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Yakushima, tropical storm Soala + dealing with disappointment!

As some of you may be aware, we landed on Yakushima Island yesterday evening. Despite the flight be...

The world is my gym (!)

Who needs the gym?! The world around me is my playground. I was recently inspired by a Chinese stu...

Cats, exercise, language practice, and nature!

Over the last two weeks staying in Kagoshima, I have found the perfect way to relax and get outside...

Katakana words and their English origins - Part 2 + *Yoga Lessons updated*

Here is part two of my column on Katakana words and their English origins! I hope you enjoy it :-)...

The worlds oldest yoga teacher!

As I'm sure many of you are aware on here, I have been a passionate and dedicated teacher and pract...

Cat Shrine! 猫

Yesterday we visited the beautiful 'Senganen Garden' in Kagoshima. It was a beautiful place surrou...

Katakana words and their English origins - Part 1

As I'm sure many of you are aware, Katakana words are usually derived from English, which can often...

The fearsome volcano Sakurajima 桜島 + cats!

We finally got to visit the monstrous volcano 'Sakurajima' after staring at it outside our apartmen...

Japanese words which are commonly used in Britain

Are you a Japanese student of English who worried about having to learn thousands of words to be ab...

The perfect way to start the day!

In my opinion there is no better way to begin a positive and constructive day than with a bit of yo...

Kagoshima sunset / Tenmonkan てんもんかん after the sun goes down!

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British and American Vocabulary - Part 5!

Hello everyone and welcome back to my British and American vocabulary series! Today we will look s...

Back to the real world in Kagoshima!

So my week long temple stay in a remote fishing village in Oita prefecture is over. After one week...

On to new things.....

So the morning has finally come. I am teaching two lessons this morning, and then we will be leavi...

Yoga class + goodbye Fukuoka!

Yesterday was the final yoga class I will be teaching in Fukuoka, Kyushu Island. It was fully book...

British and American vocabulary - Part 4!

Good afternoon everyone! I hope you are enjoying the series on British and American vocabulary dif...

Mountain Cats at Mt.Tenpaizan! 山の猫

Today we took a break from teaching to explore another local mountain and nature park for a couple ...

Mt. Homanzan hike ほまんざん　

I love hiking in Japan! One of the highlights of living in this country in my opinion, is the vast...

British and American English vocabulary - Part 3

Good morning everyone! I hope you are enjoying this fine sunny day :-)  Today's column will ...

Scuba Diving at Koinoura Beach, Fukuoka!

I got my Scuba Diving License a few years back in Thailand and I absolutely loved it! I hadn't man...

BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH - VOCABULARY - PART 2

Good day everyone! Thank you for tuning in to part 2 of my British and English vocabulary comparis...

Fukuoka City at night!

After mostly walking around the city in the late afternoon, we decided to have a late night walk la...

Yoga Styles Explained - Part 3!

Welcome to the third and final part of my series 'Yoga Styles Explained'. I hope you have been enjo...

British and American English - Vocabulary - Part 1

Good morning everyone! I have decided to start a new column on something which my students will fi...

Three commonly used British Idioms involving delicious foods! - Part 3

Good day everyone!  This is the third part in my series on British idioms involving foods. Wh...

Yoga Styles Explained! - Part 2

So if you have been following my columns, by now you should know your 'hatha' yoga from your 'hot' ...

Final day of the festival - 'Respect for the aged day'

As it was the final day of the festival, and also a public holiday, we decided this would be a grea...

Three commonly used British idioms involving delicious foods! - Part 2

Good morning everyone!  I hope you have eaten breakfast because these food related columns ma...

40% off introductory coupon + Instagram Page!

Good morning everyone! Today we are working for a few hours and then allowing our selves a short br...

Yoga Styles explained! - Part 1

Good morning my fellow yogi's and yoga curious friends! As promised, here is the start of my 3 par...