At Smith’s School of English Otsu we have a student who is an avid mountain climber. Although he has always loved the outdoors, mountain climbing is something he started later in life. At first he would climb small mountains in and around Shiga, sometimes by himself and sometimes with a friend or two. Then he […]
Mars Opposition May 22nd
English Conversation students at the Smith’s School of English in Kotoen スミス英会話 甲東園 have long known about my astronomy hobby. It has been in a temporary hiatus because, thanks to El Ninyo, the atmospheric conditions in Japan have been poor since 2012. Well, all that has finally changed with the general improvement evident since January. […]
Language is Culture and Vice Versa
As an English language coach, I am responsible not only for teaching the elements of the English language, but also the culture which is included with every language. In the case of English, this covers a huge range of cultures, from Europe to America to Australia and more. For example, when a student asks me […]
