I have wanted to take a trip around Lake Biwa for several years and this past Sunday I was finally able to. I had heard that it was beautiful, especially the northern part, but without a car it would be pretty inconvenient.
琵琶湖,、 淡海、びわ湖 (The Japanese Name)
http://info.biwako-visitors.jp/biwakonotabi/english/menu.html
Well, a few weeks back one of my students mentioned [...]
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I woke up in a great mood this past Tuesday! The sun was shining and the temperature was perfect! You really appreciate those kinds of days if you know what the weather will be like in about a month or so when the hot humid summer begins.
I had recently run an advertisement in a local [...]
Just wanted to share a story that a student shared with me last week and I thought it was pretty cool. Others here have mentioned how we Smith’s School of English teachers become close friends with our students and since we see them often it allows us to learn more about our students lives and [...]
As I’ve mentioned in past postings I’m interested in continuing to add schools to my small portfolio and this morning I had the chance to meet with Mark Smith and ask for advice over a couple of cappuccinos at Garb Dressing, a local café in Kyobashi which features great desserts!
ガーブドレッシング 京橋 http://www.garb-dressing.com/
I had been looking [...]
I previously posted something about this but I felt I should post it again to drive home the strength of being part of a system such as ours.
Last week at Smith’s School of English Horie I had two trial lessons book in through absolutely no effort of my own.
On Thursday night at 9pm I sat [...]
Recently the weather has been getting warmer and we all know what to expect in about a month or so when the mercury will be around 30 degrees Celsius every day and the humidity around 100%. http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa081901a.htm
A couple of days ago while riding the subway between my 2 schools I saw this English teacher who [...]
Today in class at Smith’s School of English Horie School I again experienced the power of being part of a large group all working together for a common goal.
This is defined as T.E.A.M here at Smith’s School of English.
“Together Everyone Achieves More” http://www.sse-franchise.com/team.shtml
I had a Trial Lesson at 1pm at my Smith’s School of English [...]
A couple of days ago I received a call from Gavin to let me know that one of my students at my Smith’s School of English Horie school had called up the head office to quit my school from July of this year, but that during that phone call she went on and on with [...]
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I recently had a chance to travel during the Golden Week vacation, and I wanted to share a quick story about what it means to be part of a system that is always available to back you up no matter how unique the situation.
I had wanted to visit my relatives in Romania and Italy for [...]