Self-introduction

　　　　      明珠在掌   みょうじゅ たなごころ にあり 　　
　        　　　     Please take a look at your hand!
　　　　　　　　　
手（て）のひらを見（み）てください。すべての可能性（かのうせい）は、すでにあなたの中（なか）にありますよ

   This is one of my favorite Zen words. 
   This phrase means "Every possibility is already in your hand, it's in you!"
    I believe that you are brilliant like a treasure.

日本語（にほんご）で、なにをしたいですか？
日本語で、あなたが自分（じぶん）を表現（ひょうげん）できるようにお手伝い（てつだい）します。
自然（しぜん）な日本語を、楽（たの）しく、一緒（いっしょ）に学（まな）びましょう！

What is your personal goals?
I'll be happy to assist you in being able to communicate and express yourself using Japanese. Let's learn useful and natural Japanese phrases, together!
 

わたしは、”けいと”といいます。日本人（にほんじん）です。標準的（ひょうじゅんてき）な日本語をはなします。7年間(ねんかん)、病院（びょういん）の看護師（かんごし）をしていました。日本語教師（にほんごきょうし）の資格（しかく）があります。
いまは、友達（ともだち）に日本語（にほんご）や武道（ぶどう）を教（おし）えることを楽（たの）しんでいます。英語（えいご）をすこし話（はな）します。ドイツ語（ご）を学（まな）んでいます。
わたしは、大阪(おおさか)にうまれました。いまは、9才（さい）と7才（さい）の子（こ）ども、夫（おっと）と、石川県(いしかわけん)に住(す)んでいます。

Hello, I'm Kate. I'm a registered nurse and a qualified Japanese teacher. My work experience includes 7 years in the internal medicine and psychiatry department at a local hospital.
Currently I enjoy teaching the Japanese language and traditional Japanese martial arts to my friends from abroad.
I have a Bachelor's Degree in Art History and a Diploma in Nursing.
I'm a certified Japanese Language Teacher. I passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test in 2021.
I speak  basic English. In addition, I am also learning the German language (basic level) .
I was born in Osaka. ​I'm a wife and mother of two active boys. My family and I are currently living in a beautiful traditional city in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan.
 

Students' comments

・Kate sensei is very kind. We also played a game which was very interesting. She let me read the questions which helped me practice my kanji reading skills and my comprehension. I learned a lot of natural expressions in her class. Thank you!
・Kate 先生 was so patient and helpful. I really enjoyed our lesson.