Today was my 12-year-old daughter’s 181st lesson with Aki. She has qualified to take a rigorous Japanese class in her middle school next year. Aki has been her only teacher until now. I remember reading Aki’s other reviews at the beginning and noting how so many of her students stayed with her for a long, long time. :) While my daughter will take a break from italki for a while, I will keep Aki’s profile so we can find her again when the right time appears in the future. If you read back in Aki’s reviews you can find my earlier posts from time to time. They all boil down to the fact that I could not have picked a better Japanese teacher for my child. She is simply the best. ありがとうございます, Aki-sensei。またいつか会いましょう!

Aki-Sensei is an excellent teacher. She is attentive to the student and makes the lesson fun and engaging. She also made sure to communicate very well before the day of lesson to get to know a little about my daughter and made the lesson fun for her. Thank you so much! If you book with this teacher, you will not be disappointed! We will book again.

Sensei Aki is the best!

My weekly Happy Conversation lessons with Aki Sensei have become a really important part of my study routine. It’s funny how it works - on any given week I often feel like I’m struggling but I can look back to a few months ago and see how much progress I’ve made. Her infinite patience with my clumsy Japanese is much appreciated, and she always gives me enough time to work out what I want to say. She is clearly a gifted and experienced teacher and I’m really glad I found her on this site!

今日のレッスンはいつもどおり素晴らしかったですよ。2週間ぶりに色々なことについて雑談しました。ホノルルセンチュリーライドや色々なサイクリング関係のトピックについて楽しく話しました。思ったよりサイクリング関係の単語はあまり知りませんでした。😂 今日は「1番目に欲しいものか」についても会話してました。あき先生のレッスンはいつも楽しい時から、レッスンの時間早く過ぎてしまいました！あき先生、ありがとうございました😊

Today’s lesson was great, and it was nice to have a fun conversation with Aki Sensei after a difficult week last week. Today’s topics were all over the place, and Aki Sensei was patient and supportive as always. Even though I’m really focused on developing my reading and listening skills right now, this weekly output practice really helps keep me motivated and focused. It’s nice to be reminded that I’m learning Japanese so that I can communicate in Japanese and not just to pass a test 😄