Hello! My name is Rachel, or Lei-Sensei. I’m here to help you speak Japanese fluently and confidently, and to answer your questions like “How can I be consistent with my studying?” “How can I build my vocabulary?” and “What actually IS the difference between wa and ga?” I was born and raised in Japan, and as a bilingual I have a lifelong fascination with seeing the language through two lenses: as a native Japanese speaker, and as an English speaker. My teaching approach draws on both these perspectives to help you understand Japanese as natives do, explained in ways that make sense to you as a non-native. I also love sharing the unique culture and history of Japan, and could spend all day talking about the great ramen debate, the role of nature in the Japanese mentality and language, and what exactly the samurai were doing that one time they visited the Spinx.