Monthly Archives: September 2010

New Smith’s Franchise School Opens. スミス英会話 大塚 OPEN.

Smith’s School of English Japan is very proud to announce the opening  of a new Smith’s School location at Otsuka (スミス英会話 大塚), Tokyo. The school’s owner, Cecilia brings a wealth of knowledge to our system and has completed her orientation training at Smith’s head office. Cecilia is now ready and raring to go. We within the Smith’s English School group are all so [...]

Decorating My School in Fuse with Roses

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 As during the last two weeks, our students 英会話生徒 here in Fuse, Higashi Osaka 東大阪布施, are greeted by the sight of some beautiful flowers when entering the school.  After Chrysanthemums two weeks ago and Carnations last week, I decided for some roses バラ(薔薇) at a flower shop in Ajiro 足代 this week.  To get the classroom [...]

twitter

In a previous post I mentioned just how much I like Facebook – it’s the best way to keep in touch with friends and an easy way to track down long-lost friends. I encourage anyone who wants to study English to get a Facebook account as it’s an easy way to meet people from all [...]

A Winning Book

I feel I am successful,  I feel successful.   And I choose my own definition of success. Part of my success is here in my Smith’s School of English in Ikoma, and part is with my family and personal life.  But I am not one to rest on my laurels.  I want more success.  That’s why [...]

Hooray! Hooray!

Oh, finally it’s that time of year again, and I’m so excited. I’m happy. I’m ecstatic, beyond belief. Oh, why am I so excited? Because the most amazing thing has happened, (wait for it,………… it’s coming………) SUMMER IS OVER! Oh, we might have a hot day here and there, but for the most part summer [...]

Kishiwada Danjiri 岸和田 だんじり祭り

スミス英会話なかもず校・堺東校の講師が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ。 Last weekend was the annual Kishiwada Danjiri Festival. Some of my students travel to my Smith”s School of English, Sakai Higashi(スミス英会話 堺東校 (月謝)) from as far as Izumisano(泉佐野市) and Kishiwada Cities (岸和田市)from the south. Many of my students enjoy this big traditional Japanese festival each year. These events make living in Japan and teaching English in Japan [...]

mosburger

16 years ago when I first came to Japan on my way home from Kansai Gaidai I passed by a small burger joint called MOS Burger. I had never heard of it before but felt a little peckish so decided to give it a go. Boy, was I glad I did. I ended up going [...]

Japanese Highway Engineering and the 3D Video Camera.

So what do Japanese engineers do when they run smack into a large building that is blocking the progress of their new highway? Tear it down? Go around it? Nope they go straight through it taking care not to disturb the other tenants.

Italian Lunch イタリアン ランチ

スミス英会話なかもず校・堺東校の講師が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ。 Last month I had a very nice lunch with some ladies who are English students from my Smith’s School of English in Sakai Higashi(スミス英会話 堺東校 (月謝). Five students, my wife and my son all enjoyed a great Sunday lunch at Lo Scalo, an Italian restaurant only minutes walk from my English conversation school(スミス英会話 月謝). It is [...]

websites

For anyone who has ever tried to create a homepage I tip my hat off to you. Programs such as Dreamweaver and Coffee Cup can be overwhelming for anyone not computer savvy. Many years ago I self-taught myself Dreamweaver and let me tell you it was tough. It was like learning a whole new language, [...]

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