Saturday, May 9, 2009

Happy Mother's Day

Today we had a lot of happy moms after our pre-school class. We made lots of special Mother's Day crafts using our handprints! It was fun to get our hands dirty in the colorful paints too. Below is a photo of all the crafts we made for Mom.
Tomorrow is real Mother's Day and I am going to send my Mom in Canada a surprise in the mail so she knows how special she is to me! What special things are you going to do for your mother on Mother's Day?

I know my mom likes to read this blog so I just want to say Happy Mother's Day to my Mommy!! xox
Thanks for reading,
~Rachel

Friday, May 8, 2009

Getting Back into the Swing of Things...

It's time to get back to work! I hope you all enjoyed your Golden Week vacations! Catching up with my students on what they did on their time off has been really interesting. It's great to hear that many of you had some exciting adventures, despite the fact that it was raining cats and dogs for most of the week.
I finally got to see Himeji Castle, and I'm sorry I didn't make it inside. That place closes early! I did see some very sad polar bears at the Himeji Zoo, and ate some delicious sesame ice cream on my way out.
It's still raining cats and dogs, but don't let that make you a couch potato. A typhoon is coming in, and while many of you may have been running for cover, my boss Yuji grabbed his surf board and hit the waves. What do you do to pass the time when it's rainy?

Friday, May 1, 2009

Happy Health Day!!

Today RLE went to get x-rays and blood tests!! It was very interesting for us North Americans because the x-ray machine was inside a van; a VAN!!! We had never heard of or seen something like this before. Below is a photo of us waiting for our turn to go into the x-ray van! Check it out.
Everyone was very brave for the blood test, except for me. Yes, I admit I cried like a child...Below you can see Yuji being very calm and relaxed. What a cool guy.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

RLE in the Newspaper!

Check out RLE in the May edition of シティライフ 高槻 -茨木!And remember, it's pronounced "City Life" (si-tee laif) not shi-ti raifu, which means something a bit different in English!

We just received some really nice maps of the world and Japan for our café and they've sparked some pretty interesting conversations about where our guests have been, and where they want to travel to. Also, it's as if I've had a couple mini-lessons on the geography of Japan. Thanks guys!

So don't be a couch potato, and come by to show me where you were born and where you've been in Japan, or around the world! I'll show you some good places for spotting moose and eating maple syrup in Canada!

Friday, April 24, 2009

今日はゴシップですが・・・

皆さんも、ご存じのSMAPの草なぎさんのゴシップですが、海外でも話題になってるようで、
英語で記事を読んで勉強してみてください。
http://perezhilton.com/2009-04-23-japanese-pop-sensation-strips-down-and-lands-in-jail

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

☆Hey!ヽ('ー'#)/ Hello!☆

Spring is here and it's the time to start something new! How about learning English? Today we could hear a lot of laughter and energetic voices from our classes. Things are really starting to pick up here at RLE. I encourage everyone to come join in on the fun or even come to check out what all the commotion is about. And if you sign up.......

* Tada!* You receive a special prize! We are giving away cosmetics for the first 40 students and its a very rare Mac and Hello Kitty collaboration. We are also giving away Hello Kitty plates. So come on down while the prizes are still available cuz they are going quick.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Four Hungry Caterpillars

Do you know what the life cycle of a butterfly is?Egg > Larva (caterpillar) > Pupa (cocoon) > Adult (butterfly)
Things are definitely undergoing metamorphosis in this warm weather!!