Teaching English in Japan, living in Japan and being married to a Japanese woman has given me the opportunity to learn quite a bit about Japanese culture. One of the things that I’ve learned is that December is a busy month for Japanese people, including my students at my English conversation (英会話) school, Smith’s School of […]
A Smith’s School of English Student Kindly Helps Out
Last Friday at my English conversation (英会話) school, 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), Japan, I showed some local promotional material that I use for my English school and I was very surprised when my student volunteered to help. A volunteer helper? Wow! I was quite […]
Christmas Cake in Japan
It’s always a lot of fun teaching English in Japan at my English conversation (英会話) school, 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). Christmas is coming soon so it has been the topic of many fun conversations at my English conversation school in Japan. Many people celebrate […]