In March of 2024, I applied and was selected to the Global Japan Program. The JGP as we call it is a three-month work exchange program where applicants are selected to be ambassadors of the their home department (where they do their day-to-day jobs) to the same or similar department in Tokyo Japan. Each participant is assigned a mentor and a supervisor to quickly get them up to speed. I will be working within several Information Technology teams in Tokyo Japan. I will joining 29 other participants (my cohort) who will be ding the same. All of us will stay in corporate apartments, separate units thankfully. My roommate days are over.