This is a story. This is a story about Tom. Tom was not an English speaker. Tom was not an English conversation school student. Tom is an office worker in Amagasaki City in Hyogo. He has a wife and 2 kids and a house in the suburbs. One day, Tom was at his desk. His […]
Living the Dream!
Hitomi began studying at Smith’s School of English, Hashimoto in 2010 with a long-term goal of going abroad for further study in English and art. She started as a beginner, improved quickly, and one day told me she was going to Vancouver. After about two years of studying with me, she sold her car, quit […]
Creating Community
The thing I love most about my job, about Smith’s School of English, about my role as head teacher at my school, is being able to create a mini community of language lovers. Since becoming a communication coach at Smith’s School of English in Otsu in December of 2007, I have had the privilege of […]