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Hello everyone,We're approaching the end of the year, so this will be my final blog post of 2017. I'm going to fly to Ireland on Saturday to spend Christmas and the New Year with my family and friends. We had a fantastic Christmas Party last Sunday. It was our biggest ever, with over 70 students in …　
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Hello everyone,  How are you doing? It's the Christmas party on Sunday. See lots of you there! It'll be fun and I can't wait to see the 70+ students and Santa Claus. I'm also looking forward to something else this weekend. Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi opens on Friday. I'm going to see it …　
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Hello everyone,As the end of the year approaches, people are making their plans for the new year, or "oshogatsu" as it's called here. It's the biggest holiday of the year, and a time when many people stay with their families. That's why travelling can be quite hectic at this time of year. You'll fin…　
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Hello everyone,  How are you doing? It's December already! It's snowing heavily in my new home in Omachi, Nagano and I'm looking forward to a white Christmas. Growing up in England, there wasn't much snow and there were few white Christmases. Whenever there was a little snow, there would be chaos on…　
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 Hello everyone,It's December! That means Christmas is on the way. It's the biggest holiday of the year back home, and I'm going to Ireland for it this year. I'm flying back once our winter vacation begins on December 23rd. It's a long flight, and because there are no direct flights from Japan …　
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 Hello everyone,  It's been almost a week since the speech contest. Were you there? Well, I thought this year's event went really well. Thank you to all the students who took part and to the parents and family for your support over the last few months getting prepared for the contest. Firs…　
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Hello everyone,Did you have time off for the holiday last Thursday? Did you come to our Speech Contest? It was a great success, and everyone had a fantastic time! I really think the quality of our students' speeches goes up every year. This is especially true in the highest rank category. The 4th ra…　
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Hello everyone, How are you doing today? It's getting colder so wrap up warm. I'm fighting the last of a cold and taking medicine so I'm well for tomorrow's speech contest. It's our biggest event of the year. More than 40 students will give unique speeches that they've been practicing for the past f…　
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Hello everyone,It's getting very cold and feels like winter is in full swing already. We got the kotatsu out on Sunday and it's nice to get in and warm up on these cold days. I've never seen a kotatsu outside of Japan. Even though Ireland is even colder in winter, you won't see anyone climb in under…　
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Hello everyone, How are you doing? Last Saturday, we had a rehearsal for the speech contest song and dance that our youngest students will perform. They did really well. I hope they can be just as good and loud on the stage next week. We have also been giving coaching sessions to students taking par…　
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