Daily Archives: October 10, 2007

It’s smooth sailing from here. I am happy.

Last year and this year were incredible years for my school regarding new student signups. I couldn’t have done it without the Smith’s head office team and system and support from students and family. I thank all for helping me to reach this point in my life. A special thank you to Mark Smith, a [...]

visions of grandeur

A few years back I found myself being unappreciated and underpaid at my previous company and I thought to myself that there had to be a better way. I was young and like many foreigners here in Japan I envisioned owning a huge school with lots of students and becoming wealthy. While some people buy [...]

A long English lesson

Though I’m usually based in Kyobashi, I’ve recently been filling for Martin over in Kotoen by teaching a few classes. As one of our franchise English schools it is perhaps one of the more unusual due to the way that the lessons are set up.
During my time there I had one particularly memorable experience that [...]