During the Golden Week, I was visited by my family. It was their first time in Japan and I’ve decided to show them as much as possible in Kansai area. The idea was to do one-day trips in and around Kyoto. Most of the time we were able to be back home by evening, in [...]
So this year’s Smiths School of English Hanami Event is behind us and Spring is finally here. Like every year we’ve met in the big Osaka Castle Park (大阪城公園). When I arrived at 10 am, the whole place was already swarming with people in a festive mood. When I say ‘whole’, I really mean the [...]
Last Sunday, the weather was finally nice enough so that we could take a trip with friends from London to the mountains near Kyoto. Our friends have been in Kyoto before and this time around we’ve decided to go on a slightly different day-trip, rather than the usual sightseeing in the city. We went to [...]
After my unfortunate accident on a bicycle couple of weeks ago, I had to spend six days in Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital. I broke my collarbone in a way that required surgery. As a foreigner with limited Japanese, I was naturally concerned how would I be able to communicate with doctors, nurses and other [...]
In the wake of this year’s Academy Awards surprising win for a silent movie ‘The Artist’, I’ve been discussing the Oscars with many students at Smith’s School of English Kyobashi (スミス 英会話 京橋). All of them had been as surprised as I was, with the success this movie had at the ceremony. It won five major [...]
I’m an avid sci-fi fan. At about the age of ten my favourite author was a French writer Jules Verne. His books were usually combinations of adventure and science fiction and in his work, Verne introduced to the world many interesting ideas and inventions that would eventually become true. There are probably few people in [...]
Student’s at Smith’s Kyobashi (スミス 英会話 京橋) often ask me how difficult is life for a foreigner in Japan. Although this question crops up numerous times, the question’s formulation, always surprises me. You see, I would expect something like ” Do you enjoy Japan?” or “What do you like about Japan?”. I’m not saying that it never [...]
Great News! From the 4th of January, we’ve been operating from a new place. The location of the building is not too far from our previous address. We’ve practically moved just ‘around the corner’. Which means that it’s nicely located just minutes away from Keihan and JR stations. The interior was recently decorated so everything looks [...]
On the 4th of June 2011 Smith’s School of English in Kyobashi organized a sausage and beer party! From the very beginning, it was clear that many students will turn up for the party. When we put the posters up on the wall and asked students if they would be interested in seeing other students [...]
So, autumn is in full swing and as always at this time of the year Japan looks fabulous. When I ask our students at Smith’s School of English, Kyobashi what is their favourite season, majority of them answers spring and autumn. No surprise here. These two seasons are just great in Japan. They’re my favourites [...]
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