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Circus Photo
This week some crazy student dared to fly on the trapeze at our circus activity. Have a look at this photo.
OZZIE WILDLIFE AFTERNOON
Today we had the Wild Rangers come and show us some amazing native Ozzie animals including a snake, saltwater crocodile, frogs, lizards and a Tawny Frog Mouth bird. We all learnt a lot about the creatures and found the Squirrel Gliders just gorgeous. The next Wild Rangers show will be on the 15th August. Make sure you bring your camera!
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Hatsuhiba go surfing!
Yesterday we had a great time in the waves surfing. The Hatsuhiba study tour from Japan were surfing for hours. Even the teachers had a go! Take a look at the pictures.
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WHALE OF A TIME!
Today with the beautiful weather Kate and the Global Village students decided to go for a beach stroll and do a bit of Whale watching.
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Winter in Byron
With June, comes winter in Australia, and winter in Byron Bay is one of the best times of the year to visit. Sure, summer is nice, too, but in winter it’s still warm enough to hang around the beach and go swimming or surfing. Last weekend our FCE teacher, Andrew, was out in the sun with his camera to photograph Byron Bay delivering its typical, warm weather.
The beach at Suffolk Park
At Suffolk Park beach.
Heading for better waves at Broken Head, the beach next to Suffolk Park.
The Wreck, next to main beach, is popular for snorkelling, swimming and sunbathing.
FAREWELL MORI!
Our beautiful Japanese student Mori left us on Tuesday after a 74 week course!! He has gone to Sydney for work and will be sorely missed here at Global Village Byron Bay. Good luck Mori! 
xx
Skateboarders take the streets for Japan
Taking a break from surfing...
This weekend students and Byron locals were treated to freestyle displays of skateboarders showing off their tricks to raise money for Japan’s earthquake survivors. A street next to the beach was blocked off to cars, a DJ started pumping out some dance beats, and everyone showed up to enjoy the sunny weather. Our FCE teacher, Andrew, was there with his camera to capture the action…
Byron Bay pride
Working for the camera...
Speeding down the street
Ready to roll...
They start rolling young in this town
Pancakes with Bec!
Our resident chef Bec got into the swing of things with the students this afternoon and made a batch of delicious pancakes!
Delicious! Thanks Bec’s!!
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Run away with the circus at GV Byron!!!!
On Friday we did our monthly fantastic circus class. This is a one in a lifetime opportunity! Nicole had this to say about it .. “
“This has to be one of the greatest ideas of all time. I REALLY loved learning the trapeze and becoming even closer with the students and my friends. I’m amazed that we have such wonderful opportunities here at GV Byron Bay. Everyone was really nice and the acrobatics were fantastic! Thanks GV!”
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GV Cooking Options Class!
Last week our Pre-Intermediate class had a lot of fun presenting their national dishes in a presentation to each other. At the end of the week the winners of the “presentations” had to make their dish.. which was the traditional Koran Bulgogi (a great hit around the school!)
As part of this class the students had to teach the CAE class, using imperatives, how to prepare the course! This was a great success as can be seen in the below photos! Well done guys and thanks for the delicious meal!
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Surfing in Paradise
We have had such amazing weather recently and .. with amazing weather what can be better than to learn to surf!
Check out these amazing photos of the perfect Byron day!
Next surfing trip is at the end of April. Book in early to go!
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The one and only BRUNO!
Today I caught up with Bruno.. This is what he had to say about his time with us at GV Byron. 
Please tell us a little bit about yourself and where you are from…
My name is Bruno and I’m from the south of Brazil, a place called Blumanau which is a biggish city, kind of the same size as the Gold Coast.
What did you do back at home and what made you decide to come to Australia?
In Brazil I worked a technical assistant for Hyundai and studied at University doing a degree in Business Administration. I decided to come to Australia because when I was in Brazil people told me that there weren’t so many Brazilians in Byron. I also wanted to come to a smaller size city to enjoy the life and natural beauty that being in a small city offers.
How long have you been at GV Byron and what are you studying?
I am currently in the Upper Intermediate class! I started in the pre-intermediate class with almost no English and now I’ve got pretty amazing English!
