Recently I have used a very special book that I own as a subject for free conversation with some of my students at Smith’s School of English, Kawanishi スミス英会話 川西校. This book is called LIVING JAPAN and is by Donald Keene, a world renowned expert on Japan, its culture and literature. This book contains many chapters […]
A Very Special Place
I first went to Takedao 武田尾 last year when I joined a group from my Japanese class on a hike there from Namaze 生瀬. It is difficult to imagine that this beautiful spot in the mountains, on the banks of a fast flowing river, is only 3 stations from…
Coaching English in Kawanishi
Well, It’s been over a month since I took over the franchise of Smith’s School of English , Kawanishi, so maybe it’s time to take a deep breath and reflect on how it’s been. Much has been new and slightly strange to me: spending much time in a town I had not heard of not […]
