Simon Looskin

An Englishman, curious about many things, h…

Simon Looskin

An Englishman, curious about many things, here to tell you exactly how life is like in Japan and telling you straight, let's have fun.

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I spent a week in Tokyo, this is what shocked me.

So first i want to say that's it's been a while since my last blog, life took over and i had no time to maintain the continuation, but just last week i went to …

Simon Looskin
9か月前

Why i love living in Japan

I've lived here for 2 years and my love for the city of Kagoshima and the country as a whole has only gotten stronger. To compare my old life to my current lif…

Simon Looskin
1年前
1

From England to Japan, my journey to a new life: Part 1

My journey began with acquiring a passport, at 27 years old which is relatively old i guess, before embarking on a solo trip to Dublin, Ireland. It was my fir…

Simon Looskin
1年前

I've lived in Japan for 2 years, here`s what shocked me

My journey to Japan was full of difficult discissions, anxiety, hope and 14 days of quarantine but that's another blog for another day. Today i want to talk ab…

Simon Looskin
1年前

The best way to learn english

Since becoming a teacher, i learned that i have to do things my way and not the same as everyone else. Thats because if we`re all the same then you as a student…

Simon Looskin
1年前

Why private English teachers are wrong (this may shock you)

Since becoming a private English teacher, I've quickly learned how to NOT to teach Japanese students. I have an older female student who first approached me to…

Simon Looskin
1年前

When learning English, learn what you need not everything

As an English teacher in Japan, i always ask my students `why do you want to learn English?` and i have a varying degree of answers, but when i ask `what do you…

Simon Looskin
1年前

Japanese classes aren't always a good idea

Studying Japanese should be a fun and interesting experience, yet as I've found out of over the last 8 weeks, it just isn't. A quick bit of information, I joine…

Simon Looskin
1年前

The Problem with Japan may shock you.

Ok so this has been a long time coming, it's like a therapy session. But this is the cold, hard, unforgiving truth about problems in Japan. I've done plenty of…

Simon Looskin
1年前
1

The truth about Eikawa`s

The eikawa in Japan is many young people's way into Japan, they often support visas and give you a small (tiny) apartment to teach English to Japanese children …

Simon Looskin
1年前
I spent a week in Tokyo, this is what shocked me.

I spent a week in Tokyo, this is what shocked me.

So first i want to say that's it's been a while since my last blog, life took over and i had no time to maintain the continuation, but just last week i went to Tokyo for the first time and i will now

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Why i love living in Japan

Why i love living in Japan

I've lived here for 2 years and my love for the city of Kagoshima and the country as a whole has only gotten stronger.

To compare my old life to my current life doesn't really seem fair but let's do

もっとみる
From England to Japan, my journey to a new life: Part 1

From England to Japan, my journey to a new life: Part 1

My journey began with acquiring a passport, at 27 years old which is relatively old i guess, before embarking on a solo trip to Dublin, Ireland.

It was my first trip abroad, solo, I've always enjoye

もっとみる
I've lived in Japan for 2 years, here`s what shocked me

I've lived in Japan for 2 years, here`s what shocked me

My journey to Japan was full of difficult discissions, anxiety, hope and 14 days of quarantine but that's another blog for another day.

Today i want to talk about my life in Japan and how its shocked

もっとみる
The best way to learn english

The best way to learn english

Since becoming a teacher, i learned that i have to do things my way and not the same as everyone else. Thats because if we`re all the same then you as a student won't know who and what method is best

もっとみる
Why private English teachers are wrong (this may shock you)

Why private English teachers are wrong (this may shock you)

Since becoming a private English teacher, I've quickly learned how to NOT to teach Japanese students.

I have an older female student who first approached me to ask about English classes, she informed

もっとみる

When learning English, learn what you need not everything

As an English teacher in Japan, i always ask my students `why do you want to learn English?` and i have a varying degree of answers, but when i ask `what do you need to learn?` that's when answers are

もっとみる
Japanese classes aren't always a good idea

Japanese classes aren't always a good idea

Studying Japanese should be a fun and interesting experience, yet as I've found out of over the last 8 weeks, it just isn't. A quick bit of information, I joined 2 Japanese classes at two different pl

もっとみる
The Problem with Japan may shock you.

The Problem with Japan may shock you.

Ok so this has been a long time coming, it's like a therapy session. But this is the cold, hard, unforgiving truth about problems in Japan.

I've done plenty of research on this and done some personal

もっとみる
The truth about Eikawa`s

The truth about Eikawa`s

The eikawa in Japan is many young people's way into Japan, they often support visas and give you a small (tiny) apartment to teach English to Japanese children for full time money on a part time contr

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