[steven]

I've heard mixed things about Interac. The people I know who have done it had to pay for their flights and stuff like that. Their salary is lower than that of a JET. I think, but I'm not sure, that there'd be less communication going on with the city/board of education which can cause some confusion. I have heard that they get significantly more time off though. I don't know if that time off is guilt-free or not though.

I know that with the current economic situation cities might be looking to cut down on some of their spending, so swapping JETs for Interacs might be something they're out to do. So if you sign up for JET and are set on going to Japan you might want to write a resume for one more company as a backup.

Sangetsu made a good point though- the school year starts in April, and I think Interac kind of complies with that. JET starts their contracts in July/August.