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The Importance of Preparing for your Interview!

Job interviews rank right up there with having the flu, hangovers and exam results for fun and the ...

俳句：撫子

人は時間を与えると自分を正当化する言い訳を始める。．だから、勝ちたかったら、相手に時間を与えてはいけない。．最近学んだけんか必勝法。．今日の季語「撫子（なでしこ）」

Periscope Livestream! 11/30

Hi everyone! 11/30 (月)の夜２０：００から、Periscopeの生配信ライプをすることにしましたー！ Periscopeとは携帯でダウンロードできて生で動画を配信できるアプリ...

....and Bob's your Uncle

Hi guys! お久しぶりです、Maiです！ もうすっかり秋になりましたねー！ 最近毎日晴れてるし涼しいし....it's totally my kind of weather! ...

Did You See The Super Moon?

  Last Sunday night you may have seen something in the sky that only happens once every 1...

BBC Video: American Customs

Hello Everyone! I was browsing through BBC articles and came across this BBC Video about what Amer...

BBC News: Living the Good Life with Little Money

Hi Everyone! I was browsing through BBC News articles the other day and found this interesting one...

BBC News - Town Reopens After Nuclear Disaster

Hello Everyone! As I am sure you already known, one of the towns near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclea...

にほんあるある（ぼうさい）

9月になりました!日本では防災の日もあるし、防災の月でもあります。 It became in September!To some Disaster Prevention Day in Japan,...

A Fun English Quiz!

Hello Everyone! I found this quiz the other day and thought I would share it with you! "How good i...

idiom: "to cost an arm and a leg"

English idioms sound strange sometimes! There is an idiom "to cost an arm and a leg". It means some...

俳句：八月

会社勤めをしていたころ、目の前に座っていた子がたまたま同い年だったので、疲れると、よく一緒に昭和の流行語とかギャグを言って気分転換をしていました。.「それ、ナウいじゃ～ん」「ばっちぐーでしょ」とか言...

How To Learn And Remember New Words

What do you do if you are in a foreign country and you want to order a drink in a café or yo...

A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush

I have been thinking recently about the proverb: "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". It...

俳句：秋暑し

  みんなでタロットゲームをしました。今日の私はこんな感じ。.え～、何でわかっちゃうの～.・・・でも、結果オーライでよかった＾＾.今日の季語は「秋暑し（あ...

San Diego, my city in the U.S.

I currently live in Mexico City, a world class city. Since I've already done a column on Mexico Cit...

俳句：向日葵

  今日の悩み・・・・.「ももさんって、ほんと、かわいいですね」って言われたから、「え！どこがかわいいかなぁ(^o^)」って聞いたら、.「どこって言われる...

俳句：夏の月

  明日が満月だけど、今日の月もとてもきれいだった。.でも、いかにも暑い日の月という色をしていた。.今日の季語は「夏の月」

News - Wifi on Mt. Fuji

Hello Everyone! I found this short article about the introduction of wifi on top of mount Fuji. No...

Why I Love Learning Languages

One of the reasons I decided to teach English is because I love learning languages and I want to sh...

BBC News - The Gluten-free Fad

Hello Everyone! Today I have an article about the Gluten-free fad that has struck America (And oth...

Additional Lesson Times Available

Hello Everyone! I wanted to let you know about my additional lesson times this next week (and poss...

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2015年上半期カフェトークアウォードにて、カフェトーク大賞を頂戴しましたぁ！私の大切なパートナーの皆様、本当にありがとうございます。身に余る光栄です。感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです。（おひとりおひとり...

Tomoe loves picture books. Vol.2 Nella foresta del bradipo

Nella foresta del bradipo by Anouck Boisrobert, Louis Rigaud In the forest of sloth, everything is...

BBC News - Gay Marriage Legalized in the U.S.

Hello Everyone! http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33291375 I wanted to share this short vid...

俳句：星涼し

  セッション終了～.窓開けてると近所中に洩れちゃうから閉め切ってやってたら、とても熱いセッションになりました。。。.今日は「何か幸せな気分になってきた～...

Article - Language Inspired

Hello Everyone! Today I wanted to share this BBC article I found. A young man from South Korea was...

A Mini-Tour of Mexico City

Konnichiwa minna-san. As a little introduction, I decided to give you guys a photo tour of the city...

Article: Science Vs Fiction

Hello everyone! Many may not know, but I love dinosaurs. When I was a child, I wanted to become a ...

Tomoe loves picture books. Vol. 1 ほげちゃん

 Hi, it's Tomoe.  I love reading books; novels, adventures, mysteries, essays and so on. ...