My father studied in New York when he was younger, so we had many jazz records that he bought there, and they were often played at home. He often took me to concerts as well. I was very fortunate in terms of having access to music, and I am grateful to my parents for that. Because of this environment, I naturally became interested in music myself. When I was a child, I had a yearning to be a classical pianist, but I found myself becoming a jazz singer.

I loved to draw, play make-believe, and play the piano as a child. I remember that when I was in my senior year of kindergarten, there was a costume parade based on the theme of my future dream, and I decided that I wanted to be a teacher at a daycare center. My mother made me an apron and puppet doll, and I walked around wearing a sun visor and a whistle. Who would have thought that 15 years later I would be working in the same place, as a teacher...!

Hello! Thank you for having me. I am Japanese, but I lived in Taiwan for 6 years when I was a kid. Thanks to that experience, I am very interested in languages, and now I am working as a Japanese Tutor here at Cafetalk. I try to make Japanese language lessons fun and interesting for my students. In my conversation lessons, I use my own material to help students learn about real spoken Japanese and about Japanese culture and society.

Actually, all of my lessons are created based on individual requests from my students. So I would recommend all of them, but the "Conversation and Grammar" lessons are the most popular. In this lesson, you will practice turning the grammar you “know" into grammar you can “use", while aiming to improve your conversational skills.

Hi, thanks for having me. I was born and raised in Osaka. Watching many Korean tv dramas, I took interest in the language and started studying Korean. I had been learning Korean from many tutors and friends, which I'm very grateful for. So at some point I felt inspired to help others who are studying languages - and I decided to become a Japanese tutor!

I am committed to ensuring that I provide a comfortable atmosphere for my students. As a language learner myself, I know that speaking in a foreign language can sometimes cause nervousness; thus, I try to ensure that my students feel safe and comfortable during my lessons. My lessons are fun, and I try to make the experience as enjoyable to the student, as possible. I create my own material and I am very flexible with student requests. A lesson with me is content rich, professional and relaxing too.

I'm an Australian living in Tokyo with my wife and two daughters. I teach English at a university and write and record original songs with my rock'n'roll band. My favourite food is Thai and I really like craft beer, especially IPAs. I'm the second youngest in a family of four children and go back home to Melbourne for Christmas every two or three years.

"I will ask in advance if there is anything the students would like to make from the menu in the lesson, or any ingredients they would like to use, and then decide what to cook. Once we decide, I will contact them about the needed ingredients and tools and I will explain while actually cooking in the lesson. Some students prefer to watch & learn how to cook the dishes without making them during the lesson, in which case I will explain how to cook while making them.

Hi everyone, I'm Shing young. I teach Korean on Cafetalk, and I live in the capital city of Korea, Seoul. Seoul has many sites where you can learn Korean history, and yet the city has modern traits. I especially want to introduce different walking trails in Seoul. There are trails where you can see forest views and city views, and you can also walk trails decorated with clothes. I recommend you to visit these walking trails in Korea.

I'm a journalist for Moody institute in Chicago Illinois USA and a counsellor on depression and anxiety. Teaching English and counseling has been my occupation for the past 9 years. I decided to dedicate myself to teaching and counseling because this is my calling and vocation. I love talking with people.