One of the things I encourage all my students to do is keep a diary and try their best to write one entry per week. Unlike conversation, which is the focus of Smith’s conversation school (英会話), writing demands time. We are able to take the time to check vocabulary, spelling and grammar. Most students talk [...]
For those of you that have been reading my posts for a while would know I am a computer geek. I love discovering new programs that make my life easier. Last year I decided to go with Mac because I had become frustrated with Windows XP. Last September though Windows 7 was released – I [...]
I’ve been teaching English in Japan for almost 2 years, and one thing has remained a constant. I’m the teacher and the students are the students. That being said, I’ve been quite impressed with the students I have had the pleasure of teaching, their study habits, genuine hard work and most of all tenacity. I’ve [...]
A Happy New Year to everyone, 2010 is shaping up to be a good year. I apologize for not having written in a while but I’ve had a few things to take care of. The good news is that I have quite a few stories to share so over the next few weeks keep your [...]
Hello, and Happy New Year! I recently wrote an article explaining that I would be going home to America for the Christmas holiday, and I spoke about all of the great foods that I would eat. It’s very interesting how life works, because once I was in America and had left the Los Angeles airport, [...]
“Veni, vidi, vici” (pronounced [ˈweːniː ˈwiːdiː ˈwiːkiː] in Classical Latin or [ˈveni ˈvidi ˈvitʃi] in Vulgar Latin) is a famous Latin sentence reportedly written by Julius Caesar in 47 BC.[1] It translates as “I came, I saw, I conquered” Yes, my friends I’m using a famous quote today, because I have big things to talk [...]
What is it that every little boy needs in winter, to keep him warm, to keep him comfortable, happy and occupied? What is it that every little boy needs to make the long cold days of winter enjoyable and filled with laughter? It’s an iPhone!!!! But this little boy still doesn’t have an iPhone and [...]
I’ve been teaching English for over half my life now…Looking back I’ve been lucky enough to have met some lovely people. As I also studied Japanese for quite some time I have been able to become a student of why Japanese people choose certain words for various situations or why they use certain grammatical structures [...]
I will be traveling back to America for Christmas this year. It brings up a very interesting question for me. What will I eat first? I have been dieting, but I will work out extra hard before I go on my trip, and I will keep up my work out while gone so as to [...]
Losing weight and Exercise.For the last 9 weeks I have been on a diet, and nope, I don’t like it at all. See, I like to eat whenever and whatever I want. Unfortunately I am no longer the young skinny guy that I was for most of my life. I’m 41, and gaining weight is [...]
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