Cafetalk Tutor's Column

5 Fun and Easy Ways to Expand Your English Vocabulary

Building your vocabulary is one of the most powerful ways to improve your English. Whether you're a...

Planning Your Spring Adventures

I have lived many places in my lifetime. Actually, I have moved perhaps more than ten times includi...

My Trip to America

Thank you to everyone who waited while I returned to America to see my family. ^-^ It was also the ...

New Year's Foods

My family comes from the southern part of the US. It's often called the "deep south". It often has ...

Studying in the New Year

It's almost 2023! During this time, a lot of people begin to make New Year's resolutions. They make...

What animal would you like to have as a pet?

I’ve been very lucky to have lived with a dog and two cats. I spent many blessed years with them. I...

Have you had the chance to travel lately?

Like many others, I've avoided travel for a few years because of the coronavirus. Even so, after al...

My Favorite Japanese Folktale

I might have a bit of bias but Iwata is my favorite city that I've ever been to. The train station ...

Soft and Warm Pretzels

Since moving to Japan there are a few things that I miss from America. Soft and warm pretzels are o...