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Have you ever experienced the so-called culture shock?

Have you ever experienced the so-called culture shock? Yes, I definitely have experienced Culture ...

[1분 한국어] 요즘 살이 너무 많이 쪘어.

요즘 살이 너무 많이 쪘어. 最近胖了很多。  맞아, 집에서 오랫동안 머무니까 자꾸 먹고 싶어지고 저절로 살이 쪘어. 對，在家裏呆的時間長了，縂想吃，所以自然而然地長胖了。   그럼 오...

英語のあいづち (Or why you should say “Yeah” more often!)

英語のあいづち (Or why you should say “Yeah” more often!)   When I started learning Japanese, they taught ...

PART 2 : Favorite books read from Jan - July 2022

PART 2 : recommended reads from my list of 240 books read so far this year .   SCIENCE FICTION : Kl...

Learning something new -- PRIME TIME -- entering the midway of the 2nd stage of life

I am now 40 years old -- and almost half way through the second stage of life -- I am newly learnin...

Four Ways to Write your Next Journal

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

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...

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 ...

[1분 한국어] 오늘 저녁은 스파게티 만들어 먹어요.

남편, 오늘 저녁은 스파게티 만들어 먹어요. 老公，今晚做意大利麵吃吧。   좋지! 우리 해물 스파게티 먹을까? 好！我們吃海鮮意大利麵怎麽樣？   좋아요, 마침 어제 새우랑 오징어 샀...

!!! 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) ...

[1분 한국어] 이번 등산은 정말 힘들었어.

이번 등산은 정말 힘들었어. 這次爬山挺累的。   누가 아니래. 게다가 소나기까지 내렸으니까. 誰説不是呢。再加上下了一場雷陣雨。   다행히 산중턱에 갔을 때 비가 멈췄지. 幸虧爬到半...

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---------...

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...

【祝再開】Hirotoのレッスンが再開しました！！

【中文在下方】皆さん、こんにちは！日本語講師のHirotoです！一時期、授業を停止していましたが、この度Cafetalkでの授業を再開することになりました！！皆さんが楽しく日本語を覚えていけるように...

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 ...