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Hello everyone,  Happy Bastille Day to everyone in France! It's the French Independence Day today. I'm following the Tour de France cycling at the moment. British cyclists are doing very well and today will be an exciting day with a mountain top finish.  We have …　
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Hello everyone, Are you looking forward to the long weekend? This weekend many of us have an extra day off on Monday because it's "Umi no hi" or "sea day". The ocean is an important part of Japanese life and we see that in the food. There is so much fantastic sea…　
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Hello everyone, How are you doing? Today is July 7th, which in Japan is the day of the Star Festival or Tanabata. It's the theme of Alan's post yesterday and this week's 'Phrase of the Week' video. Check them out! Did you wish for anything? I wished for .........…　
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Hello everyone, Tomorrow marks the beginning of the "Star Festival" or "Tanabata". The date of this festival varies by region throughout Japan, but it starts on the seventh day of the seventh month. People celebrate this festival by writing a wish on a piece of p…　
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Hello everyone, How are you this week? We had new air-conditioners installed in my classroom and Sachiyo's classroom yesterday. My old one had lasted a long time. Thank you for your service, old air-conditioner. The new one is smaller, quieter, more energy effici…　
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Hello everyone, Yesterday was the longest day of the year, or summer solstice. It's the day where we have the most hours of daylight. Here in Japan, I noticed that it started to get dark at 7:00PM yesterday. In Ireland, however, the sun sets at around 9:30PM on t…　
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Hello everyone, How was your week? Some of our students took the Eiken test last weekend. Now they're over, you can relax a little, at least until the speaking tests. If you've read Alan's blog you'll know I had a small badminton tournament last weekend to celebr…　
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Hello everyone, I tried badminton for the first time last Saturday. We celebrated Kevin's birthday by playing in the Obuchi sport's center. Like any new sport, it was difficult at first, but you can pick it up pretty quickly and I was able to play games after som…　
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Hello everyone, How are things with you? Today is my birthday. My birthday is always around the time of the summer Eiken tests and the Yoshiwara Gion Festival. Good luck to all our students taking the test and I hope to see some of our students at the festival th…　
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Hello everyone, Good luck to all of our students who are taking the Eiken test this weekend! They always work hard for the test and deserve to do well. As the saying goes "break a leg". That means good luck. The phrase comes from an old superstition that wishing …　
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