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The little prince by Antoine De St Exupery changed how I think

Hello all, "The little prince" by Antoine De St Exupery changed how I think. It taught me the follo...

Nostalgic Christmas: How We Celebrated in the 70s & 80s!

Hello everyone! Teacher Howard here. As the holiday season approaches, I’ve been thinking back to w...

A Cozy Italian Autumn (And Why You Should Fall in Love With It)

Ciao! Welcome to another coffee break with me. I'm Marina, an Italian teacher with 15 years of expe...

Have You Ever Used a Vending Machine in Japan?

Konnichiwa, everyone! I’m Juri, a Japanese tutor :)In my previous column, I wrote about convenience...

A Book That Changed the Way I Think

I have read many books in my life that have changed the way I think. One that comes to mind is ZEN ...

Halloween Traditions Around the World

Hello everyone!   Every October, my family has a little Halloween tradition. We carve a pumpkin int...

Let's Talk About Weight Loss: Healthy Habits, Motivation, and Everyday Choices

Have you ever wondered why building healthy habits can be so challenging? From food choices and ex...

Long Time, No Practice! - 日記の練習~~!

お久しぶりに~ It's been a long time since I've practiced my Japanese. As my life got busier in some aspe...

Halloween Traditions in the Philippines

Halloween traditions in the Philippines are closely connected to All Saints’ Day on November 1 an...

A Book That Changed the Way I Think

Hello everyone! Howard here. Books have an incredible power to shift our perspective, broaden our ...

Watching a horror movie for Halloween

One popular Halloween tradition is watching a horror movie. As the nights become darker and the wea...

Parole e Caffè: Forza — The Little Word of Encouragement

Ciao! Welcome back to "Parole e Caffè". I'm Marina, an Italian teacher with 15 years of experience....

A Conversation Can Change More Than You Think

Have you ever had a conversation that stayed with you long after it ended? Perhaps someone offered ...

A disappearing Halloween tradition: Bobbing for apples

Photo: North Texas Agricultural College students bobbing for apples, circa 1930s (University of Tex...

Should Some Football Pundits Be Shown the Red Card?

There's a common misconception in language-learning circles that most native speakers speak their l...

Halloween Tradition Through Song: “The Night of Halloween”

Halloween, celebrated annually on October 31st in America, is known for spooky costumes, carved pum...

Speak English Like a Native – No Thanks!

As I mentioned in my last blog, heaps of native English speakers (even very well-educated ones) don...

Halloween Traditions Around the World

Have you ever wondered how people celebrate Halloween in different parts of the world? Although Hal...

How Bad Habits Creep In (And How to Spot Them)

Although I take my job seriously, I would never class myself as being in the grammar police or even...

[ Living in Japan but barely speaking Japanese? ] Let’s change that in 15 minutes!

Hi everyone! I’m so excited to connect with you all in my lessons.   Are you living in Japan for w...

Halloween Horror Movie - Addendum - Horror Subgenres

Not everyone likes horror films, and that’s fair enough: being scared isn’t everybody’s cup of tea....

Halloween Traditions and 5 Useful Russian Phrases

Halloween Traditions and 5 Useful Russian Phrases Halloween is celebrated in many countries on Octo...

You’ve Studied Japanese… But Can You Actually Speak It?

Learning Japanese Is More Than Just Studying a Textbook! こんにちは！I'm Shima, a licensed Japanese teac...

Grammar Mistake or Right as Rain? Decoding Casual English

In my last blog, we looked at how bad habits creep into everyday speech and how even native speaker...

VERBS IN EVERYDAY ENGLISH

  Cafetalk Lesson: Verbs in Everyday English 1. Warm-up: What is a verb? A verb is an action word....

Halloween Traditions Around the World

When I was a kid I loved going Trick-or-Treating. I can still remember the smell of the Halloween c...