boobooSTAFF Testimonials:
More fun than teaching in Japan!

boobooSTAFF must be open-minded people who enjoy challenges, and are prepared to step out of their comfort zone. As with teaching Japan, you'll be expected to work hard -but those who make an effort at Resorts have the time of their lives!

Below are just a few of the great photos and comments we've received from boobooSTAFF in the past. We look forward to many more memorable times with boobooSTAFF this year!

"Because i dont think ill be seeing you again just like to thank you and stuart for everything its been a really good trip n ive enjoyed every moment!! and thanks heaps adam for all your help with everything on the way!"

"The best part of my boobooEXPERIENCE was the people i worked with - their kindness will forever remain in my memory!"

"The trip was great and well worth it, it really helped my Japanese, and my ability to work in the most foreign of situations. And of course I made a bunch of really nice friends, one of whom has already come to Australia to visit me. All in all, good fun!"

"Be prepared to work. It was a little tiring, however (unlike teaching Japan) work was so much fun, that I actually didn’t see it as work. All the people who I was with on a day to day basis became good friends and we more often than not spent most of the day laughing."

"Thank you for all of your support over in Japan last year. I found the experience over in Japan wonderful and greatly appreciate all of your help over there. It must of been tough answering all of those emails, how did you do it?"

"Thank you for everything you've done to make boobooSKI the best time of my life! The people I met, Australian AND Japanese, I'll never forget, and my Japanese DID get a lot better!"

"It is a fun experience but use it wisely, make sure you do everthing to improve you language ability. make sure you make the effort to interract with the japanese staff, dont come back to australia with some of the best Australian friends and say that you could have improved on your language ability (like with teaching). Its a learning experience, absorb the culture and soak up the atmosphere that is Japan. This visa can only be taken out once in a lifetime, DO NOT WASTE IT... upon completion of the contract, walk away with the best arsenal of japanese language, and contacts in japan for your next visit."

"The friends I made in Japan will be friends forever!!"

"I was quite happy to be in a position where I couldn’t use English, since I think it’s the first real time my Japanese skill has been really put to the test. Naturally, I’m now doubling my efforts back home on that!"

"The fact that we're in a rural area meant that all forms of communication with people would be face-to-face and I think that is something staff should embrace."

"Best part of the BooBooSKI experience... meeting people that become friends forever, and when you come back to japan you can rely on those people for help, also, not having seen snow before, the mere sight of the ski resort was mind blowing."

"My time on the BooBoo Beach scheme last year (2007) was in fact the best time i have had in my life. i met such a diverse bunch of people on the programme, and the job itself turned out to be so much fun with the other staff. interacting and learning japanese everyday has improved my knowledge and understanding of not just the language but the people and island itself. the japanese staff that you work with are so supporting and are at first a little shy to speak to you but once you've broken the ice they become the best colleagues to work with. the other BooBoo staff were amazing and i learnt a lot about their own countries and languages, but they also become the best group of friends i ever had and which i am still in contact with today!"

"The best part of the boobooEXPERIENCE was the people. The snow will fall and melt, but the friendships forged... will stay for a lifetime."

"Be prepared of how nice they are. If you face any problem, just talk to them, you will find how amazingly kind they are."

"It was an extremely eye-opening experience to be actually working in a Japanese company, to see how they do business and their differences to Australian companies. It is something that I will always remember and cherish. Thank you boobooSKI!"

"I had a really good time, learnt a lot of things about Japan, Japanese culture, and myself. My Japanese has improved from using it daily to my workmates and to the people living in the dormitory with me. It's been a lot of fun all round."

"The highlight of my boobooski experience was the people I met: in the dorm and at the resort. It was amazing to have been brought together with so many people from different backgrounds, and I’ve made plenty of friends who I hope I’ll keep in touch with til I’m old!"

"You might feel nervous at the beginning, but it passes very fast. Everyone is very kind and will help you if they can."

"Be prepared to have the time of your life and an unforgettable experience!!

"Made alot of Japanese friends, and improved my Japanese heaps. Boobooski staffs also took good care of us, thank you heaps. Learnt how to ski, and the Japanese way of things, especially how we`re expected within the workforce."

"I have made some fantastic Japanese friends who I will stay in contact with; I now consider myself an intermediate snowboarder; and I got to see some of the surrounding area whilst I was here."

"I have been an exchange student to Japan as well, and when I was first going on this working holiday I was a little unsure about how it would be. But as it turned out, it was better than my exchange year, I got to meet a larger range of people, get paid to work with them, and snow board every day off I had (unlike teaching Japan)! It was awesome!"

"The whole experience was the best part! I did have a fantastic time, the hotel staff were extremely lovely, and would go out of their way to do things for us..."

"Be proud to be one of the boobooSTAFF, be friendly to be one of the GAIJIN, be kind to be one of the SENPAI(if posibble) and be modest to be a KOUHAI and learn from them."

"The boobooBEACH programme was a great way to start off my working holiday; I improved my Japanese at work and was able to enjoy the immense beauty of Okinawa in my spare time."

"A VERY important suggestion I’d like to make – DON’T just spend your two months in Japan and then plan to go back to uni – you never know how much fun you’re going to have, and myself, I’m kicking myself for not taking the year off and spending more time in Japan. You only get ONE working holiday visa! After your boobooski experience, travel, find other work (ie. teaching), enjoy Japan, instead of going back to uni (which you won’t enjoy anyway after having so much fun in Japan!). TRUST ME on this one."

"It's a simple choice really, you can sit on your bottom and do nothing, or you can have an absolute blast in Japan!"

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