Last April, I wrote a post on a Smith’s School of English joint cherry blossom viewing (hanami) event that was held this year. You can read the post by clicking here. I have since edited the video that I made on the event. There is a link to this latest video at the top of the post. You can also […]
Big Day Approaching
There are now less than 2 months before my wife and I’s baby is due to be born. Wow! It looks like it’ll be a girl. We are very happy! We’ve decided to call her Tina, which will sound the same in Japanese. With this great thing comes great responsibility, as I’ll have to support my family. You can be sure […]
I Am an Alien
Hello! My name is Derek. I’m from Canada and am enjoying teaching English in Japan to great students at my English conversation school (英会話スクール), Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話 塚口校) in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Oh, and I am an alien. Now please don’t worry! Apart from Superman (who looks human), I don’t think that I look […]