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MMA

¡Hola a todos!,   Les quiero contar de algo nuevo que he estado aprendiendo. A principios de marzo ...

Four Ways to Write your Next Journal

Changing our writing environment can sometimes boost our interest in writing and remain memorable a...

War or peace? Which is better?

What a blue, clear, peaceful sky in the forest...  In my country, in my village...  I went on a tri...

PART 1: My Favorite book reads so far this year from January - July 2022

Dear readers , These are my recommendations from my reads from Jan- July 2022 -- during that time I...

New Lesson - Read Japanese Stories Translated into English

Dear all, I've just created a new lesson where we shall read Japanese tales translated into English...

Valladrid を　訪れて

バヤドリード、この町はスペイン国内でも観光地としては影が薄い町なのでは、という印象です。歴史的には首都にもなったことがあり、かなり大きな町なのですが、なぜか、私も今年になるまで訪れたことがありません...

Study, read, and learn from someone else's, and do not shy away from your own

"Study, read, and learn from someone else's, and do not shy away from your own!",                  ...

Something new that you are recently learning

I've always been a fan of body art, ie tattoos. However, I've never gotten one. I never really thou...

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 ...

Family traditions - why is it important?

Family traditions - why is it important?   Sometimes, when it comes to family customs, some sadly n...

!!! 2 weeks left for discounted prices !!!!

Dear Students, check out my classes and if you're a new student of mine, try my classes for a reduc...

My Move to Indiana and Purdue University

Ladies and Gentlemen:I am moving across the United States from Montana to Indiana (nearly 2500 km) ...

How to spend a pleasant time reading a book?

In today's world, people are less and less interested in reading books.  We began to forget that a ...

Music!!!

Most of you know me here as a language teacher. But I can assure you, I have a whole different life...

Back from Italy and.....

...my schedule is now open :-) I hope to see you all soon! Have a great day everyone.David---------...

Why is knowing several languages happiness?

I am lucky that I know several languages. This gives me the opportunity to communicate with you, my...

Studying Grammar

Grammar is needed to string words into sentences. The use of correct grammar will ensure that you a...

Studying and Self-improvement

Actually every week I have a goal of spending five hours on self-improvement. Most of this time I s...

My Shiseido 資生堂 Poster for Sale!

Hello Cafetalk Community!How are you doing? I hear it's still sweltering heat all over Japan. I hop...

Softening expressions in English

In my last column, I described the future of AI technology as “a little scary”. To be honest, it’s ...

Canada hit by massive mobile and internet outage on July 8

First of all, I would like to apologize to the students whom I didn't show up for lessons on the ev...

Speaking Confidently and Fluently requires Commitment and Effort

Speaking another language without fear of mistakes and attaining fluency in the language is achieva...

Something new I am recently Learning.

Something new that I am recently learning? Well, I am a strong proponent of ‘life-long’ learning so...

AI art

Image: "Portait of Edmond de Belamy" (generated by AI)The advances in AI technology over the past f...

Is it a must - read?

Is it a must-read? Regardless of your current level of language knowledge, it all depends on what l...

Know Your Phrasal Verbs

It is important to be aware of phrasal verbs and understand how they are applied within context.  ...

(タイムマネジメント）The necessity of Time Management

My original English Broadcasting as below:https://stand.fm/episodes/62ca290fdead400006b64d18Hello e...

Eid al-Adha.

 كل عام وانتم بخير، بمناسبة عيد الأضحى، اتمنى لكم حياة مليئة بالحب والفرح  والنجاح والسلامWish you ...

To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before!

A TV Show I watch right now is Star Trek. It is my favourite science fiction show.    Star Trek is ...

Shinzo Abe was good leader and respected in India. He will be missed by many.

https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/great-friend-of-india-no-more-5-times-former-japan...