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 [...]
Last Friday, I gave a free trial English conversation lesson to a married couple at my English school in Amagasaki, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi. They told me how they had heard about my school. What I heard made me happy. They were friends with the owner of a grilled meat restaurant located in the [...]
Today, being January 26 marks Australia Day, the day when the British first fleet arrived at Sydney in 1788 and proclaimed British sovereignty. Japan and Australia have developed a healthy and rewarding friendship over the years and today they are strong partners in areas of trade, tourism and cultural exchange. Many young people from both [...]
With the end of January almost upon us, happy lunar new year greetings from Kyoto. I hope 2012 is off to a good start for the entire Smith’s community! 2011, while a period of learning for me at Smith’s Nagaokakyo (スミス 英会話 長岡京), finished up strong. This has carried into the new year and I [...]
This year, I bought Daruma doll which is a Japanese good luck charm. For those of you not familiar with the Japanese Daruma doll, you can read about it by clicking here. I have set a 2012 goal for my English conversation (英会話) school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi and filled in one eye of my [...]
Hello All, Once again this year, the Smith’s School of English Otsu Christmas Party was a smashing success. In fact, all the teachers in Otsu felt it was the best Christmas party we’ve hosted yet. This was our 5th Christmas party and after 4 year’s we’ve finally got the perfect formula for fun fun fun. [...]
Happy New Year everybody! I had a great winter vacation. I spent a wonderful time with family in the Florida Keys, Florida, U.S.A. and Okayama Perfecture, Japan. Having had a great break and feeling refreshed, I am ready to start my job teaching English in Japan to wonderful students again. 2011 was a great year [...]
The last few days of the year in Tokyo have been very beautiful with clear blue skies & the sun shining, of course it is still cold with temperatures –day time around 7C & night between 2-4C It’s the time of the year I like to get out and visits temples & shrines Last week [...]
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