Weston

Smart Lesson

Community Tutor

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

Japanese

Filipino (Tagalog)

Licensed U.S. Attorney For Advanced and Beginner English

Teaches

English

Native

Speaks

Japanese

Filipino (Tagalog)

Licensed U.S. Attorney For Advanced and Beginner English

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

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From United StatesLiving in Portland, United States (18:58 UTC-07:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Jan 23, 2026

InterestsTechBusiness & FinanceHistoryArt

My name is Weston. I am a native English speaker, a fourth-generation American, and a licensed attorney in the United States. My ancestors immigrated from Japan in 1915, over 100 years ago. My hobbies include speaking Japanese, learning about my Japanese heritage, and traveling abroad. I have spent significant time in Japan, Taiwan, South Africa, Kenya, Turkey, Israel,and Palestine.

Me as a Teacher

As an undergraduate student, I gained extensive experience tutoring Japanese international and exchange students at Portland State University in Oregon. Through this work, I developed a strong passion for helping students master academic writing and formal speaking skills, particularly in classroom settings. I continue to enjoy helping close friends improve their English writing and speaking, especially when preparing essays and presentations.

My lessons & teaching style

Our lessons will typically involve a conversation about a topic that interests the student. If the student does not have a particular topic they would like to work on, I will find news articles online or encyclopedic articles online to discuss. If the student has an essay or written English product they would like to work on, I am happy to help with editing documents on a shared platform like Google Docs.

My teaching material