This week we have 12 students graduating from Lexis Byron Bay – Tanja, Seb, Akira, Vera, Mathias, Fabienne, Tanja, Arthur, Marcus, Dean, Hiro and Xavier.
Tanja Rubin from Switzerland has spent 4 weeks and Lexis and she graduates from the Intermediate class. She has worked hard and participated well in class activities and she has also taken time to do self-study. Her teachers Beckie and Claudia described her as polite and calm and wish her all the best for the future!
Tanja and her teacher Claudia
Sebastian Christen is from Switzerland and he has been studying with us for 8 weeks. His teacher Claudia says he has worked hard and participated very well in activities and discussions. He is always polite and friendly around school, good luck for the future, Seb!
Claudia and Seb
Akira Kugawa from Japan has been at Lexis for 17 weeks and has been a big character around school. His teachers Beckie and Kristy said his speaking ability is particularly good and Akira has been very popular with his classmates, so his presence will certainly be missed!
Beckie and Akira
Vera Stehli is from Switzerland and she has been at Lexis for 4 weeks studying in the Upper-Intermediate class. She has worked very hard and her teacher Kathy described her as an active and positive addition to her class. We’ll miss your smile and friendly nature around school, Vera!
Kathy and Vera
Mathias Epstein Later is from Brazil and he has been at Lexis for 7 weeks. He is an intelligent and curious students and he has worked hard to ask questions which improve his understanding. He’s always polite and friendly around school and has participated in activities such as Coffee Club, Poker and Table Tennis. We’ll miss you, Mathias!
Kathy and Mathias
Fabienne Woell is from Switzerland and she has been at Lexis Byron Bay for 12 weeks. She has worked hard to improve her English and has progressed during her time here. Her teacher Kathy says she uses English naturally and comfortably and wishes her all the best for the future.
Kathy and Fabienne
Tanja Luethi from Switzerland has been at Lexis for 4 weeks and her grammar and speaking have improved a lot during this time. Tanja has joined in with activities like Coffee Club and movies and her teachers Beckie and Kristy said she has been a pleasure to teach.
Beckie, Tanja and Akira
Arthur Penin is from New Caledonia and he has been at Lexis for 3 weeks doing the English and Surfing course. He has improved his grammar and vocabulary during his time here and his speaking confidence has also increased. He has also taken part in activities like Coffee Club and beach cricket. We wish you good luck for the future, Arthur!
Arthur
Marcus Buehler is from Switzerland and he has been at Lexis for 4 weeks in the Pre-Intermediate class. He has worked hard to improve his language skills during his time here and next he will continue studying at a different Lexis school. Have a great time, Marcus!
Min Yeob Kim (Dean) from Korea has been at Lexis for 11 weeks and although he has just started on the FCE course, he is now transferring to Lexis Sunshine Coast to complete the course. His teacher Ellie described him as a friendly and attentive student and says his class will miss him. Enjoy the Sunshine Coast, Dean! (Dean was not here today to have his photo taken).
Hiromichi Yoshimura from Japan has spent 12 weeks with us at Lexis and graduates at Intermediate level. Hiro has enjoyed his time in Byron Bay and is always polite and friendly around school. Good luck for the future, Hiro!
Hiro and his teacher Kathleen
Finally, Xavier Alcaniz Campderros has been at Lexis for 4 weeks and during this time he has progressed significantly in the Intensive Intermediate class, covering 9 units! Xavi has made many friends and we’ll all miss having him around. We wish you all the best, Xavi!
This morning, our afternoon students learnt how to play cricket here in the Lexis garden before enjoying some pizza for lunch.
The students understood the rules very quickly and we had a game between Team England and Team Australia! In the end, England won 26 runs to 10. Well done Team England, I’m proud of you! 🙂
We’ve raced through January and with February just around the corner, it’s time to get excited about our activity calendar for next month!
Yoga has been very popular at school recently, so Stefanie will be joining us every Monday for a relaxing yoga session.
Coffee Club will be every Tuesday – a great opportunity to meet students from other classes while enjoying coffee, Tim Tams and conversation.
On Wednesdays we will have a variety of activities. Start practicing for another Lexis Table Tennis Tournament as there will be a beer prize! More beer will be up for grabs the following Wednesday at our Poker Tournament. Flavio will join us for another skateboarding session and on the last Wednesday of the month we’ll have a Thai Cookingmasterclass lead by one of our lovely students.
On Thursdays we will alternate between Job Club and a new-release movie (with free ice cream!)
Fridays will be mostly sporty, with beach volleyball, beach frisbee and beach soccer. We’ll also have a Valentine’s Day themed BBQ.
Remember, all of these activities are fun, free and a great way to try new things and meet other students.
As well as our daily activities, don’t forget you can also arrange surf lessons with Gaz (he goes most days at 2pm) – you can book these at Lexis reception.
