I have been working with Erina-san for almost a year and my Japanese skills have greatly improved. I feel confident in my grammar knowledge and Erina-san helps me practice speaking and answers my questions about things I'm unfamiliar with. I look forward to continuing to learn and improve my Japanese with her!

I always enjoy talking with you! Having a space where I feel comfortable to make mistakes has helped me a lot in improving my speaking skills. I've been able to talk to more people around me because of it too :) Thanks as always!

Erina made sure we had plenty of practice in preparation for an upcoming trip to Japan. We practiced a bunch of situations such as shopping and ordering food. I feel more confident now about handling these situations!

I've had 6 lessons with Erina so far, and they've been very enjoyable. Erina is energetic, patient, and easy to talk to. Our lessons are mainly conversation-based. When I mentioned that I wanted to further improve my Japanese speaking through themed conversations, Erina took the feedback seriously and quickly prepared a range of interesting topics. While I‘m learning Japanese, I also value lessons that feel like a genuine exchange rather than a one-sided exercise, which I have experienced elsewhere. Erina strikes a good balance: I get plenty of opportunities to speak, while also hearing her own thoughts and perspectives on the topics we discuss. I look forward to continuing lessons with her! 目前为止我已经和 Erina 上了 6 节课，整体体验非常愉快。Erina 是一个精力充沛、有耐心、很有亲和力的老师。 我们的课程以会话为主。在我提出希望通过主题式对话来进一步提升口语能力之后，Erina 很认真地对待了我的反馈，并很快准备了许多有意思的话题。 虽然我是在学习日语，但我也很重视课堂中的交流，我不希望只是我单向地练习——这一点我在其他italki老师那遇到过。Erina 维持了一个很好的平衡：我既有充分的开口机会，也能听到她对这些话题的看法。 我很期待继续和Erina上课！

Great returning to lessons after a break. Getting excited to return to learning Japanese again!

Erina is a wonderful teacher — patient, encouraging, and fun. Her lessons feel relaxed but structured, and she has a real gift for making you feel comfortable speaking. I always leave smiling. Highly recommended.