Ray

I've had 6 conversation practice sessions with Ray now and I really enjoy talking to him. He is friendly, speaks at a pace that matches my beginner level, and is very patient as I try my best to speak. His English is excellent, so if I struggle with how to say something we can temporarily switch to English and back to get me unstuck. The most important thing for me is that with a combination of talking to Ray and practicing short monologues by myself, I am overcoming my speaking anxiety and noticing real improvements in my ability to express myself.

My Trial Lesson with Ray was fun! He's also very encouraging and patient. We went through introduction and basic phrases and he helped me a lot with my pronunciation of certain words and was great at explaining the why's when it comes to grammar.

Ray is super funny and easy going guy, nicely and clearly explains things! I’m waiting forward more lessons with him

I have really appreciated my conversation practice sessions with Ray. My Japanese comprehension is decent, but my ability to produce speech is really bad, which is why I started doing italki. Ray is very patient with me while I struggle to put together a coherent sentence. When I’m completely stuck he helps with how to say what I want to say. He is cheerful and fun to talk to, even though I’m not really able to express myself yet. I’m sure with more practice I’ll get better!

Super friendly and patient. Looking forward to our next chat!

Great first lesson with an energetic teacher. Got to talk about what I wanted to learn. Looking forward to another lesson.