The most scary horror movie is… If I am being completely honest, I really dislike horror movies. S...
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Do you have any pets? In my experience, although most people like animals in general they have a pr...
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My Favourite Summer Dessert. This week looks like a fairly simple topic but, as usual, there may be...
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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 ...
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Something new I am recently Learning.
Something new that I am recently learning? Well, I am a strong proponent of ‘life-long’ learning so...
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A tv show I’m watching right now.
A TV show I am watching right now! I think I used the expression before, but in case it has slipped...
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What did I want to be when I was a kid?
What did you want to be when you were a kid? When I was a child my parents gave my brother what was...
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What Song has recently been going around in my head non-stop?
What is a song that recently kept going round in my head? This is an interesting topic. A few yea...
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What is my dream job? I have three different dream jobs. The first would be working in a library wh...
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What are your summer plans? I am glad this question was posited now. It served as a sharp reminder ...
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Something I Would do on a rainy day
Something I would do on a rainy day? Rainy days are miserable aren’t they? I really dislike the rai...
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How do you prepare your tea? I think this is a great topic. I am very interested in nutrition and ...
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My Next Destination is… I can’t say that I have a destination in mind in the sense that was probabl...
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Choose a side, Tom or Jerry? My apologies to everyone. I missed my blog last week. Of course, it wa...
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My Favorite Hiding Place For When I Want To Be Alone.
My Favorite Hiding Place For When I Want To Be Alone. My best friend is very ‘gregarious.’ That is...
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Books I Never Get Tired of Reading
A Book I Never Get Tired Of Reading. I spent about 10 years living in Gifu City before I moved to N...
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Best Way To Study English At Home
Best Way to Study from Home? I think for many years there was a very common belief in Japan that if...
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What is your favourite song? Some years ago, I was having an online Japanese lesson in which the t...
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Who is the person you admire the most?
Who is the person you admire the most? For me, there are two answers to this question depending on...
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What is the best part in being a tutor?
What is the best part in being a tutor? Apologies to everyone for my late blog. For three weeks I h...
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Does Your Country Celebrate Easter?
Do you celebrate Easter in your country? Apart from the fact I consider my country to be Japan beca...
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If I had the topic ‘spring’ in my class, what would be the content?
This weeks topic is a rather curious challenge. It uses the word ‘class’ rather than lesson, whi...
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Choose one thing you consider important when studying.
Choose one thing you consider important when studying? This is a very good question. Unfortunately,...
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Tell us about one good habit you have.
Tell us about one good habit you have. The topic of habits is one of my favorites. I became interes...
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How do you keep your schedule? Hand writing or on a laptop?
How do you keep your schedule? Hand writing or on a laptop? I think this question is a bit of a no-...
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What Would I Say To The Middle School Me?
What Would I Say To me As A Junior High School Student? This is potentially a quite negative qu...
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What Music Do I Usually Listen To?
What music do I usually listen to? This is one of my favorite questions. I think when we ask what k...
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How Do I Usually Spend My Weekend?
How Do You Usually Spend Your Weekend? I believe that the happiest and most productive life is base...
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Are you a summer or winter person?
To be honest, I am not particularly fond of summer or winter. The problem with these seasons is s...
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What are my New Year Resolutions? NYRs are notorious for not being kept. Some years ago, I came ac...
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