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Learn Chinese Vocabulary with 心

Learn Chinese Vocabulary with 心 The character 心 means “heart” or “mind.” Learning words with the sa...

Why Taking a Break Can Actually Help Your English

Hi everyone, I’m Katrina! This week’s topic is “The importance of taking breaks.” When we are learn...

[LOL] "Oh no, I'm never getting home..." What My Gamer Student Showed Me After Class Left Me Speechless!? [Part 14]

Hello everyone, long time no see! ...Yep, I was totally slacking off www To everyone who reads my c...

【爆笑】「慘了，回家成了奢望……」重度玩家學生在下課後掏出的驚人東西是！？【第14篇】

大家好，好久不見！ ……是的，我完全偷懶了ｗｗｗ 一直以來都有在追我專欄的讀者們，真的非常抱歉！ 沒有任何藉口，就是純粹的偷懶ｗｗｗ 好啦！道歉就到此為止ｗｗｗ 按照上次的預告，這次要來跟大家介紹一...

The importance of taking a break: Because even your brain needs a snack.

Let’s be honest: tutors are some of the worst break‑takers on the planet. We’ll tell students, “Res...

The Importance of Taking Breaks

Hello everyone!   Recently, I took a day off for my wife’s birthday. We went to the ocean and had a...

I'm Dani - Let's Meet on Cafetalk Day!

Hi! I’m Dani L.   Learning English doesn’t have to feel like solving a puzzle with half the pieces ...

How Learning Languages Helps Me Stay Creative

Hi everyone, I’m Katrina! This week’s topic is “A hobby that helps me stay creative.” For me, one h...

《轉念練習》職場×影響力

職位與頭銜，不過是社會發給我們的一張臨時標籤。   你真正帶得走的資產，是那些在磨練中長出來的智慧與能力。   面對工作上的挫折或攀比時，把那些評價當成一份客觀的操作說明書就好，別讓它審判了妳的人格...

Don't Apply for Jobs With Too Many Applications (even if you are a perfect match)

I enjoy the Ukrainian job board Djinni for two reasons: it specializes in IT or tech-centered jobs,...

Simplifying Trigonometric Expressions

Hello Students,I have just uploaded a new Math video for you to watch. The topic comes from a recen...

Bilingual Life Counseling: English & Japanese Expat Support

   I have decided to offer counseling services in both English and Japanese because I realized that...

「ググる」って何？ 知っていると日本人に「お？」と思われる おもしろい カタカナ動詞 What is "Guguru"? Fun Katakana Verbs That Will Make Japanese People Go "Oh!"

みなさんは、「ググる」 「バズる」 「ディスる」って 聞いたことありますか。  ↓ English below あんまり日本語っぽくない・・・そう思った人は、さすがです！   そう、これらはカタカナ...

Why the western world seems to be more flexible than the Muslim world

Economic Disparity and Usery: The speaker critiques the global financial system, focusing on the us...

A Hobby That Helps Me Stay Creative

A Hobby That Helps Me Stay Creative Have you ever noticed that having a hobby can make you feel hap...

True story: "Zenia. Get on the tatami!"

One random, mundane mum-day, as I was waiting for my son to finish his Aikido class, my Daitō-ryū A...

1000 lessons on Cafetalk!

Yesterday I taught my 1000th lesson on Cafetalk! I am very grateful everyday to all my wonderful st...

Phrasal Verbs: Learn the Meaning AND the Context!

Do you know what “take off” means? It can mean: Leave the ground — The plane took off at 8 a.m. Rem...

Knitting as a hobby to stay creative

Knitting is such a simple and enjoyable hobby! Especially during winter time. This hobby can be als...

タイトル：中国語で流行りの「松弛感（リラックス感）」と「情绪价值（ポジティブな感情的価値）」をどう語る？

上級レベルの中国語学習者のみなさん、社会のトピックや性格の特徴について話すとき、ボキャブラリーに物足りなさを感じたことはありませんか？   「冷静な人」を“不急（焦らない）”、「良い友達」を“他人很...

A Hobby That Helps Me Stay Creative

One hobby that helps me stay creative is reading. I enjoy reading articles, learning about new topi...

Rythm, movement and taste. The secret recipe of creativity

The other day, I was sitting in front of my laptop trying to finish my tasks for the week. For some...

ガンプラで英語とクリエイティビティを楽しもう！

ガンプラ（Gunpla）は、Gundam plastic models の略です。パーツを組み立てて、自分だけのガンダムを作ることができます。 でも、ガンプラはただの model building（...

Learn Chinese Vocabulary with 学

One useful way to learn Chinese is to build a word family from one character. 学 means “to study” or...

[My Teaching Philosophy] Why I Prioritize "Conversation" in Every Single Lesson [Part 13]

Hello everyone! I'm Meg, living in Taiwan. It's been raining a lot, making the weather feel so humi...

【我的教學理念】為什麼我堅持在每一堂課都加入「會話（開口說）」？【第13篇】

大家好！ 我是住在台灣的 Meg（メグ）。 最近常常下雨，天氣感覺濕濕黏黏的呢☔️ 大家最近過得好嗎？ 那麼，接續上次的話題。 為什麼我無論在什麼課程中（就算是聽解課！），都一定會加入「會話（自由對...

Charcoal, Chalk and A Little Bit of Soul - How a lockdown hobby became my creative escape.

I didn't start making art to fill my walls. I started making it to fill something inside me. If som...

Hobbies That Helps Me Stay Creative

Hello everyone!   Today’s topic is a hobby that helps me stay creative.   Actually, I have two. The...

Office with an Aegean view or my cozy home office?

This is my favorite place to study or work. Yes, the one in the photo. Solitude. A veranda. Greek c...

「もう一度お願いします」だけで大丈夫？會議中自然的日文確認方式

在與日本人開會時，如果沒有聽懂對方的說明，你會怎麼做？ 有些日文學習者擔心打斷會議，因此即使沒有聽懂，也會回答： 「はい、分かりました。」好的，我明白了。 但是，如果理解錯誤，之後可能會發生工作內容...