Mineko Arai
Born in Shizuoka, Japan.
'My passion is to broaden the views in your life.'
My Teaching Experiences
School of Oriental & African Studies -University of London (2014-2019)
Foreign & Commonwealth Office (2013-2016)
King's College London (2009-2017)
University of Sheffield (2006-2009)
My Corporate Contracts
SONY (2016-2020)
Tokyo Esque (2017-2020)
Deloitte (2017-2018)
Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ (2017-2018)
Ashurst (2016)
Polar Capital (2015-2016)
British Museum (2015)
Dentsu International (2013-2014)
My Education Background
Leading Adult Learning - University College London (2017)
MBA in Education Management - King's College London (2011-2012)
MA in Applied Japanese Linguistics - School of Oriental & African Studies - University of London (2005-2006)
My journey
I taught English for two and half years before I decided to leave the inspiring views of Mt. Fuji to embark on a transformational journey to the United Kingdom, via South East Asia, Central Asia and Europe.
I wanted to experience local cultures, lifestyles, and behaviours, so I backpacked through these regions.
The beginning was challenging as I had to find a way of communicating with people, with whom I did not share a common language.
I continued my journey using gestures and simple phrases, and as time elapsed, I slowly absorbed the different cultures and I adjusted to the local lifestyles of the countries.
My teaching is strongly influenced by my cultural interactions in the past.
