Bay Learning Academy

 We had a lovely visit from Byung Sook Gong this week. She had been a student here earlier in the year. She was a dedicated student and her English improved a lot. Just shows you are never too old to learn something new.  It was lovely catching up with her and her family, we miss her. 

I stayed ANA hotel Hiroshima last October. There is in Hiroshima city.  My husband and I took the tour. It was the fee including ticket and staying the hotel. It was a low price. We enjoyed 3 days at this hotel. The hotel is near the Hiroshima station and clean and comfortable.  I saw many foreign people stayed there. They came to watch the World Cup Rugby. We went to another place by train. We went to The Atomic Bomb Dome and Itukushima shrine. Other places are World Heritage. I visited another one was Hiroshima castle. The Atomic Bomb Dome is still remained as it was broken. The museum has many burned clothes, lunchboxes and many real photos.  The exhibition is serious and terrible facts. I am  moved there and I agreed "No More Hiroshima". Itukushima shrine was built near the beach in the 9th Century. When the high tide come to its foundation of 'torii' and the shrine building as flooded during the high tide . It is beautiful and fantastic scenery. We most Japan

It was an informative trip for learn about bees life, how they live and make honey. It was interesting to look how they see the flowers and collect polen in a small bag. I think they work so much for make the honey. After that we can taste some honeys yummy flavour. My favourite flavours was the honey with lemon. By Isaiah I visited the Comvita at 21st Feb. 202 with my Bay Learning Academy friends. Comvita is famous for Japan. The honey of Comvita is sold by department store. It is so expensive. By the way, we joined the guided tours. And I tried the computer control guide. It had been getting on helicopter for me. My sight was like moving aerial photo.  It was realistic great scenery.  I had the latest advanced technology experience for me. Finally I bought 2 honies for my friends. By Akiko Comvita was established in 1974, in Te Puke. We were seven people including tteacher Juan. We saw there made of many things from the honey, just as: toothpaste, soap, and many kinds of oth

by Akiko Wakamatsu We went to the McLaren Falls Park yesterday. We rode in three cars separately. I rode in Juan's car with another 3 persons.  I was looking forward to going there because I went to the park before 2 years ago. the park is wonderfull. It is a large area, many plants and a beautiful lake. I saw many ducks and sheep. The park show me great scenery as 2 years ago. I am glad to visit there again. Then we played Frisbee Golf, it was the first time for me throwing the Frisbee. We went up the hill. Sometimes the Frisbee flied somewhere. But we were enjoying it. I felt younger in my mind. Thank you

Yesterday I visited the bird Garden in Katikati with Yam,Patty and the teacher Juan. At the bird garden we're looking and feeding to the birds like chickens, ducks and pigeons. My favorite bird was a grey duck with Green beak, also we can see the peacock, parrots and a strange bird similar to a phoenix. The most funny parts in the trip was when we feed the birds because a lot of birds arrived with us. Isaias Barraza  (Chile)

Our latest TESOL course was a great success. All three ladies passed with 'Strong Passes'. All three came with very different experiences and strengths. Sandra is from Catalonia, it was great to have the input from a non-native speaker. Heather is going to use her new ESOL skills in the classroom and Katie will be off travelling the world very soon.