It’s going to be a hot weekend, with temperatures around 31 degrees during the day and 22 degrees at night. There may be some scattered thunder storms, especially during Saturday night and Sunday.
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Gig Guide
FRIDAY
Aquarius 7.30pm Open Mic
Beach Hotel 5pm Akova 9pm Loonaloop
Byron Artisan Market 4pm Raku O’Gaia
Byron Brewery 7pm Whitebear + Ark.e.tech + Lucious Deed
Byron Fresh 7pm Palm Wine Ambassadors
Ginger Pig 8pm Groove DJ
Great Northern Hotel This Old Sunn, El Bravo, Go Van Go
Pizza Paradiso 7pm James Ross
Railway Hotel 7pm Bohemian Cowboys
Sticky Wicket Bar 9pm Victory Team, Yakis, Elementals, Sammy K, Rhys Bynon, Ayla & more
Sun Bistro 5pm Val Gray
Treehouse 7.30pm Tora
Woody’s Surf Shack 9pm Wandering Eyes
SATURDAY
Beach Hotel 9pm DJ Longtime
Byron Artisan Market 4pm Parissa Bouas & Friends
Byron Brewery 7pm 80s Forever DJs
Byron Fresh 7pm Mark Ridout
Byron Theatre 7pm Dave Hughes Live
Great Northern Hotel The Gooch Palms, White Lodge, Donny Love
Miss Marguarita 10.30pm DJ Chris Bradley & Friends
Pizza Paradiso 7pm Guy Kachel
Railway Hotel 7pm Thrillbilly Stomp
Secret Garden 6pm Riki Eketone, Salvador Dali Llama, The Ruiins
Starseed Gardens Lotus Tea House 7pm Spankinhide
Sticky Wicket Bar 9pm Sarah Grant & Local DJs
Treehouse 7.30pm Nativo Soul
Woody’s Surf Shack 8pm DJ Adrian Brandello
SUNDAY Beach Hotel 4.30pm Lisa Hunt 8pm Elementals
Byron Brewery 3pm DJs Leoch, Magu & more
Byron Fresh 7pm Adam Harpaz
Byron Golf Club 4pm Greg Lyon & The Hip Operation
Ginger Pig 3pm Luke Bennett
Great Northern Hotel Jesse Pumphrey
Railway Hotel 7pm Soren Carlberg Trio
Sun Bistro 5pm Chris Aronsten
Treehouse 2.30pm Sunday DJs
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This week we welcome 8 new starters to Lexis Byron Bay!
Ranieri, Sergi, Nicole, Marc, David, Anna and Raul
Raul Juanes Alamos is from Spain and he is 23 years old. He lives in Madrid and he likes surfing, skating and football. He also loves travelling and for this reason he is keen to improve his English. He chose to come to Australia because it’s a beautiful place with friendly people and good waves. He already has a job in Byron and in the future he plans to travel to Indonesia and the Philipines.
Marc Balzarini is from Switzerland and he enjoys skating and playing bass in a band. He used to work as a construction worker but now he is travelling and enjoying life. He chose Australia because the weather is great, the people are happy and the nature is beautiful.
Nicole Kappeler is also from Switzerland where she works as an orthopedic technician. Her hobbies include going to the gym, meeting friends, listening to music, enjoying nature and skiing. Coming to Australia has been her dream for a long time and Nicole hopes that improving her English will make travelling easier.
David Donath is from Switzerland and he loves swimming and playing guitar. At home he plays in a music group with his friends. He is taking a gap year now and during this time he will study at Lexis and then travel throughout Australia.
Ranieri Zomer is from Brazil and he has already been in Australia for a little while, because previously he studied at Lexis Noosa. He is a very keen surfer and the waves were one of the main reasons he decided to come to Byron Bay.
Last Friday we had an after-school activity for our afternoon students. When classes finished, the students (plus teachers Josie and Ellie) joined me at the Rails for a cold beer to celebrate the end of the week!
This afternoon we went to the beach to play beach cricket. Arthur and Rina have played cricket before and although it was the first time for everyone else, they were all naturals! Everyone learnt the rules quickly and it was a very close game. In the end, Yann and Arthur’s impressive batting skills meant a win for their team with a final score of 38-35.
Fiona, Rina, Arthur, Yann, Naomi, Fabian, Cristian, Cedric and Corine
Only 2 students are graduating this week from Lexis Byron Bay – Dave and Rumika.
Dave Glaus is from Switzerland and he has been studying at Lexis for 3 weeks. He has enjoyed his time in Byron Bay and his teacher Claudia said he has worked hard to improve his English skills. Next David will go to Fiji before returning to Australia to spend more time travelling and exploring. Enjoy your travels, Dave!
