Smith’s School of English Soap Box

Today is our first day back to work after a short holiday. It’s our first year here and we are still developing, so we decided to keep our holiday short and close to home. I am a huge fan of onsens (hot springs). I love everything about them, especially the [...]

This was my first soapbox entry. At the time, I decided not to post it, but I saved it. I have decided to go ahead and post it as is, because it describes how I feel about the generosity that Japanese people so often show. It also expresses that shiny new feeling [...]

Yesterday we attended the conference for franchise owners. We are still relatively new here at Smith’s Kamishinjo, so it’s nice to attend the conferences and meet some other franchisees. Yuichi and I have been reading everyone’s Soapbox posts and have been inspired and impressed by how well everyone is doing. After having a [...]