How did it all begin? Part 3!

by | Jan 15, 2018 | Immersion

This blog post continues on from Part 2, which funnily enough starts at Part 1. If you want to the full story please start from Part 1. I challenge myself to think in Japanese as much as I possible. I go shopping and think about the things I need to buy, talking to...

How did it all begin? Part 2!

by | Jan 8, 2018 | Immersion

I joined the JET Programme in 2000 and I spent 3 years in a Taketa City, Oita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. For my first two years on the programme I taught at 10 Elementary Schools and 4 Junior High Schools. I went to a different school every day. Then for my...

How did it all begin? Part 1!

by | Jan 1, 2018 | Strategy

Since I started running my Japanese conversation group in 2014, people have been asking me how I originally got into the Japanese language and what took me to Japan in the first place. Well, I was studying English Literature and Education at university and I was...