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Hello everyone, Now that it's mid-July, festival season is here! Last weekend the Fuji Port Festival took place, and next weekend is the Fuji Festival in Chuo Park. I went to the Port festival on Sunday evening to see the fireworks. They are a part of every festival here, and were very impressive…　
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Hello everyone,How is your week so far? The hot weather is continuing so please be careful. The Eiken test interviews were last weekend. We'll find out the results in a couple of weeks so good luck. Summer grammar classes have started too. Lots of students came on Saturday and worked hard. Thank y…　
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Hello everyone, Tanabata took place last week! Did you make a wish and put it on a bamboo tree? I saw a big tree in Koryu Plaza last weekend. There were many interesting wishes tied to it and all the paper made it very colourful. I asked some of our students and they want good test scores this …　
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Hello everyone,   How are you today? We're in a heatwave at the moment. Please remember to drink plenty of fluid and look after yourself. Yesterday was American Independence Day. Happy 4th of July to my brother (who is a naturalized American) and his family and any American readers. Good luck t…　
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  Hello everyone, July is here already and it's very hot and humid this week! We are currently experiencing a bit of a heatwave here in Shizuoka. When I was at the park near my house this morning, a man asked me "Is it too humid for you?" I told him it's very different to my home country …　
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Hello everyone,   How are you doing? Just a reminder, Friday Hario will be closed and there won't be any lessons. I'll see Friday students next week. The Eiken interview tests are coming up and lots of students are coming in for extra practice. Good luck! Just try to relax and remember to show …　
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Hello everyone, As you can see, the rainy season has well and truly started now. It kicked off with a bang with some heavy rain last Wednesday. Luckily I haven't been caught out in the rain yet, but there's still plenty of time left! I went to Asagiri on Sunday and I can see how it got that nam…　
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Hello everyone,   How are you doing at the moment? We got the results of the Eiken paper tests on Monday. The results can be found by following a link on our Facebook page. Congratulations to those students who passed, including some who were surprised to pass. The next step, the interview stag…　
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Hello everyone, Last Saturday Ireland played against Japan in a friendly rugby match. It took place in Ecopa stadium in our very own Shizuoka Prefecture, so it was a great time and place to go to my first rugby game. Kevin, my wife, my daughter and I all wore green Ireland shirts and drove ther…　
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Hello everyone,   How was your weekend? I saw many students at the Yoshiwara Gion Festival on Saturday and Sunday. It's always a great atmosphere every year and it always nice to see so many members of the local community out and about. It was my birthday last Friday. Thank you to the staff for…　
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