Hi! I am Joy Villar. I am from the Philippines, and I am here in Japan right now as an exchange student studying, among other things, the Japanese Language.
I only started learning the Japanese language formally around a year ago, so I understand well the feeling of wanting to learn the language more, wanting to improve in using the language more.
I have been working at IHCWAY for a while now, but I can say that I like teaching in IHCWAY because the environment is relaxed and the student and the teacher have more room for interaction. The student can speak more, and the teacher can focus more on helping that student improve their language skills.
Learning a language is, I admit, hard. But if you have the interest in learning it, if you have the perseverance for it, then I believe that you will learn the language and improve in it easily.
So make the most out of each lesson by speaking a lot and asking a lot of questions. Don't worry about making mistakes, because making mistakes is a big part of the learning process.
Good luck, and I hope you have fun learning the language as much as we have fun teaching them!

Joy

　 Hello, My Name is Rachel Yeung and I am a Chinese Canadian from Vancouver, BC.
I am currently an exchange student studying in Tokyo. I have studied Japanese for a few years now, so I am familiar with the difficulties of learning a foreign language. But you shouldn't let these difficulties stop you from learning something that you are interested in!
I have been working for IHCWAY for three months now and I love their relaxed and fun teaching environment. Prior to teaching, I was always nervous about meeting a student for the first time.
However, I soon realized that it was silly of me to be nervous, because each time I meet my students, we always have fun and interesting conversations.
Even though I am teaching English to my students, I feel like I am also learning something new from them every lesson. For example, they always have interesting stories about the Japanese culture to share with me.
I noticed that sometimes students may be hesitant to speak because they are not sure if their grammar is correct, but please don't hesitate. This is an English lesson.
IHCWAY teachers are here to help you improve your speech and fluency. I believe the more mistakes you make during the lesson, the faster you will grasp the English language.
Keep working hard and good luck to everyone!

-Rachel