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Travel with Me! (HSK 4+) Chinese Listening Practice | 王総と行く端午節の山野リフレッシュ旅 Vlog ??| 端午山野躺平记

?? 【100% FREE】Notion Study Guide I’ve put together the full script, key phrases, and cultural insig...

The Lifelong Sponge: What I Enjoyed Learning as a Student (and Why I’ll Never Stop)

There is a distinct magic in the early days of being a student. You enter a classroom or open a boo...

Paperback Books on the bus ride home.

Everything I enjoyed learning as a student happened mysteriously enough outside the classroom.   Wh...

Learning is always such an amazing thing for myself

What I enjoy as a student You can never learn enough. What I enjoy as a student is the discovery of...

Beyond the Textbooks: How Reading Sparked My Love for Learning

Hello, lovely learners! Welcome back to my column. This week, we are diving into a really fun topic...

The Weekend Story Chain Challenge: Let's Play a Game!

The weekend is finally here, and I thought it would be fun to try something a little different an...

Hello, everyone!! I am a new teacher!!

My name is Emiko and I am a new teacher here on Cafetalk!!About myself, I have worked at an English...

My favourite school subjects

Photo: Me, as a student, preparing for an exam with many sticky notes! As an elementary school stu...

Moving to Taiwan with ZERO Chinese?! How I Became a Japanese Teacher [Part 1]

Hello everyone! I'm Meg, currently living in Taiwan. From now on, I’ll be sharing some of my uniqu...

The Quiet Revolution: How AI Became Our Everyday Co-pilot

There was a time when the phrase "Artificial Intelligence" conjured up images of sleek, sentient ro...

Being able to read tablature opens a whole other world……

Aloha, There is no teacher, no ukulele program, no expensive ukulele and no medicine that can make ...

I love connecting through music

I love connecting with students through music ? Tell me your favorite artist and we’ll use it to pr...

Deciding to Move to Taiwan for a "Special" Reason, Despite Having ZERO Interest in Chinese! [Part 2]

Hello everyone! I'm Meg, currently living in Taiwan. It’s been raining on and off where I live toda...

I LOVE LEARNING!

I love learning new things, improving on things I already know, and most of all comprehending how I...

Why 'It's Urgent' Means Different Things in Different Offices

If you manage or work with an offshore or outsourced team, you've probably said something like "ple...

Beat the Heat, Keep the Flow: How to Stay Cool & Productive This Summer

Hello everyone, and happy (very warm!) summer! ☀️   I don’t know about you, but when the temperatur...

Fooled by "Japanese Works in Taiwan!" The Shocking Truth I Found Out at the Airport [Part 3]

Hello everyone! I'm Meg, currently living in Taiwan. It's another super hot day in Taiwan today~! N...

「晩ご飯カレーでいい」って言ったら怒られた？ I Said "Bangohan Karē de ii." ...Why Did My Partner Get Angry?!

今日のテーマは、日本人がちょっと傷つく「〜でいい」   English below ↓   今日はパートナーが ご飯を作ってくれます ：）   パートナーに 「何がいい？」と聞かれたので、 「カレー...

How to Stay Cool and Productive in the Summer

Hello everyone!   This past 3-day weekend, I went camping with my sons in the mountains just outsid...

How to Stay Cool and Productive in Summer

Summer is a season that many people look forward to. The longer days, sunny weather, and opportunit...

One of my biggest challenges. Musicians in two weeks !

Aloha, One day there was an unscheduled knock on the door. Two families had just flown into town fr...