January 24, 2012 – 7:23 am
With the end of January almost upon us, happy lunar new year greetings from Kyoto. I hope 2012 is off to a good start for the entire Smith’s community! 2011, while a period of learning for me at Smith’s Nagaokakyo (スミス 英会話 長岡京), finished up strong. This has carried into the new year and I [...]
September 6, 2011 – 11:42 pm
A stone’s throw from Hankyu Nagaoka-Tenjin Station, WineBar TeRRA is a great spot for a casual bite and/or glass of wine. If you ride the Hankyu through Nagaokakyo, you can’t miss the red sign and storefront at the north end of the station, on the east side of the tracks. SSE Nagaokakyo held a wine & [...]
By Rick
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Posted in English School Articles, Living in Japan
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Also tagged bar, kyoto, Nagaokakyo, restaurant, smith's, TeRRa, wine, グルメ, スミス, 楽しい, 英会話, 阪急
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Where to begin? That question has been tossing around my mind the past couple of days, as much–come to think of it–as I’ve been flopping around in bed these hot summer nights. A day in my Nagaokakyo life? Another beat the heat post? Some favourite Kyoto spots? So many good examples precede me, it’s enough, [...]
By Rick
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Posted in a look back
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Also tagged English Conversation, kyoto, Nagaokakyo, Smith's School of English, Vancouver, スミス英会話, バンクーバー, 京都, 自己紹介, 英会話, 長岡京校
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March 15, 2009 – 11:50 pm
スミス英会話長岡京が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ After spending a bit of time and money on the new location, I wanted to make a bit of a splash on the promotional front. I did this by commissioning a new poster, and found two ways to display it.
October 15, 2008 – 6:57 am
“A few months ago, Tim from SSE Nagaoka-kyo was put in touch with me to cover a couple shifts while a part-time teacher was on holiday (this was at the end of Golden Week if I recall correctly).” A simply sentence and yet it says so much about the advantages of a franchise system. First, [...]