The last 2013 event for my Tsukaguchi and Kawanishi English conversation schools was a birthday and Christmas party at my home in Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki. Birthday and Christmas? Why the mix, you may wonder? Well, I thought Sunday, December 22nd would be a good day to hold my annual Smith’s Christmas party, Sunday being a holiday […]
Enjoying Japanese Sweets
I love sweets. I don’t smoke or drink, but I need something sweet everyday. Toast with peanut butter and sweet jam, delicious muffins from COSTCO and home-brewed Starbucks coffee with a tasty, slightly sweet, creamy powder called Creap, sugar and honey are examples of sweet things that I enjoy at home. On days off I […]
A Day Off and a New Bowl for Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi
Yesterday (Sunday) was a day off from my great job teaching English in Japan to fantastic students at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話塚口校) in Tsukaguchi (塚口), Amagasaki (尼崎市), Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県). As usual, I spent the day with my wife and daughter. We had a nice late breakfast at the ACTA Nishinomiya Starbucks Coffee store in Nishinomiya’s shopping […]