So I got to be an ALT from March 2020-2022. Obviously this wasn't the best time to start a new job in a new country but you play with the cards you're dealt. Interac had a job for me and home didn't, so I stick around to teach and ride COVID out. My time in Japan was memorable though, but I am curious how things went changed after I left?
Japan isn't exactly known for changing quickly at the best of times and as an ALT during the pandemic I got to see the system for teaching change over night. What's crazy is that I was actually not to terrible in the new system, since I got really good at making games on PowerPoint and finding ways to teach with masks on and such.
I guess now I'm curious as to how long it took to get everyone back to a semblance of what it was pre-pandemic. Does everyone still need a mask when they go to school? Do the teachers look at you like you brought the plague when you walk in day one? Do they actually have the staff parties I heard about but never experienced?
by Lucasmh