Tag Archives: 英会話

A Great Day

Today I handed out flyers for my English conversation school (英会話スクール), Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話 塚口校) in Tsukaguchi (塚口), Amagasaki  (尼崎市), Hyogo Perfecture (兵庫県), Japan.   Many people had “good morning” said to them!  I hope that I brightened their day! (^.^)
Later on in the day, after my last lesson teaching English conversation (英会話) [...]

What I Strive to Do in Tsukaguchi

At my English conversation school,  Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話 塚口校),  located in Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki (尼崎市), Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県),  I have such wonderful students.  I am always happy to see them and they always seem happy to see me.  I really have a great time teaching them English conversation (英会話).
Outside of classroom time in Tsukaguchi, I [...]

kids

One of the reasons I enjoy teaching English here at Smith’s 英会話 Hirakata is that I have a couple really cool kids classes. In one class I have two sisters, they are 10 and 11 years old. Actually, they are great kids, and get along together very well. I really kind of push them sometimes, [...]

yo-yo anyone?

Back in the 4th grade I clearly remember the yo-yo craze. It seems that about every 10 years or so that they come back into vogue. I also remember how bad I was at it back then. I was amazed at some of the moves my friends could do – “Walk the Dog” (which was [...]

I’m a New Daddy!

On August 18 at 1:35pm, my wife gave birth to baby girl.  Everything went well.  Our baby, Tina,  was born weighing 3268 grams (3.268 kilograms) and looks healthy.  We are very happy.
It all happened so quickly!  In the morning of August 18, I woke up I think around 8:00am and my wife said she had [...]

the speed of technology

When I was young I remember Sony, National and Aiwa being the ones to turn to if you wanted an electronic gadget such as a new stereo or a walkman…boy, how times have changed. Now there are too many brands to even name. Simply choosing a camera to take on a trip can be overwhelming [...]

Any Day Now

The predicted date of birth of my wife and I’s baby is August 11th, so our baby could be born any day now.   It’s quite exciting! (^.^)  Everybody who knows about our baby asks me about it, including students at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話 塚口校).  It seems that everybody’s  looking forward to [...]

commitment

Adrian asked me to introduce some of my students at Smith’s 英会話 Hirakata.
One lady was originally a student of Adrian’s even before he had a Smith’s school, so that would mean that she has been studying English for over 10 years. I’m really impressed with her commitment to studying, because she has to travel about [...]

My Dear Cactus

I’ve liked cactuses since I was a boy.  Not the spiky ones that hurt when you touch them, but the ones that have smoother surfaces.  I had a little cactus at my parent’s home in Canada when I was young.  It may still be there.  Cactuses live so long and are quite strong.  They really [...]

inspiration

As I mentioned in an earlier posting I thought I introduce some of the students at Smith’s 英会話 Hirakata that inspire me to be a better teacher, if it weren’t for them I’m not sure I would have grown as much I have. That’s what I love, students that challenge me to be better. As [...]

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