Daily Archives: February 5, 2010

great advice

February 5, 2010 – 9:26 pm

One of the sites that I check on a regular basis is Ken Rockwell’s.  He’s mainly a camera guy (Nikon and Canon) and his advice is dead on. I have listened to his suggestions for the better part of 3 years and his advice on cameras has saved me hours of research and gotten me [...]

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the Super Bowl

February 5, 2010 – 7:43 pm

I may not be American, and I may not like American football all that much but it’s hard to deny how exciting the Super Bowl is. Back in the States it’s sort of a tradition that people throw a party for the event and I always had a great time when I was invited over [...]

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Ice Hockey and Ice Skating and Winter Fun

February 5, 2010 – 7:36 pm

スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。スミス英会話上新庄校の日本語のサイトはここです。
千晴の部屋はここで す。英会話無料レッスンはここです。
With all this new snow falling and the coldness setting in, it reminds me of my home… Canada. Well, not really MY Canada, as my hometown is currently sunny and 10 degrees, and also rarely sees snow, but rather the Canada of ice hockey and skiing and winter fun. Recently I have found a [...]

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Eikaiwa for Kids

February 5, 2010 – 6:13 pm

I had a trial lesson for a six year old last night at my スミス英会話 (Smith Eikaiwa – school of English) here in Ikoma, and the boy and I had a good time together (kids eikaiwa is popular here).  The mother however seemed a bit disappointed.  You see, she had had her boy enrolled in [...]

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English Teaching and Commonality.

February 5, 2010 – 5:41 pm

As a full time English teacher at Smith’s School of English Kyobashi (スミス英会話　京橋)  I have the pleasure of coaching many Japanese nationals studying the English language.  There is no doubt that English is the most commonly spoken language in the world today.  There is also no doubt that speaking a common language enriches our lives.  I know my students [...]

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our heritage

February 5, 2010 – 2:12 am

When I was a young boy I played with some toy tanks and trucks that I later learned had been my grandfather’s toys. My father had then played with them as a kid and I had inherited them. I still have them today and was able to find them in my room when I went [...]

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adventure

February 5, 2010 – 1:35 am

When I ask students why they want to learn English a common response is because they want to be able to watch movies without subtitles. When I ask those students who their favorite actor one name always comes up – Johnny Depp. One of my students is such an avid fan that she even traveled [...]

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