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	<description>About teaching english and living in Japan</description>
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		<title>Why I love Japan &#8211; The Wallet</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201202/09/why-i-love-japan-the-wallet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi There and thanks for taking the time to read this small article about why I love Japan. I have been living here a long time now and never become tired of seeing this amazing race of people in action. Sure there is a negative side to the country that can be found if we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our New School And Head Office at Kyobashi.</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201202/02/our-new-school-and-head-office-at-kyobashi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201202/02/our-new-school-and-head-office-at-kyobashi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSE Kyobashi Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Location]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14603</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Great News! From the 4th of January, we&#8217;ve been operating from a new place. The location of the building  is not too far from our previous address. We&#8217;ve practically moved just &#8216;around the corner&#8217;. Which means that it&#8217;s nicely located just minutes away from Keihan and JR stations. The interior was recently decorated so everything looks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grateful for Some Help</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201202/02/the-power-of-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201202/02/the-power-of-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSE Tsukaguchi Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English conversation lesson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English conversation school in Amagasaki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smith's school of English Tsukaguchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[スミス英会話 塚口校]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14633</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday, I gave a free trial English conversation lesson to a married couple at my English school in Amagasaki, Smith&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Got a New PC!  Love it!</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/31/got-a-new-pc-love-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/31/got-a-new-pc-love-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Bartle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alone or Franchise?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Lesson Plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fair to teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSE Okamoto Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a reward in itself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[english in japan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[my high level students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students keep coming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaching: why i do it]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the English business in Japan, we sometimes need to use a PC to create some additional lesson materials for students.  Smith&#8217;s school has great materials that open the door to student&#8217;s learning at many levels. They are created with Japanese students in mind and address areas that are often weak among Japanese students. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Australia Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/25/happy-australia-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/25/happy-australia-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living in Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a reward in itself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rewarding job change]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14567</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Lunar New Year from スミス 英会話 長岡京!</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/24/happy-lunar-new-year-%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9f%e3%82%b9-%e8%8b%b1%e4%bc%9a%e8%a9%b1-%e9%95%b7%e5%b2%a1%e4%ba%ac/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a reward in itself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaching: why i do it]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teaching English in Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[スミス]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[月謝制]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s community! 2011, while a period of learning for me at Smith&#8217;s Nagaokakyo (スミス 英会話 長岡京), finished up strong. This has carried into the new year and I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome and impressive email from a former student!</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/16/welcome-and-impressive-email-from-a-former-student/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/16/welcome-and-impressive-email-from-a-former-student/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Bartle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franchise Owners' Speak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSE Okamoto Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a reward in itself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[english in japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enjoyed this a lot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high level students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[my high level students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[my passion: language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rewarding job change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students keep coming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaching: why i do it]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great English Schools in Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[英語上達]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[高レベル英会話]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, I got a very nice email from an old student who moved to Tokyo from Kobe last year.  He shared a very funny story about conducting business in China so I asked his permission to share his email and he agreed.  What makes this student so very special is his great effort to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Daruma Doll</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/15/my-daruma-doll/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/15/my-daruma-doll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSE Tsukaguchi Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daruma doll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English conversation school in Tsukaguchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smith's school of English Tsukaguchi]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s School of English Tsukaguchi and filled in one eye of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smith&#8217;s School of English Otsu Christmas Party</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/08/smiths-school-of-english-otsu-christmas-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/08/smiths-school-of-english-otsu-christmas-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSE Ohtsu Corner]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X 英会話大津校]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14467</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello All, Once again this year, the Smith&#8217;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&#8217;ve hosted yet. This was our 5th Christmas party and after 4 year&#8217;s we&#8217;ve finally got the perfect formula for fun fun fun. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year from Smith&#8217;s School of English Tsukaguchi!</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/03/happy-new-year-from-smiths-school-of-english-tsukaguchi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/03/happy-new-year-from-smiths-school-of-english-tsukaguchi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSE Tsukaguchi Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English conversation school in Tsukaguchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Keys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job teaching English in Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Okayama Perfecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smith's School of English franchise school system]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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