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Thanks for the advice Nachos. I know I need to just start applying my knowledge.

No, I wasnt with JET. I applied, but I think my Chinese second major made them wonder why I was suddenly interested in Japanese.... I ended up doing ECC for one year in Nagoya, and one year with Interac as an elementary school ALT in Yokohama. Great, great experiences. Wouldnt trade them for anything!

Thanks for posting this. Where did you teach?

I have a somewhat similar background myself, so its nice to see you get a warm reception. Maybe in 6 more months of rigorous self study I will hopefully be "hirable" as well.

As it stands today,here is my background:

-28, non ivy-league Bachelors of Marketing

-Two years teaching English in Japan and learning Japanese

-Epiphany upon returning that since I have a knack for spoken languages(Chinese, Japanese), I might like programming languages.

-3 months of self-directed learning, and familiarity with HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python, HTTP, Linux

I still have a ways to go however. Once I feel competent I would like to move past tutorials and find a really cool open source project to work on, or start something of my own.

Thanks for the inspiration!

I think you ought to check out Udacity.com. They have everything from Intro classes to classes on Artificial Intelligence, to Parallel Programming, and they are mostly taught in Python. The homework and projects are challenging, and will get you thinking like a programmer.

Codecademy is a bit of a joke in comparison...