I like this school. The people here are always happy and very kind. The teacher’s work very hard and really prepare their lessons well. They really take the time to consider my needs and to help me with the ideas that I struggle with. There is a great downstairs area, there is a place for lunch, games, relax, study , the internet and even a Wii console!!. Really… it’s nice.
I have enjoyed it so much here because of all these reasons that I have told a good friend of mine to come to GV Byron Bay and not to go to any other school because this is such a wonderful place. Everything for me is PERFECT! … and even better, I know my English is getting better.
What do you plan to do when you have completed your studies with us?
When I finish here I will go around Australia for a month and then maybe I will go to Indonesia.
What has been the single best moment that you have experienced since you joined GV Byron?
Wow. This is such a hard question as there have been so many good moments. Actually, there really isn’t specific moment. Meeting the teachers, Justin and Kate has been great fun. I really like the student house because I have a lot of friends that visit me there; we can practice English as the rule is to speak English when we are in the house. It’s a nice house, close to the beach and the bottle shop.
Is there anything you’d like to add??
I would like to tell everyone to enjoy your time in Byron it’s an unforgettable time!!
Byron Bay at its best!
Today is gorgeous!! Stunning sunshine, crystal clear blue waters and a beautiful sea breeze! A perfect day for a tour of Byron Bays historic lighthouse! Check out the photos below..
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Gv Byron Bay and the final frontier!
Last night GV Byron Bay students came out to explore strange new worlds, seek out new life, and new civilizations and To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before!!! (as they say in Star trek!)
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Lots of us came down to look at the great southern sky with the amazing telescope. It was a beautiful warm night and Phil taught us a lot about the great southern sky. Since this is such a popular activity we will be holding this every month!
Chocolate Crackles…mmmmmm
A lot of fun was had in the student lounge today with chocolate crackles being the flavour of the day! Kate makes these chocolate crackles for her son and his friends often. Now you can try them too!
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4 Cups rice puffs
1 cup icing sugar
4 tablespoons Coco powder
250 grams Copha
1 cup desiccated coconut
Method: Mix all dry ingredients together…..melt Copha slowly……mix all of these together……place in Patty pans and put in them in the fridge for 15 Mins. THAT’S IT!! Enjoy!
Snorkeling @ Julian Rocks!
We all had a beautiful day snorkeling with Turtles, loads of different types of fish and a few friendly Leopard sharks!
Check out the photos below!
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Tiramisu Delight
For some reason Italy seems to be the flavour of the week! Our lovely teacher Carla volunteered to show everyone how to make a delicious Tiramisu which was enjoyed by all of us! THANK YOU CARLA and your team of hardworking GV students
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In case you want to recreate this at home, here is how you do it!
Ingredients (serves 8)
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 250g mascarpone cheese
- 1/3 cup coffee liqueur (such as Kahlua)
- 200ml thickened cream
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
- 2 cups warm water
- 28 sponge finger biscuits (see note)
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
Method
- Using an hand mixer, beat egg yolks and sugar together in a large bowl until pale and creamy. Gently fold in mascarpone and liqueur. Wash and dry beaters. Whip cream to firm peaks. Fold into mascarpone mixture.
- Wash and dry beaters. Beat eggwhites until stiff peaks form. Fold into mascarpone mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Combine coffee and warm water in a shallow dish, stirring until coffee dissolves. Using half the biscuits, dip biscuits 1 at a time in coffee, turning to coat. Place, in a single layer, over the base of a 6cm-deep, 18cm x 28cm (base) baking dish.
- Spread half the mascarpone mixture over biscuits to cover. Repeat layers with remaining biscuits, coffee and mascarpone mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.
- Dust top with cocoa powder and serve.
GV People. Roberto and Daniele..
We have recently had some very charming and lively Italians join the school who have been great fun and have made a wonderful addition to the school. I caught up with them to talk about their experiences of GV Byron and Byron and this is what they had to say….
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Hi everyone! My name is Daniele and I am from Italy, a place called Asti (which you might have heard of if your drink!) which is in the North of Italy near Turin. It’s a small city with 80000 people but a nice place.
I have just completed my studies in IT at home and am now looking for a job, either in Italy or in Australia. I came to Australia to have a look around in Australia and see what opportunities there are here as I am quite interested in perhaps trying to find work in Australia as an IT professional.
