Justin Bales
Hi. I come from a small village in south east England. After university I went backpacking for nine months. I couldn’t visit Japan because, at that time, it was outside a backpacker’s budget. So I decided to train as an English teacher and get a job in Japan. Originally I planned to stay just one year, but 25 years later, I am still here! I first lived in Fukuoka-ken and then went travelling around the world for a year. Then I lived in Shiga-ken before travelling again. I’ve now lived in Kyoto for about 20 years. I enjoy travelling and cooking and I am very good at supermarket shopping!
Kris Evans
Hi, my name is Kris. I’m from Birmingham in England. I have been living in Japan for over 20 years now (ouch!). I have 2 boys, who are 9 and 13 years old. My youngest son, Noah, is very loud & boisterous. My eldest, Rick, is more serious and careful.
In my free time, I do a lot of carpentry and gardening. Over the last few years I have gotten hooked on agaves. (They’re Mexican plants.)
I really enjoy teaching English, it’s a great job. I hope that I can make your studies both fun and rewarding. I look forward to meeting you soon.
Mark McCrory
Hi there I’m Mark. I came from London and I love traveling, discovering new things, movies, computer games and many, many things, and, of course teaching. So, whatever, it is you want to study, let’s learn while having fun and enjoying ourselves.
Robert Wallace
I grew up in a small town in southern California about 80 kilometers southwest of Los Angeles. I attended the University of Southern California majoring in English and Fine Arts.
Shortly after graduating I moved to New York City. In New York I found work in fashion doing window display first at the department store Bergdorf Goodman, then for such international fashion companies as Donna Karan, agnès b. and Paul Smith. In New York I also began my career as an artist.
In 2014 I decided to move to Japan and quickly fell in love with Kyoto.
Besides painting my interests are cinema, football (サッカー) and cocktails.
尾藤摂子
京都生まれ京都育ち。小学生の時に英語に出会って以来、ずっと学び続けています。そして身に付けた英語を仕事で活かして働いてきました。英語を話せると、ネイティブスピーカーとだけでなく、お互い共通に使える言葉なので、言語や文化背景が異なった素敵な面白い人たちと出会うことができました。
梅木祐子
ラボール学園で12年間基礎英会話を教えているほか、いくつかの大学で英語科目を教えている。CSUサンフランシスコ校英文学科卒業、CSU East Bay校TESOL（英語教授法）修士。
英語は実際にあらゆる場面で沢山使うことで上達していきます。中学校１年生、２年生で学ぶ文法は日常的に会話で使う表現が詰まっています。ゼロから学ぶ英会話＜基礎１＞＜基礎２＞では中学校１、２年生の文法を元に日常の状況を設定しペアワークで例文を作って、短い会話をしていただきます。授業内では発言し易い、楽しい雰囲気づくりをしています。英語学習からしばらく遠のいていてもう一度学び直したい方、分からないことは日本語で質問したい方、いきなり英語ネイティブスピーカーとの英語のみのクラスは不安な方は私のクラスから英会話を始めてみませんか。
Judith Clancy
I became interested in Japan when I was just a child and heard stories told by my elementary school classmate’s father who used to travel to Asia on business. This interest brought me to Japan decades later. Japan still fascinates me regarding design, work ethic, cultural heritage, a devotion to tradition, and quality of life.
Since coming to Japan, I have taught in several universities, written several books and enjoy teaching.
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Christopher Mulligan
I have more than 40 years’ experience as a teacher and administrator both in the USA and Japan. I have taught in Japanese High Schools for 9 years. Then at Temple University Japan’s IELP for two years. Instructor and administrator at Pacific University’s English Language Institute for 12 years before coming back to Japan in September of 2002. I have been a lecturer, assistant professor and associate professor at Kansai Gaidai and Ritsumeikan University. I have also conducted English teacher training classes at both institutions. I have a deep interest in Japanese culture devoting more than 40 years studying Japanese martial arts, such as Aikido, Iaido, Kenjustu. I am currently the senior instructor at Aikido Kyoto Sandokai teaching both adults and children.
Nada Ito
I was born in Prague (Czech Republic).
I studied Cultural anthropology, French language and literature at Charles University, Prague.
In 1999, I had the first experience with the Way of Tea in the Urasenke school branch in Prague.
The combination of tea, Zen and art was so fascinating that I started to study the way of tea.
2003 – 2004 I studied at Chado in Midorikai at Gakuen Professional College of Chado, Kyoto Gakuen in Kyoto. From 2006 I came back in Kyoto and continue to deepen my knowledge of the way of tea by my teacher and as a member of Ichiukai, the Urasenke graduate division.