These are just some stories of the time I've spent traveling and some of the things I've noticed about myself along the way. Hopefully it will be good listening practice for you guys. 

April in Tokyo

A Language Learning Story // His Journey and a Transformative Stay in Japan

Hello I'm Akari, I'm a online Japanese teacher and tour guide in Kyoto.
I've been teaching Japanese since 2013, and thanks to this job I met amazing people along the way.
Today I interviewed Akira, who took my lesson around 2020, then came to Japan and spend three month from autumn 2024 to winter 2025. 
He's learning Japanese journey is not only language learning, but it's related to his dad's family history and his future wife.

Akari's online Japanese lesson:
https://www.italki.com/teacher/916033

Akari's information:
linktr.ee/akari.japanese

Akari Talks Japan

A Language Learning Story with Akira // His Journey and a Transformative Stay in Japan

In this episode of Tongue Twisters/Скороговорки/Fjalëshpejta in Albanian language for level A2 to advanced. These episodes may help a lot practicing the pronunciation of hard sounds in Albanian language and also to have fun. Lets enjoy it!

Tongue Twisters

Tongue Twisters/Скороговорки/Fjalëshpejta 

Existen palabras y términos poco comunes que rara vez aparecen en los libros de idiomas, en especial si están relacionadas con hechos poco agradables que se producen en el cuerpo humano y que por lo general ocasionan vergüenza, por eso el día hoy hablaremos de 9 cosas desagradables que se pueden producir en el cuerpo humano y que rara vez mencionamos, salvo en una consulta médica

¡Hablemos de salud!

9 cosas que puede producir nuestro cuerpo y de las que rara vez hablamos por vergüenza

Today I am inviting Maroun from Lebanon to answer the question: "What was the best time of your life?"
This is a new concept I want to do, invite French speakers with various accents and have a nice casual chat with them in French so that you can get to see how we speak! I hope this will be entertaining for you and that you will learn some words and pick up some expressions! This should be some quality French input for you, especially when paired with this PDF (or Google doc): 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vmiWtx_t7eAAvvnX7UaEw0pmSuNbqClfcO7QmhQ7H-E/edit?usp=sharing

Comment what subject you would like to see next!

The French of the world

That was the best time of his life! Podcast (FR) #1

Ecology and the environment are common topics in the IELTS test, so it's important that you're able to talk about them

Today, Nick gives you some ideas on this question. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

More and more animals are becoming endangered. Why is this and what can we do to help? 

In this episode we will look at the comparisons between learning a language and creating art. We look at the threshold between learning and creating in the privacy of our own mind and sharing our work with the public and how that relates to moving from static learning to active conversation.

Philosophical Friday

Philosophical Friday with a quote from Stephen King

누나, 왜 이렇게 과일을 많이 샀어?
姐姐, 为什么买这么多水果?	

과일 빙수 만들려고, 너도 먹고 싶어?
我想做水果刨冰, 你也想吃吗?		
	
먹고 싶어, 누나, 망고랑 포도도 넣어줘.
想吃, 姐再放一点儿芒果和葡萄。

알았어, 너 먹고 싶은 거 다 넣어줄게.
好的, 你想吃什么就放什么。	

과일 水果 
빙수 刨冰 
망고 芒果 
포도 葡萄 
넣다 放

[YOON] 1분 한국어

누나, 왜 이렇게 과일을 많이 샀어? 姐姐, 为什么买这么多水果?	

In this story, a wax bowl of stinky tofu named Stinfu wants to transform into real food. How does he do it? This is Part 3 of 4. 

The night market had finished and all the satisfied customers had left. There was only the restaurant staff, working very quickly to pack up. They didn’t want to spend another minute around a kitchen. They wanted to get home to their warm houses and relax. 

Stinfu stayed where he was. From his view in the showcase, he couldn’t see any of the workers, but he could definitely hear them. He heard plates being washed and stacked; and he heard spray bottles used to clean tables. 

Then, right on time, just like every night, Stinfu was picked up and moved out onto the counter. A waiter then reached inside the showcase and wiped the glass. 
Stinfu looked out at the lonely, empty night market and wished for a miracle. 

I’ve done my service… I’ve attracted thousands of customers to eat stinky tofu… I’m done. I’m tired of living a fake life. I know I’m something real, something more than this wax figure. 

And with that thought, Stinfu saw the homeless man return. 

The homeless man creeped forward, trying to stay hidden from the restaurant workers. He crouched down behind a table and looked straight at Stinfu. The homeless man’s eyes said everything: I’m going to get that stinky tofu or die trying! 

Stinfu lit up with absolute joy and sung a little song in his mind. 

Eat me, eat me, eat me—I’m ready. Eat me, eat me, eat me—I’m delicious! 

When the time was right, and the workers were nowhere to be seen, the homeless man ran forward to the counter and snatched Stinfu. 