I am in Byron now because I like the idea of a small beach town with beautiful scenery and friendly people. I have found Byron to be a great place, the ambience of the town is wonderful and the people are really really friendly which means a lot to me.
Today is my last day at school after having been here for three weeks. The school has been fun. In my opinion it’s a good school because we can learn by talking to other people from all over the world in English and it is great to have an experience where you can talk to so many different cultures and people with different languages in one place!
I have been studying in the Upper Intermediate level which has been good for me as it has been challenging but fun. I can honestly say that I have improved my ability to understand people from all over the world.
After this, I am going to travel around Australia a bit first going north to the Whitsundays and then down to South Australia, Melbourne and Sydney. It should be fun I think!!
I will be a little bit sad to leave here as I have made lots of friends from all over the world which has been really nice. The school is not just about studying; it’s a good social fun and happy place, in an amazing location!
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Hi All, I’m Roberto from Italy, Constanzana, near Vercelli. A very small village (with only 1000 inhabitants in it). I arrived in Byron Bay a few weeks ago after finishing my studies in Italy where I was studying biotechnology. I came to Australia, and in particular Byron for two main reasons. Firstly, I really wanted to develop my language skills and secondly, because I am on a working holiday visa, I want to get a job in Australia related to my field of study. If I’m lucky and my dreams are fulfilled I will be fortunate enough to get a job in working in a scientific laboratory. Fingers crossed!
I am currently studying in the Upper Intermediate class and once I have completed that course I will move on to the IELTS preparation course. So far, I have really enjoyed the classes and the school. It is an open, friendly and nice place to be and there are people from all over the world here which is interesting.
I really like Byron Bay. It is not a chaotic town (like some big cities in Italy) and very peaceful. It is also a very convenient place to live as there are markets everywhere and nothing is too far if you have your bicycle. I love the beach here, it’s a magic beach. The people on the beach are friendly and I have found it really easy to meet people. There is always a soothing breeze coming from the ocean which is great on hot summer afternoons.
Pictures anyone?
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Happy Birthday Lenny!
We had a very special day yesterday with it being Lenny’s Birthday. As you can see.. he was a happy guy!
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All the best from the team at GV. Happy Birthday!
Kate’s Ozzie Cook-up!
Kate proved all the sceptics wrong today when she made the most beautiful traditional Australian piklets. Served with Jam and fresh cream they were amazing!
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Activities!!
Over the last few weeks we have done some great activities. Have a look at the photos below and this month’s activities calander on the notice board.
Exam results!
Hey Everyone,
This is just a big WELL DONE from all of us at GV Byron Bay to the FCE and CAE students who just got their results. Another amazing group who all did really well. Brilliantly, we had a 100% pass rate from the FCE class and some of the highest grades yet! CAE did incredibly well with the vast majority earning great grades.
Well done guys and a big thank you to the teachers who put so much effort into their classes. You all deserve a big glass of bubbles!
Beautiful Byron Bay
With such stunning weather hitting our shores this week we had to go up to the lighthouse.. Sadly, we couldn’t see too many dolphins, but the wide array of blues in the sea was perfect!
If you’d like to go on one of these tours just sign up in the office!
CIRCUS SKILLS!!
Check out our pictures from the circus skills activity we had on Thursday! Crazy high-flying students we have here at Global Village!
For more pictures come to the front office and see Kate!
Beach Soccer!!
It’s a beautiful day guys!! Come on down to Clarkes beach as we are having a beach soccer tournament!
Always a great time and with beautiful days like this, nothing could be more perfect!
A Very Sad Farewell to Gabi!
Today we had both smiles and tears as we said goodbye to one of Global Village’s most treasured students, Gabrielle.
After 20 fantastic weeks here with us at the Byron Bay campus the time has come for Gabi to go back to Brazil. During the time spent here in Byron he learnt to surf and was eventually found in the water more than on land! He made many friends with whom he shared lots of laughs and memories, and of course, he has mastered the English language along with some Ozzie slang! 
We wish you all the very best for your future Gabrielle. You will be missed by all of us and we hope to see you again one day soon!
Spanish Cooking with Antonio and Sancho!
Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum!!!!!! On Friday we had the most amazing Spanish food cooked for us by Global Village Spaniards Sancho and Antonio. Spanish omelette and a garlic dip were on the menu. If anybody would like the recipes you will have to ask the boys directly. Apparently they are secret family treasures!
GV’s beautiful lighthouse tour
Yesterday we were blessed with the most beautiful weather for a lighthouse tour. We saw dolphins, turtles and rays from the top of the stunning Byron Bay Lighthouse. Our next tour is on Thursday 13th January 2011. Come to the office and book with Kate for some fantastic photo opportunities.
GV Byron Bay After Dark
It looks like the weather is going to be perfect this weekend!
Have a look at the list below to see what fun things you can do in Byron for the weekend!
Some great things happening tonight. Don’t forget that you can all get free entry into Cheeky Monkeys with your GV Byron Bay green wristbands, cheap beer and $5 meals. Only available for GV Byron Bay students.
Friday Night:
More great live local music this Friday. This time we have Engine 37 at the Hotel Great Northern. They put on one hell of a good show so come check it out!
Beach Hotel – Redback City and Zahlu and The Alchemists.
Treehouse – Robert Owen Campell- Very nice tunes
and don’t to get out and about to try and spot the Oprah Winfrey Crew!
Saturday:
Beach Hotel – The Vauderville Smash
The Rails – Byron
Cheeky Monkeys, Ladies night.
Enjoy folks!!
Volleyball!
Our volleyball net is getting quite a work out at the moment. Students are playing games everyday now that Summer is nearly here. Take a look at these photos from last week’s competition.
Our Japanese Cook-up!
On Tuesday we had a beautiful Japanese dish cooked for us by our chef extraodrinaire Mori! Check out the recipe below for all of those that may like to try to cook it at home. As you can see by Mickey’s huge smile it was delicious!
TORI UDON
Chop chicken, carrots, shallots, white radish and shitake.
In a pot of boiling water add carrots and white radish and add Tsuyu Kombu (Japanese sauce)
Boil Udon noodles seperatly, rinse with cool water and stand
Fry chicken with salt and pepper and once golden add to soup.
Bring to boil again and add shitake mushrooms, shallots, a slash of Mirin and Tsuyu Kombu.
Place udon in bowl and then spoon chicken soup on the top! Oishi!!!
Didgeridoo Performance and Aboriginal Culture Talk
On Friday Global Village had the very special pleasure of having Lucus Proudfoot in our school. A man of many talents, not only quite a comedian, Lucus actually went to high school with Kate from GV and was once a world champion longboarder! He has now decided to go back to his passion of music and teach people from around the world his culture by incorporating a mix of traditional and contempory music along with a cultural background talk. We also all learnt some new vocabulary from his tribe’s native language!
Lucus brought a beautiful cultural musical feel to out school and we just can’t wait to have him back again in Febuary 2011.
STAY TUNED FOR VIDEOS!!!
Saturday BBQ with GV Byron Students and ABC Taiwan Students
We had a very special treat on Saturday with over 50 students from Taiwan coming down to visit us and have a BBQ at the beach with GV Byron students.
It was a beautiful day, and lots of fun was had. Frisbee, volleyball, sausages, salad, sun and a wonderfully warm ocean all contributed to making it a brilliant day. With over 100 students there, the Chefs were very busy. Thanks to all for making it such a nice time, and to our Taiwanese friends, check us out on facebook and keep in touch!
Melbourne Cup 2010
Melbourne cup madness! We had an excellent day for the Melbourne Cup! Each class started the day with presenting us with a poster with a crab from every country on it and its “form”, which was hilarious. Crab racing then ensued! The winning crab was from Switzerland!
After crab racing we then had a lovely relaxing BBQ until the main event which was of course the race. One of our students was very lucky and won over $400. Well done Damian.
Everyone really got into the spirit of things and looked fantastic as you can see from the photos. We had two particular “best dressed” winners on the day, Mori, in a beautiful three piece suit and Yuka. It was a really fun day! Thanks to you all!
CIRCUS PICS!!!
Crazy GV students went flying last week at Byron’s circus skills workshop. Trapeze was definitely the highlight of the day! We are all still feeling quite ‘high’ from it!! Fantastic fun! See you all there again next month.
October Surfing Pics
Finally the pics have arrived! See you in the waves next month!!
