Author Archives: adamoakhill

Sakai Higashi Restaurants

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 week Smith”s School of English Sakai Higashi  スミス英会話 堺東校 (月謝)   and Smith”s School of English Nakamozu スミス英会話 なかもず校 (月謝) had an end of month dinner for students and friends. We regularly have dinners or lunches with English conversation schools’ students which is a great way for students to practice their English conversation in a social environment. Sakai Higashi restaurants [...]

Teachers Say “Thank You”

Valentine’s Day is always a humble experience for Smith’s Eikaiwa Nakamozu and Smith’s School of English Sakai Higashi teachers. As we all know there is strong culture of gift giving in Japan and Valentines is no exception. We received many delicious chocolate sweets for which we are very grateful. Some of them were even homemade, yummy! I [...]

Eiken – Sakai Higashi

Congratulations to all the students at Smith’s School of English Sakai Higashi who completed their Eiken level examinations. We are very proud to announce that all the Smith’s students were successful in achieving their levels. The levels include Eiken Level 1, 2, 3 and also the Kid’s level of Gold, Silver and Bronze. All the [...]

INPICA – International Peoples Carnival

I recently attended the 2008 INPICA – International Peoples Carnival in Sakai City in the southern part of Osaka. This carnival has been happening every October for 15 years and it is the third year Smith Sakai Higashi has attended. It is a celebration of International Culture incorporating food, clothing, entertainment and crafts from many [...]

The Sakai Cup – Nice Shot!!

Last weekend I went to play golf in Mie prefecture with three SakaiHigashi Smith students. We are all golf enthusiasts and often discuss the finer points of the game during lessons. As we all live in the Sakai City area we decided put our money where our mouths were and play for the Sakai Cup. [...]

Moving on up to the Eastside

Recently I received some news that intially was not welcomed and was a cause of great concern to my English school in Mikunigaoka, Osaka. The owner of my 3LDK apartment where I reside and teach from, informed head office and I that they would not be renewing our lease after 2 years. I was shocked, [...]

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