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In honour of recent astronomical events–and Martin’s great posts–here’s a wonderful sequence of time-lapse photos (isn’t that called a movie or motion picture?) of the Aurora Borealis taken in Norway: Aurora time-lapse by Tommy Eliassen See more of the photographer’s great work (example below) here: http://500px.com/tommyeliassen Happy studying…and sky-gazing. Rick Smith’s Nagaokakyo

Hello, Everyone!  I hope you are settling back into the routine of スミス英会話 teaching/learning after a pleasant Golden Week holiday.  Here at スミス英会話長岡京, we are enjoying the comfortable weather before the humidity of rainy season and summer arrives. I came across the following video of 83-year old Yayoi Kusama’s recent artwork and thought I’d share […]

Despite the sudden cold this week, spring cherry blossoms are almost here. Are you excited for ohanami parties? At スミス英会話長岡京校, we certainly are! Did you know that Washington, DC, celebrates spring with its own National Cherry Blossom Festival? It’s true; the festival and its trees are rooted (pun intended) in Japan! 2012 marks the Centennial (100th […]