Our annual Christmas party was a success once again. Everyone had a blast with a karaoke competition and an assortment of party games that continued on until late into the night. Everyone brought a little treat to the Advantage E/J potluck party, including our newest teacher Angie who surprised us with an extra spicy Mexican dish. Delicious! We are now well into the winter season and just ahead will be the long awaited and much anticipated 2010 Winter Olympics. Much excitement awaits and we hope that you will all have a wonderful new year!

Only three weeks left until the mountain opens, snow has reached all the way to midstation. The opening day is scheduled for November 26, 2009. Until the ski season starts some students will be intensely studying English, while others are aiming for the instructor training course. We all enjoyed another annual Halloween celebration at Advantage E/J and Pat (teacher) made everybody a delicious pumpkin pie. Thank you so much Pat for the lovely treat!

It is the time of year when the leaves turn to autumn colours and we can observe changes all around. The year of the winter Olympics is just around the corner. We would like to introduce one of the students here at Advantage E/J English School, Kieta Hiroshima, who is an athlete aiming for the Olympics. Keita is studying English while training as a member of both the Tribal Ski Team and Blackcomb Freestyle Ski Team. During the off season, he has been training on the trampoline and at the water ramps. Everyone is awaiting the outcome of all of his hard work. Good Luck Keita!