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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...

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 ...

Autumn River in Bavaria – Hersbrucker Schweiz

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

Using binomials in English

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

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, ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Happy Halloween . Double, bubble, toil and trouble!

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

A Little Taste of Colombia: Have You Tried an Empanada?

One of my favorite Colombian foods is the empanada! Unlike some empanadas made with wheat flour, Co...

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: Making a Difference, One Lesson at a Time

What "Success" Means to Me For me, success isn't about money, titles, or how many lessons I teach. ...

5 English Phrases That Make You Sound More Natural

Have you ever learned English from a textbook, but had trouble sounding natural when actually speak...