Creativity is key in expanding your vocabulary, and some students really use their creative potential to the max. Recently in class, 2 students were trying to figure out the meaning of the acronym TGIF. They tried their best, coming up with some very creative ideas. Chiharu helped them by giving some examples of where they [...]
I want to thank ALL of the students at my school, Smith’s School of English Otsu. That’s right. A big thank you to all of you. You are all wonderful, and you make me feel proud to be an English teacher. Proud to be YOUR English teacher. As an English teacher I am happy every time a [...]
My wife and I recently spent a night at The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary, which is on July 18th. This year my wife was pregnant and with our baby’s predicted date of birth being August 11th, we decided to celebrate a little earlier than usual. We went on Sunday, June 27th and I [...]
In just over 6 hours many of my students will be gathering around their television to watch the Japan Paraguay game…unlike Japan’s previous game it starts earlier which means I can watch it and not suffer from sleep deprivation. In my youth I could stay up late and wake up early and somehow be functional [...]
If you quickly become tired of the rather bland suds, as I do, that you find at the convenience stores – then your prayers have been answered. A visit to a local micro-brew as my students and I recently enjoyed will not disappoint. This is good stuff! Minoh brewery in Osaka hosted an anniversary event [...]
Who likes this guy? Sento-kun has become quite a figure of controversy in Kansai, and this debate is sparking an interest in Nara tourism. Getting people to be mildly put off by Sento-kun was intentional; the controversy is in itself the primary goal that will in turn generate interest in Nara. Pretty soon we will see additional [...]
When I was young I loved playing soccer but as I got older I found it harder and harder to play because it requires more than just a few people and a decent enough space was needed (I also wasn’t a fan of playing on muddy fields) so I turned my attention towards basketball. Despite [...]
I was going through some old photos the other day and found this photo of my son. It was taken while visiting Canada on a holiday to meet his relatives. My son, Tyler, who was a little over a year old at the time called 911, (110/119 in Japan) while playing with the phone. My [...]
Last April, I wrote a post on a Smith’s School of English joint cherry blossom viewing (hanami) event that was held this year. You can read the post by clicking here. I have since edited the video that I made on the event. There is a link to this latest video at the top of the post. You can also [...]
スミス英会話布施校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら Just a quick post. It seems the Dalai Lama himself has issued a directive to some of our younger learners here in Japan… “The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama urged Japanese youth to…” http://bit.ly/aUeHDS Good luck, Alessandro “Alex” Stanciu アレッサンドロ”アレックス”スタンシュー Smith’s School of English Fuse 月謝制 の スミス 英会話 布施 校 http://www.smithweb.co.jp/school/fuse.shtml 英会話 [...]
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