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Something I learned over the summer

To your own self be true. That is wisdom.Pakenham Thoma Beatty said it first. His poetry is written...

What I Learned About Language Learning from Studying Japanese

Hello Everyone! My name is Angie, I joined Cafetalk a few days ago. Nice to meet you all.  I wanted...

☀️ What Summer Taught Me

What Did Summer Teach Me? ☀️?? Summer is usually a time for fun, rest, and making memories—but this...

A Place I'd love to Visit This Autumn: Kyoto's Beautiful Red Leaves

Hello everyone! I’m Samantha, your friendly conversational English tutor. ???? A new week means a b...

Places I’d Love to Visit This Autumn

Hello everyone!   Autumn is one of my favorite seasons in Miyagi.   Every year, my family has a sma...

Cottage by the Lake

There is a place deep in the heart of the KZN Midlands that I would describe as a cottage by the la...

Quick tips: hold vs. take place

Now that we’re into September, lots of fall festivals aretaking place in my area, so I thought it w...

Why are the younger generation saying 'No thanks!' to marriage?

I was fascinated to read the results of a recent survey about attitudes towards marriage.    If you...

《轉念練習》學習×好奇心

學習原本是一件多麼純粹且快樂的事，別讓分數與進度成了捆綁你的枷鎖。   遇上學不進去的卡點時，允許自己從「不懂」開始，放下那些羞恥與壓力。   分數只是地圖上的一個標記，不是你智力的終點。   試著...

『これ なんだっけ？』の『っけ？』って何？What is the "~kke?" in "Kore nan da kke?"

今日は 日本人が 話し言葉で たくさん使う「～（だ）っけ？」。     English below↓   よく聞くけど、この「～っけ？」って何？     A：これ 何だっけ？ B：それは 〇〇だよ。...

سفينة النجاة.......السفينة النُّوحية المُحَمَّدِية

This video (in Arabic), titled "سفينة النجاة.......السفينة النُّوحية المُحَمَّدِية" (The Ark of Sal...

The profound effect of Tasbih within the human soul

This video, presented by Mohamed Achour, explores the profound spiritual and psychological impact o...

How Do Japanese People Use “Nanka”? | Real Japanese You Don’t Learn from Textbooks日本人は「なんか」をどう使う？｜教科書ではわからないリアルな日本語

How Do Japanese People Use “Nanka”? | Real Japanese You Don’t Learn from Textbooks Hi everyone! I’m...

How Reading the News Can Help You Master English

How Reading the News Can Help You Master English Memorizing long vocabulary lists and repeating dr...

Interview English for Aviation and Project Management

A Real Interview Question + the P→E→F Framework “Why are you interested in project management in th...

English Survival Guide - Episode 6: Making Plans

Happy Monday everyone!  Present continuous + future time = future arrangement Example: “I’m cooking...

Chasing Golden Leaves: Why the U.S. in Autumn Is on My Bucket List

Hello, Cafetalk friends! There’s something about autumn that makes me want to travel. Maybe it’s t...

Mont Takao, vallées du Tohoku, partout où il y a les Momiji rouge écarlate.

For my second trip in Japan, I planned to explore Momiji’s season. And, this trip finally turned in...

Finding Balance: Why I Love Yoga in Japan

  I have been practicing yoga since I was a university student. When I first started, I was extreme...

I went to a Matsuri!

Dear Cafetalk Community, I hear it's still hot over there, but you're beginning to feel a little hi...

A Place I’d Love to Visit This Autumn ??

There’s something about autumn that makes me want to slow down. If I could pack a small suitcase an...

English Survival Guide - Episode 7: Small Talk

A lot of us don’t like small talk but we need to do it!   4 questions to keep handy:   1. What do y...

Places I Want to Visit This Autumn

みなさん、こんにちは！ もうすぐ（soon）秋ですね。??日本の秋は、とても（very）きれいです。 私はこの秋に、**上野公園（Ueno Parks）**に行きたいです！ 上野公園は、東京にある（...

Two Simple Frameworks That Will Instantly Make Your English Sound More Confident

Have you ever known exactly what you wanted to say in English, but the words came out jumbled, too ...

The Places We Pass By

I celebrate my birthday during autumn, which has become a time for me to slow down and look back. I...

A Fall Visit to Maine

As the seasons change, I often think of visiting the neighboring state of Maine.  At this time of y...