Just finished another lesson with Jackie-san. I can't recommend her enough. Everyone reading this is learning Japanese outside of iTalki and that's where Jackie-san excels. Whenever I come across a new concept, I message her before a lesson and request to study it and she's never said "that's too difficult" she prepares whatever I've asked for. I feel like her classes are the equivalent of a college level course due to the entirety of material I get...and I message her a few hours before the lesson. :-) Whatever the outside material you're using is, if you have questions, want examples, something you don't understand, etc, she will help you. She's easy to speak with too and whenever needed, her corrections often include a quick tutorial if grammar is incorrect so I can write it down, too. She's like having a human cheat sheet that has all the Japanese answers. Take her trial if you haven't. You won't regret anything except not having done it sooner.

I'm 20+ lessons in with Jackie-san and she continues to be able to provide everything I need from a Japanese tutor. Today, I asked to review some older material that I hadn't fully learned yet and was thinking of a good apology to give since I felt like I was wasting her time, but she just laughed and pulled up all the material from all of our past lessons that was all tagged and time stamped. I was able to pick out the past material I had questions on and she was able to review it with me with nothing, but kindness and patience. I was struggling a bit today and she didn't mind keeping at my pace. This is usual for her which is why I've been back as many times as I have. Look for my name in her review history. I've tried to comprehensively cover everything about her and her teaching style, but I honestly can't. How do I explain in a review that I can get an in depth explanation about anything I want to ask ever and not be made to feel bad for not mastering everything I've seen yet?

Thank you for another fun & interesting lesson! 今日もたくさん勉強になった。難しいことでも、いつもとても分かりやすく説明してくれます。Lucky & happy to be your student! 😇

Just had my fifth lesson with Jackie-sensei. She is always very encouraging, professional and always in good spirits. Our sessions are really productive - we get a lot done and I feel like I learn faster than I expect. She always provides lots of examples and encourages me to ask lots of questions, even if it means interrupting her. She's also super comfortable with English which helps a lot when she's explaining things to me. Happy to have found a teacher like Jackie :)

Just had my 10th lesson with Jackie-sensei! Feel a lot more comfortable reading and using context to help me understand meanings. As always, Jackie adapts our lessons to fit my needs - recently we have been doing a mix of learning grammar and speaking practice in our lessons.

Jackie Sensei is very supportive and is open to whatever the student wants to learn! Very lucky to have her!