Daily Archives: July 16, 2007

Field of Dreams

Growing up in three of Canada’s provincial capitals Winnipeg, Manitoba, Regina, Saskatchewan, and Edmonton, Alberta, all I knew and cared about was hockey. Whether it was winter, spring, summer, or autumn didn’t really matter. If we could get enough people and find a rink or street, we played. It was that simple. [...]

Hot dog eating contest at Smith’s School of English Kyobashi….. well, talking about one…

I just finished a lesson with a green level student. I always enjoy the classes with him because he has a really nice personality and is always ready to communicate.
I prepared a news event (Hotdog Eating Contest) as an item and Restaurant 2 for routine. But we ended up only having enough time for [...]

Lucky days in Japan

Tanabata

What were you doing last Saturday (7/7/7)? Perhaps playing the lottery and hoping to hit the jackpot? That’s what I would have been doing had I remembered that last Saturday was the 7th day, of the 7th month, in the year 2007. Not that I’m a suspicious person by nature but those [...]

Enjoying My Holidays At Smith’s. Thank You Head Office!

I love the Smith’s holidays and the freedom I have to take extra holidays as a Smith’s franchise school owner. The 2007 Smith’s holiday calendar contains 86 days off http://www.sse-franchise.com/calendar2007.shtml . I think that’s amazing. Smith’s is the front runner regards time off for privately owned schools. I can as a school owner control my [...]

Long Weekends Aren’t For Everyone!

This weekend has our first national holiday since Golden Week and it marks the beginning of Festival Season which Yoko and I revel in every year.
One Monday student at my Smith’s School in Fukushima was quite disappointed last week to learn that lessons would be canceled for the holiday. You should have seen the [...]