E-Style's Golden Week Break (4/30～5/6)

Hi everybody,

This is just a quick blog post (ブログ記事・投稿) to inform you of our Golden Week break. There will be no lessons at E-Style from tomorrow (April 30th) to next Wednesday (May 6th). Classes will resume (再び始まる) on Thursday, May 7th.

If you want some English to study during the break, then how about trying to memorize (暗記する) all of the holidays that make up Golden Week? Here is the list:

April 29th: Showa Day (昭和の日)
May 3rd: Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日)
May 4th: Greenery Day (緑の日)
May 5th: Children's Day (こどもの日)

Take care, have a great Golden Week, and good luck with your studies.

See you at E-Style,

Alan

P.S. Next Wednesday, May 6th, is a substitute holiday (振替休日) for Constitution Memorial Day, which falls on a Sunday (日曜日に当たる) this year.

Spring has Sprung!

Hi everyone,

Spring has sprung! (春がやって来た！) For tonight at exactly 11:46 (just a few minutes ago), the tilt of the Earth's axis (地球の自転軸の傾き) was neither toward (～に向かって) nor away from (～から離れて) the sun. The result is an equal amount of both daylight and darkness, known as the Vernal (or Spring) Equinox. The word "vernal" is an adjective (形容詞) for spring (春) while "equinox" comes from Latin (ラテン語), with "equi" meaning "equal" and "nox" meaning "night." 

So, even though it is still a little chilly (肌寒い) outside, astrologically speaking (占星術的に言えば), spring is here!  

See you at E-Style,

Alan

P.S. Another definition (定義・語義) of "spring" as a noun (名詞) is 「ばね」; as a verb (動詞), it can mean 「跳ねる」. In this post's title, "Spring has Sprung!" is a pun (ダジャレ) meaning 「春がばねのように飛んで来た！」. 

P.P.S.「秋分」is called the Autumnal Equinox in English. This year, it will occur on September 23rd at 11:04 p.m.

                                                                

2026: The Year of the Horse🐴

Happy New Year!

Hi everybody,

A happy and healthy New Year to all of you! I hope that all of your dreams come true (夢が叶う) in 2026: The Year of the Horse. Jack and I are looking forward to seeing (and teaching) you at E-Style when classes resume (再び始まる) on Monday, January 5th. Until then (それまで), take care, enjoy the break, and good luck with your New Year's resolutions (新年の抱負).

All the best in Reiwa 8,

Alan