CROSSROADSCROSSROA DS Language StudioÊs Newsletter February,February , 201
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After 10 years in Okaido, we’re going to relocate to Ichi-bancho next month, justacross from the Prefecture Offices. We’ll be closed on the 27th & 28th of this month,and on the 1st of March, and there will also be some work going on during
February in our present building. We apologize for any inconvenience
this may cause our students. This is going to be a new and exciting
development for Crossroads that will allow us to provide aneven better environment to study in than our present one!

Joshua Says: Well this is it, our last month in Okaido! Almost 10 years
with lots of fond memories to go with those years – check out P3. But, I
think we’ve made a very good decision to move on. I’m sure you will all
love our new school; It’s really going to be something special; and not far
from our present location, which I hope will prove to be convenient foreveryone. I’m looking forward to seeing and teaching you there…

Junko Says: Crossroads has been teaching for a little more than 30 years.
Using our “know how”, we’d like to continue to be a really useful company in ournew location, supporting real needs for English and other languages forindividuals as well as officials and companies. Our new place was introduced to us
by our old student’s father and to my surprise, this time, our new landlords speak
English! Somehow, this time I feel we are in the right place at the right time…..

Kenneth Says: The Winter Olympics are set to begin in Sochi, Russia.
It is apt to be a close race between Norway and U.S.A. for total medal
count, with Canada, Germany and Russia vying for third place. Watchfor athletes Kikkan Randall (USA.), Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), Maxence
Parrot (Canada), Sara Takanashi (Japan), Noriaki Kasai (Japan), KimYu-Na (South Korea), Mao Asada (Japan), Patrick Chan (Canada),Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan), Daisuke Takahashi (Japan) …

Adrienne Says: Here are a few things that women do that make men
feel shame and feel like they are failures as men: being in a bad moodmuch of the time; criticizing; complaining; rarely expressing
gratitude for the things he does for you; ignoring the man’s physicaland emotional needs; giving him unsolicited advice, correcting what
he says (in front of other people is especially embarrassing)….

Cyril Dit: J'ai découvert derrière mon immeuble un nouveau bijou naturel
japonais: cela fait longtemps que je suis intrigué par ce qui ressemble à une
porte shinto tout en haut de la montagne que je vois depuis mon balcon tous
les matins... J'ai donc décidé de partir à l'aventure pour essayer d'enatteindre le sommet, et quelles récompenses: une magnifique balade sur depetits chemins secrets et la plus belle vue du Japon à l'arrivée!

It’s been almost 10 years to the day since we moved from Katsuyama-cho to Okaido, and so much has happened inthat time. Many students have moved on, and a few have remained. Here are some memories we can share.
TheNiigata
BenefitConcert,Jan, 2005

OurOkaido
opening
party,
June,
2004

X’mas
Party,
Dec, 2005

The first roof-top garden
party, Aug, 2005… and“Goodbye to Summer”
party, Oct, 2005

PerformanceNight Party,
Nov, 2006
Our
firstlibrary,April,
2006

X’mas
Party,
Dec, 2006

Performance
Night Party,
March, 2007

Summer
B-B-Q
Party,
August,2006
Performance
Night Party,
Nov, 2007

The“Chance”
concert,July, 2007
Performance
Night Party,
July, 2007
Performance
Night Party,
July, 2008
The Roof-top“Open House”
Garden opens,
June, 2008

Performance
Night Party,
March, 2008

X’mas
Party,
Dec,
2007
Performance
Night Party,
March, 2009

X’mas
Party,
Dec,
2008

Summer
B-B-Q
Party,
Aug, 2008
Performance
Night Party,
Nov, 2009

Summer
B-B-Q
Party,
Aug, 2009

Performance
Night Party,
July, 2009

Performance
Night Party,
March, 2010

Performance
Night Party,
July, 2010

Performance
Night Party,
March, 2011

Performance
Night Party,
July, 2011

Performance
Night Party,
Nov, 2010

Summer B-B-Q
Party, Sept,
2011
Performance
Night Party,
Nov, 2011

Performance
Night Party,
March, 2012
Summer B-B-Q
Party, Sept,
2012
Performance
Night Party,
July, 2012

Summer
B-B-Q
Party,
Sept,
2010

E-O-T
Party,
Nov, 2012

E-O-S
Party,
May, 2013

E-O-S
Party, Dec,
2013?