Traveling abroad is not the only reason why SSE Katsura became a popular conversation school in the Katsura area. Many students have the chance to use the English language in their regular daily lives too. Recently, I’ve talked with my students about their use of English outside the classroom and I was pleasantly surprised by […]
English and Art at Smith’s Sagamihara
English and art at Smith’s Sagamihara is nothing new. Tama Art University is nearby and it seems that I always have at least one English student from that school. Most of my students here at Smith’s School of English, Sagamihara are, of course, Japanese. But, over the years, I have enjoyed coaching some Chinese, Peruvians, […]
Family Visit to Japan
As an expatriate in Japan there is no greater gift than visitors from home. This year my parents could visit for the first time since before the pandemic started and it was wonderful to have them here again. Before now, they had visited Japan 15 times but it was their first time here in 4 […]
