Today the topic of umbrella usage in the U.S.A. came up in an English conversation lesson at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi. One of my students of English there goes on business trips to the U.S.A. He was surprised when an American co-worker there didn’t have an umbrella. According to my student, all Japanese have […]
The Japanese Rainy Season in Kawanishi and Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki
Last week a Smith’s School of English Kawanishi student told me that the rainy season had begun. In Kawanishi and Amagasaki where I teach English, the rainy season begins in June and ends around mid July. It can get a bit wet at times but with smart phones these days, it’s so easy to know […]
Language Learning is Like Mountain Climbing
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 […]
