I wish I could just blurt stuff out without caring about the grammar, but. I don't know, I'm really self-conscious about making mistakes. :/

Hmm... that makes me feel kind of worried about the level of my Japanese. Especially since the website/application forms all say that you only need a working knowledge of Japanese to be a CIR. Then again, what does "working knowledge" even mean?

I'm surprised to find that JETs don't earn that much more than teachers at AEON. It's still more, but somehow I always had in my mind that it was a LOT more. Maybe it's more about being paid more for doing less work? LOL