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Hello everyone. I'm very sorry to tell you that we are now experiencing a problem with this site. For some reason, it's impossible to write comments for most of the classes. If you want to write me a comment, please write one to my e-mail account. I hope to hear from you!
Thanks for your understanding. I hope this problem will be fixed soon!

Hello! Well, next week is Golden Week and there will be no classes all week. So I hope you will all have a great time over the holidays!
As most of you know, I'm going back to Canada. So I'm very sorry, but I won't be able to check my messages or post comments on my blog. I hope you understand!
And please remember to study hard over the break.
Take care and have fun! Bye for now!

Hello everyone!
I just wanted to write this message to welcome you all back to JOY for the beginning of the school year and the new semester! And I also want to welcome all the new students to JOY!
I'm looking forward to our first classes, so I hope everyone can come. March and April are busy months for many of us, so I hope to see you around JOY. Please come early to class and stay late after class and use Bucky Hall to chat with other students and study!
I'm waiting to hear your comments on my blog, so PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE write me!
Let's enjoy studying English and getting to know each other more.
All the best!

I just wanted to post this very "Christmasy" photo of Bucky Hall and to thank everyone who helped us decorate! It was a lot of fun, as usual, and now Bucky Hall looks great. Thank you all!
Also, I wanted to remind everyone of our Christmas Party on December 19th. We have invited some JICA participants and we'll also have some special activities and performances. So come and join the fun!
So please come and enjoy the Christmas atmosphere here at JOY both before and after class and at the JOY Christmas Party. I look forward to seeing you around!

Hello everyone,
Next week Eva will be absent from JOY and will not be teaching her regular lessons. So unfortunately, that means you cannot take any of Eva's classes as a substitution lesson from September 3 - 7.
Have a great weekend!

Just a reminder to everyone that Monday (July 17) is a holiday and there are no classes! So please enjoy your long weekend and have lots and lots of fun!!! Let me know what you did on my BLOG sometime, okay? Take care and bye for now!

Hello everyone! How are you doing? Well, this week is Golden Week, so there are no classes from May 3-7. Does anyone have anything special planned? I don't think I'll be doing anything interesting, but please ask me about it next week and I'll ask you, too!!! For those students who have to work, please don't work too hard, okay? And for those students who plan to travel or stay home, please enjoy a relaxing holiday! I'm looking forward to speaking with you all next week! Take it easy and have fun!

Guess what? We are starting English Salons again! It's a great chance for you to practice the English you learned and communicate in English! So if you have time, please come! We will have a great time drinking coffee/tea while chatting! You can sign up with Shinobu or other JOY staff.
Salon Schedule:
Step 2-3, Time: 8:30pm-9:30pm, Place: Bucky Hall
-April 14 (Friday)
-April 24 (Monday)
-April 28 (Friday)
Step 4-5, Time: 8:30pm-9:30pm, Place: Bucky Hall
-April 17 (Monday)
-Spril 21 (Friday)

Thank you all for the warm welcome to Obihiro and to JOY! I'm looking forward to speaking with you and getting to know you all very soon! Next week the new semester will begin, so good luck with studying English. Let's have fun learning English together!