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 [...]
During the second half of 2011 Smith’s School of Koenji had three getherings of students family & friends Two were held at Rainbow Koenji Minami & our year end party was held at ban-kan also in Koenji Minami http://ban-kan.com, each of them had 18 or more in attendance & we all had a very wonderful [...]
Christmas is coming up and here in Japan, lots of people eat Christmas cake. I wrote about this last year. You can read my post by clicking here. On the right is a photo of a Christmas cake given to me this week on Friday by a student of mine (Akira) at my English conversation (英会話) school, Smith’s School [...]
Hello all! (^.^)/ December is under way and it’s almost the end the year. December is quite a busy month for Japanese. I wrote a post on this last year. I invite you to read my post by clicking here. At my English conversation (英会話) school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi in Amagasaki, a great year [...]
A leisurely 45 minute train ride on the Keihan line from Yodayobashi lies Fushimi Inari, Kyoto. Last Sunday, students from Smith’s School of English, Tsuruhashi went to visit this beautiful shrine. It was built in 711 and is the most important of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice. Foxes [...]
On November 3, 2011, I had a meeting with Smith’s School of English franchise system founder Mark Smith in Hyogo Prefecture. Instead of just sitting and talking, we went for a hike and talked while hiking. We took a trail in the mountains of Kawanishi, above the city, which crossed into Takarazuka at times. There [...]
Hi All- Head office is bringing back the blue sweater. A new order is being placed as we speak- so send in your order and stay warm this winter in style. We’ve ordered 4 for Otsu school. Design is different than before- better if you ask me. Contact head office if you have questions. The [...]
The other day I had some time between classes at my English school, スミス英会話天神橋筋六丁目 so I went shopping in nearby Umeda (梅田). It is just 2 stops on the Tanimachi line (谷町線). There is a lot of construction going on! The recently completed new JR Osaka station (JR 大阪駅) is really amazing. Also, betwen Yodobashi [...]
The Smith’s School of English system can benefit all concerned, both students and franchisees. For the potential student • A structured curriculum – The curriculum caters for every level of English from beginners to advanced, including T.O.E.I.C • Native English speaking coaches – This is so important for areas of pronunciation and listening ability. • [...]
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