Ayana あやな

I've done almost 50 lessons with Ayana-Sensei, and I can honestly say I've been looking forward to every single one of them. You'd think that after so many conversation practice lessons, we'd run out of things to talk about. But not only is Ayana-Sensei a great teacher, she is also exceptional at conversation. I've read posts elsewhere about Italki students being worried what to talk about, or that an uncomfortable silence might happen. I don't have this worry at all with Ayana-Sensei. Taking Japanese lessons like this also gets me motivated and helps me realize that there's more to the Japanese language than grinding Anki flashcards and watching anime. In closing, I'm really glad that I overcame my shyness and ended up taking lessons with Ayana-Sensei!

I've been really impressed by Ayana. I initially started online lessons while I was unable to go to Japanese school during the Covid pandemic. But I soon realised that I get so much more out of every lesson I do with Ayana than at the school. So I have been continuing my journey with her every since. Ayana really pays attention to my personal strengths and weaknesses and adapts to the style of learning that suits me best. She's really easy going and creates a very comfortable environment. I always feel my Japanese improving after every lesson. She's a very capable teacher and above that, she has become a good friend as well!

I’ve now been having lessons with Ayana-sensei once a week for over a year now and I can wholeheartedly say that it’s been a wonderful experience. Each lesson has been an important stepping stone on my journey to be fluent in Japanese. Ayana-sensei patiently guided me in transforming my book knowledge of Japanese into a competent speaking ability. At the start, I could barely string together half a sentence during conversations but now I can construct (mostly) grammatically correct sentences and express my opinions and thoughts during conversations. Ayana-sensei's biggest strength is her kindness and will go the extra mile to prepare interesting topics to discuss each week and makes sure to remember things about her students to follow up on conversations. If you’re looking for someone to start your Japanese journey with or improve your conversational ability, Ayana-sensei has the English ability to help when needed and the teaching experience to make it happen. Strongly recommend!

Ayana-sensei is a really enthusiastic teacher. Thank you!

今日はあやな先生と初めてのレッスンでした。何ヶ月前から日本語使わなかったから、僕の日本語が心配しまた。でも、あやな先生と話しやすいです。楽しました。ありがとうございました。

It's been a couple of months since I started taking lessons with Ayana-sensei and I feel like I'm learning A LOT. I can tell I'm improving, and our classes are so fun that I'm motivated outside of class to keep studying. I sincerely hope Ayana-sensei can be my teacher for years to come.