At Smith’s School of English, we know that a team of like-minded individuals working together can always achieve much more than any one individual can alone. We believe that together, everybody achieves more. Together Everybody Achieves More = T.E.A.M. We believe in T.E.A.M.! We are the largest English conversation school franchise system in Japan 100% [...]
Teaching English in Japan, living in Japan and being married to a Japanese woman has given me the opportunity to learn quite a bit about Japanese culture. One of the things that I’ve learned is that December is a busy month for Japanese people, including my students at my English conversation (英会話) school, Smith’s School of [...]
Last Friday at my English conversation (英会話) school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話塚口校) in Tsukaguchi (塚口), Amagasaki (尼崎市), Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県), Japan, I showed some local promotional material that I use for my English school and I was very surprised when my student volunteered to help. A volunteer helper? Wow! I was quite [...]
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 was a Japanese national holiday, so I was off from my great job teaching English in Japan at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話塚口校), my English conversation (英会話) school in Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. My school held an event which was going to Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden (神戸布引ハーブ園), a herb garden on [...]
In an earlier post, “Action-Reaction“ I wrote how all of our actions result in some kind of reaction from others, and if you make others happy, chances are you’ll be happy too. I strongly believe that by making others happy, we make the world a better place, we really do. It’s important making an effort to [...]
Something I enjoy doing in Japan, besides teaching English in Japan at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話塚口校), is eating delicious food. What I really like about Japan is that I can enjoy both Japanese food and Western food. Japanese food offers very tasty dishes, however my favorite dishes still remain hamburgers and pizza, [...]
Monday of this week was a Japanese national holiday, so I was off from my rewarding job teaching English in Japan at 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）, located in Tsukaguchi（塚口）, Amagasaki City（尼崎市）, Hyogo Prefecture（兵庫県）, Japan. I was off on the day before that as well (Sunday), so I had 2 days in [...]
I believe that being unfit can eventually lead to health problems that can make everything else in your life difficult to enjoy. That is why I consider exercise very important and make it a part of my weekly routine while living and teaching English in Japan. I’ve earlier written about the importance of exercise or me going to a private fitness club [...]
I’m from Canada and although I am living and teaching English in Japan, I find samples and moments of Canadian culture right here in Japan. Some examples are Maple syrup, the book “Ann of Green Gables”, “Canada Dry” ginger ale and music from singer Celine Dion. I think that it’s good that Japanese people are exposed to Canadian [...]
I think it’s very useful for Japanese people to know how to speak some English because they stand the chance of being spoken to by a foreigner in English anytime they go out, right here in Japan. On Friday of this week, on of my students told me that two foreigners, both on foot, had greeted her as she [...]
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