Miki

I really enjoy my classes with Miki sensei! She is a kind, warm, supportive, and very experienced teacher. She always begins our lessons with a small-talk practice. I am a beginner, so it's challenging for me to express myself with my limited Japanese. But I try, and Miki sensei patiently helps me, often writing down useful words and phrases. She speaks only Japanese with me, which makes it a great listening practice. This 1 hour feels very productive! The textbook we use is also a great choice, and the workbook has lots of exercises to review after class. I also have homework to write, which we then check together. Thank you! :))

To prepare for my upcoming trip to Japan, I searched a long time on italki for Japanese tutors and ended up picking Miki Sensei and I’m so glad I did! With only limited time to prepare, I only had 14 lessons to get me ready. Miki Sensei was absolutely amazing and immediately switched up the lessons to fit my needs. We practised a lot of vocabulary, sentences, and scenarios that I would likely encounter in Japan. Whenever I had more specific questions on a topic or a grammar point, Miki Sensei explained these really well too, so that was great! I quickly spoke way more Japanese than I had expected to and gained a lot of confidence and am now looking forward to the trip, feeling ready & happy knowing that I will get more out of it than if I could only speak English. PS.If you know some Korean already, definitely pick Miki Sensei! It was so nice being able to ask questions on similarities and Miki Sensei pointed out a lot of things that helped me understand&remember things more quickly!

We're finishing the A1 workbook. Thank you, Miki-sensei, for guiding me and helping me learn and practice Japanese. You're always so kind, elegant, encouraging, and patient. I really enjoy our lessons ^^ They're super productive, and our small-talks are such a fun and helpful way to practice speaking.

As soon as next week, I will be the parent of a child whose first language will be Japanese and Miki has been doing such a good job for many months of helping me improve my ability so that my relationship to the child can be strong in their native language. I will always love and appreciate her for the time she has spent with me preparing for this major life change.

Miki-sensei is a perfect match for my Japanese tutoring and conversation practice needs.

本当にありがとうございます！