I’m an avid sci-fi fan. At about the age of ten my favourite author was a French writer Jules Verne. His books were usually combinations of adventure and science fiction and in his work, Verne introduced to the world many interesting ideas and inventions that would eventually become true. There are probably few people in […]
Is Life in Japan Difficult?
Student’s at Smith’s Kyobashi (スミス 英会話 京橋) often ask me how difficult is life for a foreigner in Japan. Although this question crops up numerous times, the question’s formulation, always surprises me. You see, I would expect something like ” Do you enjoy Japan?” or “What do you like about Japan?”. I’m not saying that it never […]
Weekend On The Water.
Hi this is Mark from Smith’s Kyobashi School. (スミス英会話 京橋) It was great to see John’s post about the Nishinomiya Boat Show and although I didn’t actually catch up with John on the day I am sure we were there at the same time. This boat show was scheduled to coincide with the last day of the […]