Dave with his graduation certificate
Rumika Matsushita is from Japan and she has been at Lexis for 8 weeks. Her teacher Kristy says she has put in a lot of effort lately and it has paid off. She has participated well during class activities and has improved a lot over the past few weeks. Good luck for the future, Rumika!
Rumika during a cooking activity with the Survival English class
Friday should be sunny, hot and windy, with temperatures around 31 degrees. On Saturday and Sunday we might have some heavy rain and thunder storms, with temperatures around 27 degrees during the day and 21 degrees at night.
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Palace Cinema
2D STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (M) 135′
Friday 9.45am, 8.45pm
Saturday 9.45am, 8.45pm
Sunday 9.30am, 8.45pm
FRIDAY
Aquarius 7.30pm Open Mic
Beach Hotel 5pm Luke & Sebastian 8pm Chase City, Bad Pony 9pm The Belligerents
Byron Artisan Market 4pm Elena B Williams
Byron Brewery 8pm Fergo & The Burden
Byron Surf Club 6.30pm Silent Disco
Ginger Pig 8pm Groove DJ
Great Northern Hotel Pilots, Pro Vita, Diatoms
Pizza Paradiso 7pm Tim Stokes
Railway Hotel 7pm Pink Zinc
Sticky Wicket Bar 9pm Micka Scene + Local DJs
Treehouse 7.30pm Tora
Woody’s Surf Shack 9pm Dos Onos
SATURDAY Beach Hotel 9pm DJ Cutloose, Faint One
Byron Artisan Market 4pm Si Mullumby
Byron Brewery 8pm My Baby
Byron Community College 1pm A Cappella Singing with Tony Backhouse
Byron Surf Club 6.30pm Silent Disco
Great Northern Hotel Shake & Bake with Boo Seeka, Bootleg Rascal, Lyall Moloney, DJ Chris Bradley
Miss Marguarita 10.30pm DJ Chris Bradley & Friends
Pizza Paradiso 7pm Nick Bampton
Railway Hotel 7pm Jimmy Willing & The Real Gone Hiccups
Sticky Wicket Bar 9pm Surprise Guest + Local DJs
Treehouse 7.30pm Josue
Woody’s Surf Shack 9pm DJ Adrian Brandello
SUNDAY
Beach Hotel 4.30pm The Hombres 8pm DJ Sunshine
Byron Brewery 3pm Groove DJs
Byron Golf Club 4pm Fergo & The Burdon
Byron Theatre 8pm Summersong SuperShow with Bob Telson, Tony Backhouse, Kristina Olsen, Shelly Brown
Ginger Pig 3pm Nick Cunningham
Great Northern Hotel Dan Hannaford
Railway Hotel 7pm Blind Willie Wagtail
Starseed Gardens Lotus Tea House 5pm Yeshe with Cye Wood
Sun Bistro 5pm Tim Stokes
Treehouse 2.30pm Sunday DJs
From February 22nd, students will be able to study Business and TESOL programs at Lexis. These courses will run from 2pm to 7.30pm on Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with optional Supervised Consolidation of Learning class available each Thursday.
Our Business and TESOL programs are fully accredited for student visas, and are ideal for students finishing their English program at Lexis and looking for a further challenge while they extend their stay in Noosa, Byron Bay or the Sunshine Coast.
To enter the Certificate III in Business, you will need to have an Intermediate level of English at Lexis, or an equivalent IELTS score of 5. For the Certificate IV in TESOL, you will need to be in Upper Intermediate, or at a 6-6.5 IELTS equivalent.
To launch our new courses, we are offering our current students an opening special for the 30 week Certificate III in Business – $3000, including all registration and materials fees. The usual price for this course will be $4500.
We had some delicious smells coming from the kitchen this afternoon as part 2 of the Lexis Bake-Off took place. Rina, Sonya and Corine baked 2 batches of biscuits – the first plain and the second with chocolate and coconut.
Today’s activity was a Lexis Bake-Off! This morning, Erik, Lulu and Marie competed against Carmen and Desiree…
Erik’s team made crepes with jam and decorations, while Carmen and Desiree made chocolate and coconut cupcakes.
Julie, Aurelie and Quentin were our judges and although they were impressed by both teams’ efforts, they decided that Carmen and Desiree’s cupcakes were best!
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Tuesday evenings mean only one thing here at Lexis Byron Bay – student night at Cheeky Monkey’s! Our students enjoyed another fun-filled evening of food, drinks, dancing, playing pool and chatting. It was a great opportunity for our new starters to get to know everyone and it was lovely to have some of our recent graduates back in town too.
Many of our new students joined us for Coffee Club today, so we sat out in the garden and enjoyed coffee, Tim Tams and the word game “Aussie Heads”. Sofia and Alida had particularly difficult words to guess – “wave” and “sandcastle”. Corine did very well and managed to guess 3 words during the game! Everyone who guessed their word won a special caramel Tim Tam.
