To all former and current CIRs: What was your placement like? Interested in hearing it all!

Hello everyone!

I've decided to apply for the CIR positions next year (I'm from Germany) 🙂 Fortunately, I have an acquaintance who is currently a CIR in Tochigi, but obviously the placements and responsibilities are very diverse. Most experiences I can find online are written by ALTs, so I would love to hear from more CIRs!

Feel free to tell me the most random stuff: What was fun? What wasn't? Maybe something you would have done different in hindsight or weren't expecting at all.

I currently hold N2 and I'm aiming for N1 by the end of the year – Did you feel that N2 was enough? I can hold conversations on lots of different topics and even write simple business e-mails with correct usage of keigo. Hence, I guess I should be fine, but obviously I haven't been a CIR before.

Looking forward to hearing your stories 🙂

by MotherlyMe