It is a Japanese custom to give shussan iwai (出産祝い) to the mother and father of a newborn child with whom one has a relationship, such as family, friends, etc. to celebrate the birth of the child. Shussan iwai can consist of cash only placed in an envelope specially made for that purpose called Goshuugibukuro (ご祝儀袋), [...]
Halloween is coming up on Sunday, so this week I have something special that is often made at Halloween time in the entrance of 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). I show it to students after their lessons before they leave and ask them what it’s [...]
In a previous post I mentioned just how much I like Facebook – it’s the best way to keep in touch with friends and an easy way to track down long-lost friends. I encourage anyone who wants to study English to get a Facebook account as it’s an easy way to meet people from all [...]
I made a new, old friend yesterday while handing out flyers. We started managing Smith’s Shimokitazawa location (スミス英会話下北沢) 4 years ago. As you can imagine, we have completed numerous flyer runs. Shimokitazawa station (下北沢駅) gets a lot of traffic, but it is still small enough to recognize regulars. One of the regular commuters is a [...]
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