Last Day

Today has been a fantastic yet emotional day. We have gone from this...

To this... 

(Not everyone was available at the time photo was taken but you get the idea!)

We had a great yet emotional last day. Here's some photos from today's festivities:

Parents, if you haven't checked your email in the last day or two, please do so. There is information on flights home and August events there. See you soon!

Elviene 

Some more photos during this final week

Here are some pictures of the students in various activities.  The first ones are their efforts in calligraphy class:

The "noodle party" was the schools's version of Nagashi Somen, a traditional Japanese noodle event.

It was fun to catch the noodles as they flowed by in the water,   Here is a picture of the traditional way it is done, using a piece of bamboo:

Finally, a good, fun time really has been had on a daily basis here, and this is just a snapshot.  

Pretty respectable!    

Only 3 more sleeps until we arrive home!! Friday is our farewell and we will experience the events of a Japanese festival. Can't wait!      - Ms.B

Final Week

Can you guess who snuck my phone at breakfast this morning? :)

Not much to post this week as students are finishing up their classes. Emotions are mixed as they're both eager to go home and sad to leave.

Elviene 

Swiss National Weekend

On Saturday, Switzerland celebrated their Swiss National Day. We woke up to a cloudy morning in Leysin.

In Leysin, they have an annual half-marathon that starts in Aigle (at the bottom of the mountain), passes Leysin and goes up to Berneuse (above Leysin), and then ends in Leysin. The Swiss are a fit group of people!! Even the Japanese students are quite active; there is hardly a moment that we don't hear them playing in the basketball court outside. A number of students & staff participated in the marathon, and numerous students cheered them on. Here are posters a number of the students made to cheer on their Japenese peers:

Tim & I watched a number of people fly in through the finish line. We couldn't believe how fast some of the runners came in (considering most of the trek was uphill & even the downhill was on quite  a steep track). 

In the evening, many students came out to see the fireworks that were being set off up the mountain!

This morning, the students also helped to serve the annual Canadian brunch! Here, the students served a very high calorie-intake meal including poutine, bacon & eggs, and waffles (with white sauce, whip cream, ice cream, AND berries). The Japanese students were loving it! And it is probably some of the best waffles I've ever tasted. 

Tomorrow will be a sad day for me as I see Tim off to the airport, as he will need to be back at work at home on Tuesday. And the final countdown for the rest of us is on!

Elviene & Tim