Chihiro

I am only one lesson in with Chihiro-sensei and I really enjoyed it. I am definitely the anxious type when it comes to these things, and her bright and encouraging personality took that away as soon as the lesson began. She is very thorough when it comes to gauging your level of Japanese and then deciding where is best to go from there. I will definitely taking more lessons with her and can’t wait to see where my Japanese goes with her teaching.

As an older (61yrs) language learner Chihiro has been great. She has a relaxed casual style that puts my output anxiousness at ease. She guides me and explains grammar and vocabulary well and keeps me stretching to understand more of the language. When I get a new grammar concept or new vocab correct she is truly happy which shows her passion to teach and care for her students. I can’t wait for my next Japan trip to put what she has helped me learn into my daily conversations.

I find that the lessons with Chihiro-san are very relaxed and she gives enough time to practice.I also like the conversational style and the relaxed atmosphere. She also gives a lot of practice material, so for me as a visual learner pretty good. : )

Chihiro is very patient and is great with conversation. I'm new to using italki so I felt very nervous going into my first lesson. However, I was pleasantly surprised with how it turned out. Even though I made plenty of mistakes, I felt more confident in myself by the end of the lesson!

Chihiro is very friendly, patient, and easy to learn from. She explained things clearly and made the lesson comfortable and encouraging. We aligned well on learning goals, and I'm looking forward to continuing lessons with her.

Today’s lesson focused on telling time in Japanese. I practiced with real life examples with Chihiro-san such as explaining opening and closing times.