The NUFS Collabo Podcast

This episode's podcast guest is third year NUFS student, Shiori.   We chat about her experiences of studying at a UK university,  being homesick (but only for a few days!),  and most importantly she talks about the importance of the IELTS test !  

4th year students Airi and Yuka came to the "studio" to talk about their amazing experiences studying and working at Disney.  Find out all about what they did on today's fascinating podcast.  Thank you for listening!

A really interesting podcast today as I interview Paul Crane - Collabo Head of English.   Find out about Paul's background, his experiences in Japan,  his views on "lifelong learning", and whether he thinks education should be free or not.  We also find out that Richard and Paul have a lot in common - they even studied at the same university!  Listen and find out.  Th...

At last - our first student guest is on this week's Collabo Podcast.  Yoshika studied abroad and came back to Japan recently.  She was kind enough to take time out from job hunting to talk to us about her time outside of Japan.  In this interview she discusses her goals before leaving, the positive experiences she had, and what she would do differently if she had the same chance aga...

Exciting times for the Podcast as we get our first Japanese guest - Fujinuma-san (Misa).  Many of you will know Fujinuma-san from her job as research assistant and from the excellent support that she gives to students and teachers.  Listen, as she talks about her surprising English ability in high school, her experiences of studying abroad, and finally what she thinks about the idea of f...

Thank you so much for sending all your questions for Richard - he was so excited to answer them!  Tom took the role of interviewer and asked Richard your questions about his life in Japan, festivals, & his favourite snacks.  Listen to find out places that he used to live, his Japanese studies and a festival that he really doesn't want to go to.... 

Finally, a special guest on the Collabo podcast - it's Dan!  He tells us about his hometown, and his background at NUFS.  After some rigorous questioning (!) , he confirms which department at NUFS is the best.  He then talks about a famous British festival, and also his favourite Japanese festival.  Thank you Dan!

Tom talks about the time he participated in the Songkran Festival in Thailand.  Listen and find out what happens in this famous Thai festival - it sounds like a lot of fun!

Tom talks about the places that he's lived in the past., and reveals a very interesting fact about his hometown.  Richard and Tom compare city and country living, and Richard tells us why he hasn't owned a car for 12 years.

Find out all about NUFS Collabo teacher Tom Entwistle.  What did he do before he came to Japan?  Why did he come to Japan?  What does he like about Japan?  What is the DELTA course that he studied last year?