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Let's Talk About Weight Loss: Healthy Habits, Motivation, and Everyday Choices

Have you ever wondered why building healthy habits can be so challenging? From food choices and ex...

Do Chinese people celebrate Halloween in China? Let's learn together!

Hello, everyone! Halloween is just around the corner! When you think of Halloween, you might imagin...

Halloween Traditions in the Philippines

Halloween traditions in the Philippines are closely connected to All Saints’ Day on November 1 an...

Halloween Traditions Around the World

Hello everyone!   Every October, my family has a little Halloween tradition. We carve a pumpkin int...

Should Some Football Pundits Be Shown the Red Card?

There's a common misconception in language-learning circles that most native speakers speak their l...

A Book That Changed the Way I Think

Hello everyone! Howard here. Books have an incredible power to shift our perspective, broaden our ...

A Book That Changed the Way I Think

I have read many books in my life that have changed the way I think. One that comes to mind is ZEN ...

The little prince by Antoine De St Exupery changed how I think

Hello all, "The little prince" by Antoine De St Exupery changed how I think. It taught me the follo...

Nostalgic Christmas: How We Celebrated in the 70s & 80s!

Hello everyone! Teacher Howard here. As the holiday season approaches, I’ve been thinking back to w...

Long Time, No Practice! - 日記の練習~~!

お久しぶりに~ It's been a long time since I've practiced my Japanese. As my life got busier in some aspe...

Have You Ever Used a Vending Machine in Japan?

Konnichiwa, everyone! I’m Juri, a Japanese tutor :)In my previous column, I wrote about convenience...

"Muddling Along": From Mojitos Cocktails to Everyday Life

Have you ever come across the phrase "muddling along" in an English book or TV show and wondered wh...

The Scent of Ink and a Quiet, Cool Breeze: My Love of Shrines, Temples, and Goshuin

When work gets stressful or my mind feels cluttered, I often head to a shrine or temple, usually on...

I Have 1,000 Followers. She Has 30,000. Why Did I Feel I Didn't Deserve Her? [CC] CEO Interview #17

"I Have 1,000 Followers. She Has 30,000. Why Did I Feel I Didn't Deserve Her?" In Episode 17 of our...

A Book That Changed the Way I Think

  When I was 21, I read On the Road by Jack Kerouac. I’ll be honest, it wasn’t an easy read. The wr...

FREE Listening Practice: Gas Exchange in the Lungs (English Level B2-C1)

Estimated level: Specialised English B2–C1 Scientific vocabulary: C1 or specialist academic vocabul...

Ireland and Japan: Two Islands, More in Common Than You’d Think

I’m Irish, and I spent ten years living in a small town in Hiroshima. During my time there, I was a...

Do you want to be blown away?

Do you want to be "blown away"? Maybe yes...or maybe no! It all depends on whether we are talking a...

How Working Abroad Changed My Life and Career

How Working Abroad Changed My Life and Career From a rejected job application in Japan to working i...

Parole e Caffè: Piano Piano — The Little Phrase That Changes Everything

Ciao! Welcome back to "Parole e Caffè". I'm Marina, an Italian teacher with 15 years of experience....

The Small Things That Make a Difference

We often think that making a difference requires something big. A remarkable achievement, a life-ch...

Book recommendation - The man who mistook his wife for a hat

Hello everyone,     Hope you are well. I'd like to recommend the book The Man Who Mistook His Wife ...

Dord: The Fake Word That Sneaked into the Dictionary

Suggested level: B1–B2 Reading time: About 3 minutes Topic: An unusual English language fact Imagin...

Book travelling lilies

Oh, If only I could make up my mind and triumphantly pick just a single book that changed the way I...

My student won 3 Speech Contests!

Dear Cafetalk Community,I'm so happy to announce that my student, Sumire, won 3 speech contests! I ...

3 Gentle Italian Hand Gestures (That Will Make You Smile)

Ciao! Welcome to another coffee break with me. I'm Marina, an Italian teacher with 15 years of expe...

The book that changed my way of thinking

In my first year of university, I was tired of memorizing facts. I was good at passing exams, but I...

A Book That Changed the Way I Think

Have you ever read a book that made you look at life from a completely different perspective? Somet...

A Book That Changed the Way I Think

Hello everyone!   Twice a year, I help cut the grass at a the park by my house as part of our neigh...

A book that changed the way I think - French novel,Nous aussi (Us Too)

Yesterday, I was sitting with a my hojicha, watching the autumn leaves drift past the window, while...