Ogenki desu ka? We feel kashikoi today! Last month, we welcomed two excellent Japanese teachers to our team. As part of their training, instructors are asked to put together a lesson based on some vocabulary units and grammar structures that we select in random order for them. Wowi! Japanese is super fun. During our 30-minute […]
The dark, imaginary creature that scares disobedient children so much that they don’t even dare to open a closet door after hearing its name exists in many languages!! Hey, you might think this is silly, but we found a very interesting list of names and stories behind the monster in several languages. Actually, it would […]
If you love blinis as much as we do, then you are the perfect student to join one of our Russian classes. Beginner Russian starts NEXT TUESDAY, AUGUST 5th. You meet from 6-8 pm, for 10 weeks. We have one student at an advanced level waiting for someone to join her in a small class. […]
A gorgeous group of Russian speakers and students! Jia and Linda. No, they are not sisters. Hiromi and Juan Margaret, Jahiro, Michael, Catherine, and Jonathan Nicole. Always smiling!! Hope, Edgar, and friends Maki , Julia, and Jessica Jessica (Brazil) and Ikseung (Korea) Carlos (right side) , from Panamá, gave a “salsa” lesson during the party. […]
Can you believe that AUGUST is almost here???? Wow! We are receiving inquiries to form the following BEGINNER classes: Russian -any day, but not on Thursday eveningSpanish -Tuesday eveningItalian- Tuesday eveningFrench- Tuesday and Thursday eveningPolish- Monday and Wednesday eveningChinese- Tuesday and Thursday eveningEnglish- everyday in the mornings Intermediate classes: Spanish- Monday at 5:30 pm-7:30 pm […]
Is your English really good, but not really, really good? 🙂 This is a very nice opportunity to learn in a small class setting. Two students enrolled so far. Both of them are young professionals, working in Chicago. One is from Spain and the other from Brazil. The schedule is Monday and Wednesday, 6:45 pm-8:45 […]
We are starting two sessions for beginners NEXT week: Saturdays (7/19), 1-3 pm, for 10 weeks AND an evening class (7/24), meeting on Tuesday and Thursday, 6-8 pm, for 5 weeks. Ahmad , from Jordan, will be teaching the Saturday group. Donald Giyo, from Iraq, will be instructing the evening class. DON’T FORGET that we […]
Do you think that learning English is easy? Here is an example on how things can get really complicated if you a) don’t pronounce words correctly and b) you only know one meaning to a word. One of my goals as a student learning English as a second language is to add a new word […]
After spending a couple of months with us, Vaida’s last English lesson with Catherine was today. :’-( It is so hard to say good-bye to someone with such a beautiful energy and positive attitude. When she came in at 11 am, the sun was shining and the sky had this perfect blue color. By the […]
Stephanie started our entries with what we all have in common: A LOVE FOR FOOD!American, French, Chinese, Italian, Middle Eastern, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Russian, African. . . You name it! I had a slice of Eloise’s cheesecake and it was DEEEELICIOUS! Believe it or not, as I am writing these lines, Ed, un gran amigo […]