Category Archives: SSE Asagaya Corner

Blog articles written by the owner and teachers of Smith’s school of English Asagaya.

Lunch with former students – going that extra yard.

On Monday I met with two former students for lunch at El Torito a Mexican restaurant in Shinjuku. Both students had studied together in the same class here at Asagaya for a few years, attended all of  the school’s parties and are both currently on holiday from the school.  It was great to be invited [...]

Drinks in Shimo Kitazawa

On the weekend I took a group of students to my local bar in Shimo Kitazawa.  Shimo Kitazawa is a popular stop on the Odakyu line and is also conveniently located on the Inokashira train line.  It’s very close to both Shinjuku and Shibuya  and extremely  popular with Uni students,  young people  from all around [...]

Shibuya Farewell Party

Last Saturday night some of the Smith’s owners from Kanto and Kanagawa got together in Shubuya, a famous and very lively place in Tokyo for a small farewell party for Dean – the former Smith’s Kichijoji owner.  I know Dean fairly well as my school in Asagaya is only a few stops away and over [...]

Sunday 12th April Smith’s Seminar Kanto

On Sunday the Smith’s Seminar was held here in the Kanto region at Azamino School in Kanagawa Prefecture. Deana, Mike and Tyler were great hosts as always. Tyler stole the show and during some parts of the meeting it was hard not to drift off and watch the little bloke as he chewed on the [...]

Confidence extends beyond the classroom

A few months ago I had a new student start at our School and one of the reasons they gave for choosing Smith’s was that they were interested in the Pre-Build Up Course relating to travel which I had shown them during our trial lesson. Over the past few months we have had class together, [...]

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