It's been a while since I've logged on to the blog/FB/website that is my excuse for web presence. To be honest I wasn't at all sure I remembered how to, but here I am. That said, I have little to report other than I continue to enjoy working with the kids to enjoy learning English as foreign language. Some of the students from the past have indeed gone on to much more than speaking English as a foreign language and are indeed using it as a second language. They may actually be closer to bilingual. I wish I could take all the credit but those students eventually went on to live in English speaking countries and have become more and more fluent as they live abroad. It's great to see them on Instagram and Facebook enjoying life.
Although in the past there were teachers who helped out at English Island, now I am teaching alone assisted by my wife, Hitomi. It does simplify the process, but I miss the company and shop talk that comes from having a teaching colleague. That doesn't mean that English Island is slowing down in anyway. We are having a great year and hopefully next year will be just as good.
I'll be back on the blog when I have something meaningful to say. For now, the weather is turning and before long winter will be bringing the snow and all the changes that comes with it. Stay healthy and make the most of the rest of 2017.
Aloha,
Pat
