General Information Handbook

I was quite surprised to see a large envelope from the Japanese Consulate arrive in the mail on Thursday. Inside was a very valuable book, the General Information Handbook (GIH), that will help with all of those nagging pre-departure questions. None of JET Alums whom I had spoken to mentioned this book. I'm surprised because it answers most of the questions I was bugging them about. Anyways, I flipped through the book and took out the CD-Rom from the back cover.

Only one word can sum up the CD-Rom: cheesy! The CD-Rom covered what to expect from your arrival at Narita Airport to the first month or so of your employment. It also showed various aspects of daily life like grocery shopping, etc. in addition to aspects of the job like the staff meeting and the enkai.