people going and can't wait to meet all of you!

[ljoekelsoey4]

Hey Everyone,
I'm Michael, Just got round to registering on the forum with uni and all that, been reading for a while but never bothered to post for some reason.
From Falkirk area myself but have lived in Dundee studying at Abertay University for four years.
I'd be up for a meetup myself and preferably sometime in June (except the last weekend) for myself so busy getting ready in July. As I'm either in Dundee or near Falkirk anywhere is basically fine for me to travel to but Edinburgh seems to be the general consensus which is good for me!

Good to see so many Scottish people going and can't wait to meet all of you!

Hi michael, welcome to the forum. If you want to add me on facebook ill hook you into the JET group weve got going (this goes for everyone else here to that is interested in a meet up!!!) and eventually organise something.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/alex.obrien.5

Alex

[tofufordolphins]

Hey Everyone,
I'm Michael, Just got round to registering on the forum with uni and all that, been reading for a while but never bothered to post for some reason.
From Falkirk area myself but have lived in Dundee studying at Abertay University for four years.
I'd be up for a meetup myself and preferably sometime in June (except the last weekend) for myself so busy getting ready in July. As I'm either in Dundee or near Falkirk anywhere is basically fine for me to travel to but Edinburgh seems to be the general consensus which is good for me!

Good to see so many Scottish people going and can't wait to meet all of you!

Another person in Dundee!!

[Mark_KyotoPA]

I'm disappointed that there isn't anyone from Perth.

[MicCowan]

Hi michael, welcome to the forum. If you want to add me on facebook ill hook you into the JET group weve got going (this goes for everyone else here to that is interested in a meet up!!!) and eventually organise something.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/alex.obrien.5

Alex

Hey thanks for the nice welcomes everyone, I have added you to Facebook as requested

Another person in Dundee!!

Seems to be a lot of us doesn't there, Anyone find out about the jet programme from a lovely Japanese tutor by any chance? I knew she had said other people applied though I never met them.

[tofufordolphins]

I went to Beginners Japanese at Dundee Uni, my tutor said some folk had applied too... Same tutor? Haha

[MicCowan]

I was taught a year of Japanese at Abertay University (meant to be two years but our university decided it would be fun to cancel it half way through without telling us! which also meant we didn't get the proper Japanese qualification out of it) and I know my tutor then moved to Dundee University to set up classes as I went there a few times to meet with her and she provided me with an excellent reference, or so she tells me since I never got to see it myself. I know she said that a few from her class had applied so I presume some or one of you might be from it.

[tofufordolphins]

Yeah that must've been my tutor too then haha

[ljoekelsoey4]

Orientation is at Burnel University in Uxbridge, London . Accomodation is provided only on the night of the 12th - just got an email back from Mr Uk JET desk man.

[Liz-chan]

Orientation is at Burnel University in Uxbridge, London . Accomodation is provided only on the night of the 12th - just got an email back from Mr Uk JET desk man.

Ooh, thanks for finding that out! That makes things much clearer

Also, you Dundonians are starting to swamp this thread!

[MicCowan]

Orientation is at Burnel University in Uxbridge, London . Accomodation is provided only on the night of the 12th - just got an email back from Mr Uk JET desk man.

Jet Desk man strikes again! Thanks for getting that info though! very helpful.

Ain't Dundonian I just stay here for the nice weather