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Hello everyone,It seems that everyone is in the Olympic spirit and intensely following all the action in South Korea. I have always been a fan of the Winter Olympic games, growing up in Canada means a long winter to practice your sport of choice! Like many Canadians I grew up watching ice hockey, by…　
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Hello everyone,I hope you had an enjoyable break yesterday for Foundation Day. It was great to have a relaxing long weekend. Have you been following the Winter Olympics so far? I watched the women's ski jump last night and the last three jumps determined who won the gold, silver and bronze medals. J…　
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Hello everyone!I’ve always loved to cook and try out new foods. Spicy, sweet, salty, sour, I like to try and make as many new things as I can. Cooking (and eating) is fun! As Japanese food is one of my favourite cuisines, a few weeks ago my girlfriend and I attempted to make a Japanese classic, okon…　
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Hello everyone,Recently it seems to be snowing all over Japan except for Fuji. I saw lots of snowfall on TV, especially in areas north of here. We're lucky we never have to shovel snow out of our driveways. Now that we're in the middle of winter, it's time to watch the Winter Olympics later this wee…　
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Hello everyone!My name is Matt and I am very excited to be living in Fuji and being a part of Hario! I am originally from Toronto, Canada and have been in Japan for 2 months. It's been such an incredible experience so far and somewhat overwhelming! I have travelled all over the world in my life but …　
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Hello everyone,February is fast approaching. I'm looking forward to the beginning of Spring and seeing the cherry blossom around Fuji in March or April. I've heard that the ume trees are already blossoming in Izu. These trees bloom a lot earlier than regular cherry blossoms, but even so, January is …　
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Hello everyone,Did it snow where you are yesterday. I saw on the news that there was lots of snow all over the country recently. Fuji didn't get any last night, despite the weather reports that we might. It hardly ever snows here on the coast. But if you go a bit north to higher ground you'll find l…　
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Hello everyone,It's the coldest time of the year. I noticed the temperature dipped below freezing at night last week. While that's very cold for Fuji, it's quite mild compared to many other parts of Japan. There was snow in many areas north of here, and inland areas too. Niigata was covered in snow …　
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Hello everyone,Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday. I've been talking to my students about what they did during their winter vacation. The most common family tradition on New Year's Eve is to watch Kohaku on TV with their families. It's a live music event that features many of Japan's…　
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Hello everyone,   Kevin here. How are you doing? This week started with the Christmas party on Sunday. It went really great and I had a lovely time playing Christmas games, singing Christmas songs and meeting Santa with everyone. The students looked like they had lots of fun and made some reall…　
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