1st time They were humble beginnings at my first English school, money was tight and location was important. Near to the station was priority for me. Eventually a place became available a stone’s throw away from the station. The building itself wasn’t new. It looked liked it was built in the late 70’s early 80’s [...]
スミス英会話奈良西大寺校の講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら After recently reading a posting about a BBQ event with students by a fellow teacher at Smith’s English school in Kyobashi I realized that I had neglected to write about my own BBQ event! http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/200708/31/pic-a-nic-time/ This event, unbeknownst to most of the students, also happened to fall on my birthday! Well, if no one [...]
Last Monday I had a great time going on a picnic with some students and another staff member, Tim, from the Kyobashi School. We were all able to take the day and go out to a natural river area as it was a national holiday. This is actually the second time I’ve been invited to [...]
A particularly enthusiastic student decided to book in a second lesson this week. She had something particular in mind that she wanted to learn, and so came in earlier than usual with this goal in mind. She works at an izakaya in the evenings, and a few days ago an English-speaking customer came in. The [...]
Today was my first Saturday back after a little break. I was glad to see on the schedule that my first student was one that I knew rather well. It allowed us to have a good 5 minute chat about our respective holidays. I was able to tell him about my time back in England [...]
Smith’s School of English Kotoen students have been very busy this summer, traveling all over the world. One Student (of Billy’s Boot Camp fame) spent 10 days in Cairns, Australia. She and her husband explored the rain forest, went fishing, scuba diving and relaxed on the beach. But her favorite part was going to a [...]
At my Smith’s School of English in Fukushima, I feel very fortunate to have an extra large, 1.8m-long whiteboard and with many colored markers, it is an enjoyable mission to fill the entire board during the lesson. One of my incredibly charming Monday night students has the most interesting study habit. She takes out a [...]
My good buddy Paul visited me for a week from the United States about two weeks ago. We decided to take a trip into the big city and went to Ginza, Tokyo’s most expensive shopping area, a must-see for anyone travelling this way. It was hot…Not hot. It was beyond hot, and as we walked [...]
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