Lazy Backyard Afternoon
Today we spent the afternoon out in the sunshine. Relaxing students watched on as the rest of the school played vollball and outdoor ping pong!
Octoberfest rocks!
To celebrate the start of October we had a fantastic day of Bavarian music, BBQ’s and Beer! The three perfect B’s!! The photos speak for themselves. As always it was a lot of fun.. thanks for sharing guys…
Beach Soccer and Cricket
Our athletic students have been working up quite a sweat over the last few days. Beach soccer and backyard cricket have become favourites at Byron Bay Global Village. Come and join us again next month for another few games! Maybe we’ll throw a teachers vs students game??
Goodbye Maria.
We were very very fortunate to have had the pleasure of having one of our long terms student’s Mother-in-law come to study with us here for the last month!
Maria, has been a true inspiration and a wonderful addition to the school. Very sadly we had to say goodbye.
Maria really touched all of our hearts by giving us a really nice speech, which she gave to me at the end. I just wanted to share it with you all.
Thanks Maria. Have a great time in Sydney and take care of yourself. Keep in touch.
Surfing Madness!!
Today we all got standing and rode the waves with Gaz’s surf lesson once again. He has to be the best surf instructor ever! He always gets us to our feet and we ALWAYS have a good giggle at his jokes. If you can’t get enough and want another surf with Gaz, let Kate know at the office. Thanks Gaz! See you again next month.
Sushi Madness!
Mori our resident Sushi Guru made us all some incredibly tasty Sushi. Mori’s sushi is now world-famous and people are talking about it from Colombia to Zürich to Taipei! Thanks for all your hard work Mori!
Wow! A heartfelt thanks to Fe…
Fe who studied with us here at GV Byron Bay for six months and lived in the student house for all of that time left us with an amazing present on the student house wall. It’s such a special thing and we all thank you for the time and care that you put into that Fe. I hope life back in Rio is fine and you aren’t missing us too much!
This is what Fe had to say about her gift “
That’s my present to the GV student house! It was 6 amazing months living there… unforgettable! Each one was special in their own way! Miss you guys!
Kayaking in the Bay!
Today we took all of our new students kayaking on the bay with another beautiful afternoon. Fresh sea air and sunshine is always a treat to hard working Global Village students. The chocolate biscuits after were also yummy! Can’t wait until next month!
Welcome new students!
Yesterday was a beautiful day and to celebrate the arrival of our new Cambridge and General English course students we had a lovely BBQ.
After a hard day of language testing a snag and a beer were well deserved! It’s great to meet you all. If there is any way that we can help you whilst you are here please drop into the office anytime!
Welcome New Students.
The week started off with a bang with 12 new students joining us. It’s great to have you all here, and on behalf of the GV team I’d like to welcome you all to the school and Byron Bay. It’s going to be a great summer!!
Welcome Maria, Evi, Daniella, Nadia, Vanessa, Yong-Sik, Janina, Daniel, Linda, Lea, Jong and Gabriella. If you guys need anything, please drop into the office and talk to either Kate or I, any time! We’re here to help.
Labyrinth Byron style…
Spring in all its joys is here. Rothy, our beloved teacher Andrew’s mother, took our students down to the beach to build a labyrinth. (Another new word for the vocabulary book!) I’m told that this is an ancient ritual originating from ancient Crete taking the form of an elaborate structure designed somewhat like a maze, but with a clear pathway.
These days. labyrinths can be thought of as symbolic forms of pilgrimage; people can walk the path, ascending toward salvation or enlightenment! So.. (after that explanation I hope you are still all with me!) we went down to the beach to make a labyrinth, which was lots of fun, and appreciated not only by the students but also by walkers by. Thanks very much Rothy, we hope the path to enlightenment is now more clear!
Proud (and slightly protective) Parents
On top of welcoming all of our new students to GV Byron Bay this week we have also had the pleasure of having a family being born right in the garden! The Pluvers, (birds) have been extremely protective of their babies over the last week or two.. but we are now delighted to welcome the new members of the GV family to the school!
Mama & Papa Pluver’s chicks are finally out of their shell just in time for the first day of Spring. So cute! We love watching them learning with mum and dad in Global Village’s backyard.
