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...

Germ alert!

by | Dec 11, 2017 | Strategy

I am almost over the horrible cold that flattened me last week. What was the main blow? It stole my motivation to do anything. Fever and lower energy levels made me so sleepy, but I kept up with my Japanese… You see, thankfully Japanese is part of my life....

Watch Netflix in Japanese :-)

by | Dec 8, 2017 | Immersion

During our recent JLPT Bootcamp I showed attendees how they could use Netflix to help them to learn Japanese. I showed them how to set up a new profile and browse the films in Japanese and then continue on and watch with Japanese dubbing and or subtitles where...