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Momo Shinmei

School Coordinator

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Momo Shinmei

School Coordinator

About
Momo Shinmei

Before joining Nihongo Picnic, Momo worked in back-office operations at a game company where over 90% of the employees were non-Japanese. In this multicultural environment, she collaborated with colleagues from diverse backgrounds using both English and Japanese, and even speaks a bit of French!

About
Momo Shinmei

Before joining Nihongo Picnic, Momo worked in back-office operations at a game company where over 90% of the employees were non-Japanese. In this multicultural environment, she collaborated with colleagues from diverse backgrounds using both English and Japanese, and even speaks a bit of French!

Teaching Experience/Certifications
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Certifications:

Teaching Philosophy

As the school coordinator, I’m here to support both our students and teachers, and help everything run smoothly behind the scenes. I want everyone to feel comfortable, heard, and excited to keep learning with us. If you ever have a question, big or small, I’m always happy to help!

Personality
Hobbies

Exploring new places in the neighborhood by bike with my kids

Trying easy and delicious recipes

Hiking (I hope to get back to it once things settle down with parenting!)

Best movies/anime/manga/games

Films
Past Lives
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Books
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Anime
The Tatami Galaxy
Paprika
Samurai Champloo

Favorite conversation topics

Living Abroad: I recently moved to New Zealand, so I love talking about the joys and challenges of living overseas.

Raising Kids in a Multilingual Environment: At home, our children speak French and Japanese, and they learn in English at school. I'm always thinking about how to support them in this unique environment.

I've been to

🇰🇷 South Korea

🇺🇸 United States

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

🇫🇷 France

🇮🇹 Italy

🇫🇮 Finland

🇩🇰 Denmark

🇲🇦 Morocco

🇻🇳 Vietnam

🇹🇼 Taiwan

🇳🇿 New Zealand