Today I did my first, trial lesson, and “wow” what can I say. I had a lot of questions before I started. How will I determine their levels, how will I know what lesson I will go for? I had two trial students at once, so I had to be more sharp. I took a [...]
Smith’s School of English Koenji was proud and privileged to have Edward, from SSE Ohtsu, visit our school in Koenji yesterday – the Marine Day National Holiday. It was great to come face to face with Edward who is a constant contributor to the Smith’s School of English Soapbox. By the way just like his [...]
I’m sure you all know that Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has called a general election for August 30th. This means that we will see numerous local politicians and their supporters making speeches and handing out flyers at the stations where we are handing out flyers for our English schools. (Interesting use of present continuous). [...]
BMX flying One aspect of Nishinomiyahama 西宮浜, where I have lived for almost a year and a half, that I have not mentioned before in this series is the variety of sports and leisure activities that go on there almost throughout the year. There is always so much going on both on land and [...]
Yesterday was Thursday, a humid day, and our lounge filled up with hot and bothered students. I offered rounds of drinks along with sympathy and started a relaxing conversation about an upcoming movie. I rounded up my student and invited him into my class, as I started he looked very stressful and throughout the lesson [...]
Hey look everyone! Most of you know that my wife Yoko and I are tirelessly dedicated summer fireworks festival revelers and this year promises to be one of the best ever. It’s cheap entertainment, and with the economy in a less-than-ideal condition, we expect more festivals to gain popularity and a bigger-than-average turnout at most of [...]
So the old saying goes “hindsight is 20/20,” and for me there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of this expression. When I was younger I was a very wild person, I lived a crazy life, and did many things that I’m not proud of, but more important are all the [...]
Why become an English teacher? There are thousands of reasons, and of course it differs for everyone. Some people want the adventure of living in a foreign country, some want to learn a new language and culture. Others want to improve their resumes or get into teacher’s college when they return to their own countries. [...]
My English conversation school （英会話スクール） Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi （スミス英会話塚口校） in Tsukaguchi （塚口）, Amagasaki City（尼崎市）, Hyogo Prefecture （兵庫県） is located very close to TIPNESS（ティップネス） , a private fitness club. I enjoy going there several times a week after work to exercise. I either do weight training or swimming indoors. After swimming I love taking a dip in a jacuzzi near [...]
Photography is a new hobby of mine. It started about 2 years ago when I bought a 1982 Canon AL-1 with a 35-70mm zoom lens. Since then I have tried and tried and tried to improve my photography skills. Although I do believe I am improving, I’m still lucky to get 3 good pictures out [...]
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