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FAQ
"How much does traveling cost?"
Cost of living(rent, utilities, data/wifi, groceries) is $500 USD per month for most countries, up to $1000 for most others.
"Health care and insurance?"
Health care and insurance abroad are both pennies on the US dollar for the highest quality of medical care
"What about visas?"
You usually don't need them; when necessary, visas are almost all entirely online: a fifteen minute e-form and nominal fee offset in your first day by the drastically lower cost of living abroad.
"How do you make money while abroad?"
Any job that nets you $500+ a month works. There are almost 2 billion English students globally right now, so native English speakers have lucked into a guaranteed job on or offline.
"What qualifications do I need as an English teacher?"
Some countries and schools require a TEFL certificate or prefer candidates with an associate's degree depending on the position, but if you want to teach English, all you need is to be a fluent English speaker.
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a working, interactive up-to-date bear map is a sign of competency, not cookery. japan's great, the map is just too good not to share.
According to this map, there are bears absolutely everywhere. Basically, the whole place is covered in them.
Forests in Honshu, the main island, and many less-populated towns seem to be inundated right now. I've hammock-camped across Japan for months multiple times without seeing a bear, but I always have a stick I whack on trees while hiking to announce my presence, and it's specifically last year and this one that encounters have increased so sharply.