English Classroom Sustainability is about Caring and Teaching “English classroom sustainability” does seem like an odd title, doesn’t it? And yet here at Smith’s School of English we know a lot about sustainability and love to teach it. I myself love this concept so much that at the age of 57, I went the Unversity […]
Temple Grounds in Autumn; Sagamihara City, Japan
Every November I make it a point to visit Kofukuji Temple near Hashimoto Station in Sagamihara City, Japan. It’s beautiful in all seasons, but autumn is my favorite time to visit. Mornings are chilly and afternoons are comfortably warm. So I chose a nice warm afternoon last Monday and had the whole place to myself. […]
Falling for books
Sunday, it’s the time of the week where I get some “ME” time. Last Sunday I wanted to check the bookstore “Yurindo” near Smith’s School of English, at Azamino station. In a year like 2020-too many up and downs, we’ve needed books more than ever! To calm us down, to teach us, to give us […]


