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It's Time for Halloween!

Have you ever wondered about the iconic holiday of Halloween?  America is known for this holiday, b...

Friends Can Become Closer Than Siblings.

I was born and raised in Japan. Although I have brothers and sisters, I never got close to them for...

What My Mom Taught Me About Languages

The person who has inspired me most is my mom. She can speak four local languages, as well as Engli...

My mentor

The person who has inspired me the most is my mother. She taught me the importance of hard work, pa...

October is my favorite month of the year because Halloween is my favorite celebration!

Back in October 2024, I visited Tokyo for the first time to celebrate my first Halloween in Japan. ...

Learning Ukulele and Why

ALOHA,   Why Ukulele ? The Ukulele was born in Hawaii created by Portuguese immigrant luthiers. It ...

The Teacher Who Inspired My Love for Languages

Ciao! Welcome to another coffee break with me. If you're new here, I'm Marina, an Italian teacher w...

Did You Know You Can Learn English While Drawing?”.

                    Learn English While Drawing: Learn, Create & Have Fun!                     ...

JLPT N3 Grammar Patterns for Everyday Japanese Conversations　JLPT N3の文法（ぶんぽう）を使った日常会話（にちじょうかいわ）

JLPT N3｜日常会話で使える日本語文法 JLPT N3 Grammar Patterns for Everyday Japanese Conversations こんにちは！日本語教師（にほんご...

Why Do Japanese People Say "Chotto..." Instead of "No"?

Have you ever invited a Japanese friend somewhere and heard this response? 「ちょっと…」(Chotto...) You m...

Ishiguro-san Inspired Me to Become a Better Writer.

Hello everyone, Do you know they just announced the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 202...

Finding Inspiration in Everyday Heroes: The Person Who Drives Me Forward

Hello everyone! For this week's topic, I wanted to share a little bit about a person who has deeply...

Autumn in Andalucia: Trade the Pool for the Trails (and Let’s Connect on Your Time!

  Autumn in Andalucia:  Hello Cafetalk community! As winter begins to draw closer across Europe,...

Autumn River in Bavaria – Hersbrucker Schweiz

Autumn is slowly arriving in Germany!  The first trees are turning yellow, so I went hiking in the ...

A Person Who Has Inspired Me: Marie Curie

Marie Curie, Polish- French Scientist Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the fir...

The Man Who Got Me Started in a Lifetime of Music !….my first teacher, in 1964

STOKED !!!  to have finally reconnected with my Music Teacher ( Kumu Mele ) from kid time starting ...

Using binomials in English

While many people focus on trying to learn idioms, collocations, and phrasal verbs to make their En...

Learning is a process not a product.

Learning Is a Process, Not a Product Learning is often seen as a product measured by grades, certi...

Keep Pedaling, Keep Growing: THE PATH TO ENGLISH FLUENCY

Learning English is like riding a bicycle or a motorbike. To maintain your balance and keep moving ...

What success means to me.

Celebrate the Small Victories — and the Big Ones, Too! I believe that success is a rather loaded wo...

Malala Yousafzai Inspiring Story.

What inspires me about Malala isn't just how brave she was when she used her voice at such a young ...

Success for me is achieving my goals.

Success for me is achieving my goals, even the small ones.  It doesn't matter what your goals are, ...

What I Miss About Living in Tokyo

What I Miss About Living in Tokyo Hello! I'm Asami, a Japanese tutor originally from Tokyo. I curre...

WHAT SUCCESS MEANS TO ME

  To me, success is more than money, fame, or having everything I desire. Success means growing, le...

Inspiration from My Own Front Door

A Person Who Has Inspired Me How many of us are truly inspired by someone we know personally? When ...

What Success Means to Me (A Gentle Reminder)

Ciao! Welcome to another coffee break with me. If you're new here, I'm an Italian teacher with 15 y...

What Success Means to Me

Hello everyone!   On the October 12th Sports Day holiday, I spent the day with my family at Michino...

Happy Halloween . Double, bubble, toil and trouble!

Halloween originally had a mixture of religious and non -religious roots, but it is now primarily a...

What Does Success Mean to Me?

When I was younger, success seemed to mean achieving something big. A career that looked impressive...

Finishing the Race: What Success Really Means to Me

Success means different things to different people, ranging from financial wealth to academic ach...