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Ishiguro-san Inspired Me to Become a Better Writer.

Hello everyone, Do you know they just announced the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 202...

Why Do Japanese People Say "Chotto..." Instead of "No"?

Have you ever invited a Japanese friend somewhere and heard this response? 「ちょっと…」(Chotto...) You m...

Autumn in Andalucia: Trade the Pool for the Trails (and Let’s Connect on Your Time!

  Autumn in Andalucia:  Hello Cafetalk community! As winter begins to draw closer across Europe,...

Autumn River in Bavaria – Hersbrucker Schweiz

Autumn is slowly arriving in Germany!  The first trees are turning yellow, so I went hiking in the ...

Finding Inspiration in Everyday Heroes: The Person Who Drives Me Forward

Hello everyone! For this week's topic, I wanted to share a little bit about a person who has deeply...

Using binomials in English

While many people focus on trying to learn idioms, collocations, and phrasal verbs to make their En...

A Person Who Has Inspired Me: Marie Curie

Marie Curie, Polish- French Scientist Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the fir...

The Man Who Got Me Started in a Lifetime of Music !….my first teacher, in 1964

STOKED !!!  to have finally reconnected with my Music Teacher ( Kumu Mele ) from kid time starting ...

What success means to me.

Celebrate the Small Victories — and the Big Ones, Too! I believe that success is a rather loaded wo...

Learning is a process not a product.

Learning Is a Process, Not a Product Learning is often seen as a product measured by grades, certi...

Inspiration from My Own Front Door

A Person Who Has Inspired Me How many of us are truly inspired by someone we know personally? When ...

Keep Pedaling, Keep Growing: THE PATH TO ENGLISH FLUENCY

Learning English is like riding a bicycle or a motorbike. To maintain your balance and keep moving ...

Success for me is achieving my goals.

Success for me is achieving my goals, even the small ones.  It doesn't matter what your goals are, ...

What I Miss About Living in Tokyo

What I Miss About Living in Tokyo Hello! I'm Asami, a Japanese tutor originally from Tokyo. I curre...

WHAT SUCCESS MEANS TO ME

  To me, success is more than money, fame, or having everything I desire. Success means growing, le...

Malala Yousafzai Inspiring Story.

What inspires me about Malala isn't just how brave she was when she used her voice at such a young ...

What Success Means to Me

Hello everyone!   On the October 12th Sports Day holiday, I spent the day with my family at Michino...

Happy Halloween . Double, bubble, toil and trouble!

Halloween originally had a mixture of religious and non -religious roots, but it is now primarily a...

What Success Means to Me (A Gentle Reminder)

Ciao! Welcome to another coffee break with me. If you're new here, I'm an Italian teacher with 15 y...

Finishing the Race: What Success Really Means to Me

Success means different things to different people, ranging from financial wealth to academic ach...

A Little Taste of Colombia: Have You Tried an Empanada?

One of my favorite Colombian foods is the empanada! Unlike some empanadas made with wheat flour, Co...

What Does Success Mean to Me?

When I was younger, success seemed to mean achieving something big. A career that looked impressive...

Success Is the Moment You Say It Anyway

When I think about success, I don’t picture a certificate or a perfect test score. I picture a smal...

Parole e Caffè: Caffè Sospeso — The Coffee That Waits for You

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

What “Success” Means to Me: Making a Difference, One Lesson at a Time

What "Success" Means to Me For me, success isn't about money, titles, or how many lessons I teach. ...

5 English Phrases That Make You Sound More Natural

Have you ever learned English from a textbook, but had trouble sounding natural when actually speak...

What “Success” Means to Me

Success is something we all want, but I think it means something different to everyone. For some pe...

What Success Means to Me

Success isn't about having everything you ever wanted. It isn't being the best in your job or the m...

What Success Means to Me: Turning My Teaching Ideas into Books

What Success Means to Me: Finally Bringing My Ideas to Life There is something rather special about...

The Internet Is Like a Kitchen Knife

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