Prior to starting my lessons with Norie, I had 7 years of Japanese under my belt from middle school, high school, and college. Despite taking Japanese for so long, I could not hold a conversation at all! In my trial lesson with Norie, I was super nervous and was embarrassed to speak. Despite it being a trial lesson, she already started teaching me after assessing me shortly and getting to know me. Norie was super kind and patient and I felt comfortable and a little less embarrassed. By my second lesson I was already comfortable enough to try and speak even if I messed up. Norie never rushes me even if I take super long, and always comes to class prepared with lessons, materials, and homework. I have only had 12, 30 minute lessons so far and I can already see myself improving and being able to hold longer conversations. I cannot wait to see how far I will come in the near future with Norie’s help. ありがとうございます😊

I have literally been speaking with Norie for over a year, almost every week. I jumped in for conversation at first to get over my hesitation with speaking. The first lesson felt like eternity because I was so nervous. But now, these lessons go by in a flash, I look forward to speaking every week. I chose Norie because in her profile it said she had kids and since I too have young kids I knew they'd be a focus of my conversations. At this point I speak to her more than I speak to a large chunk of my own family! I don't know what other conversation partners on here do, but I do know Norie comes to each and every lesson with a gentle patience, a warm demeanor, and a willingness to help me grow and explain when I stumble. I would not be where I am today had I not done this and I recommend her highly.

My first lesson with Norie Sensei was an absolute pleasure! Going through her lesson was pleasant and extremely helpful and informative. I ended the lesson with not only the tools to improve in the language but also feeling like it was something I can actually learn. She’s very kind and energetic and does an amazing job at explaining the language and walking you through confusion.

This teacher is very pleasant, patient and encouraging! My son looks forward to lessons each week and is making noticeable progress in learning Japanese. You will find lessons with Norie to be a great addition to your studies, and she is phenomenal with kids. A+++

This was my oldest daughters 2nd class with Norie and she has loved both classes. She is very engaging and works well with teenagers. Thank you for such such successful classes. We look forward to more classes and learning coming up.

초보자인데 너무 친절하게 설명해주셔서 좋았어요 :) 말을 잘 못하고 있어도 차분히 기다려주시고, 배운 내용도 바로적어주시고 나중에 구글로 공유해주셔서 만족도가 높은 수업이었습니다! 무엇보다 대화가 즐거웠어요~~