We have 5 new starters today at Lexis Byron Bay, plus Dmitrii who actually started last week.
Carlos is from Mexico and here in Byron Bay he works in a Mexican restaurant. He enjoys salsa dancing and hopes to go to the Gold Coast after his time in Byron.
Alida is from Spain and she has studied Criminology. Now she wants to improve her English because it’s necessary for finding a good job in Spain. She hopes Australia will provide a good balance between travelling and studying.
Alex is from Spain, where he works as a firefighter. His goal in Australia is to improve his English because sometimes he needs to use English in his job. He thinks Byron Bay is the best town in Australia for him because he loves surfing and he plans to stay here for 4-6 months.
Corine is from Switzerland and in her spare time she likes to do things with her friends and siblings, such as going to concerts or dancing salsa. She has always wanted to travel to Australia because her parents stayed in Australia when they were younger and Corine fell in love with their photographs.
Rina is from Japan and she’s in her last year of university there studying International Relations. She enjoys sports and in her free time she loves going to the beach and socialising. She absolutely loves Australia and when she was younger she went to school in Adelaide for a year, so she is happy to be back here again.
Dmitrii is from Russia and he likes to practice yoga every day and swim. He has worked as a cook and a yoga teacher. He chose Australia for the good environment and he likes Byron Bay because there are not many Russians, so it is great for improving his English.
On Friday morning we went to the Byron Bay library to get some information and have a look at the different kinds of books. It was a cloudy but hot morning! We had the opportunity to borrow books and to become members of the library.
In the library, there are different kinds of books or example about science and technology, sport and recreation, travel and lots more.
We had a lovely morning together, reading books about countries and debating about them. Thanks Julia for this.
Some of the students joined the library’s membership so they can borrow a book for three weeks.
We were all really tired because of the hot temperatures at night nobody got enough sleep.
Bloody good morning in the library!
We enjoyed the morning in the library, the children’s section especially attracted many of us as it revived our childhood memories.
Our morning activity today was soccer and burgers! Many of our afternoon students (plus a few recent graduates) played a soccer match in the garden and afterwards, the students enjoyed a burger before their classes began for the day.
Only 3 students are graduating this week – Kana, Ai and Tanja. They all graduate at Pre-Intermediate level.
Kana and Ai are from Japan and their teacher Kathleen says they have been lovely students and have worked hard during their time here. Tanja is from Switzerland and although she has only been here for 2 weeks, she has been a smiley face around school and has joined in with our afternoon activities.
Goodbye and good luck to you all, enjoy the rest of your time in Australia! 🙂
It’s looking like a mixed weekend of weather, with some rain on Friday afternoon and in the mornings on Saturday and Sunday. Friday and Saturday will be very windy! Temperatures will be around 25 degrees during the day and 18 degrees at night.
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Palace Cinema
2D STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (M) 135′
Friday 10.35am, 4.10pm, 6.50pm
Saturday 10.35am, 4.10pm, 6.50pm
Sunday 10.35am, 4.10pm, 6.50pm
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS:THE ROAD CHIP (PG) 92′
Friday 8.45am
Saturday 8.45am
Sunday 8.45am
FRIDAY
Aquarius 7.30pm Open Mic
Beach Hotel 5pm Leigh James 8pm Dan Clark Band 10pm DJ Taya
Byron Artisan Market 4pm Parissa Bouas & Friends
Byron Brewery 8pm DJ Helmy
Byron Fresh 7pm Los Rosano
Coorabell Hall 8pm Dubarray, Mapstone, Manoa
Ginger Pig 8pm Groove DJ
Great Northern Hotel Bleach Girls
Pizza Paradiso 7pm Richie Langford
Railway Hotel 7pm The Riflebirds
Treehouse 7.30pm Tora
Woody’s Surf Shack 9pm Wallflower Meadows
SATURDAY
Beach Hotel 9pm DJs Tom & Jarry
Byron Artisan Market 4pm Guy Kachel
Byron Brewery 3pm Byron Vibes
Byron Fresh 7pm Parissa Bouas Duo
Byron Theatre 5.30pm & 8pm The Space Cowboy Live!
Great Northern Hotel The Pinheads
Miss Marguarita 10.30pm DJ Chris Bradley & Friends
Pizza Paradiso 7pm Christine Olive
Railway Hotel 7pm Soula
Starseed Gardens Lotus Tea House 7pm Temple Bliss Kirtan with Elias Harmony, Sashini Jasmine, Ra’vishna, Shyan Kishmore
The Secret Garden 3pm Beats & Eats with Manoa, Nick Cunningham, Vinnie LaDuce, Mapstone
Woody’s Surf Shack 9pm DJ Adrian Brandello
SUNDAY
Beach Hotel 4.30pm Floyd Vincent & The Temple Dogs 8pm Generik DJ
Byron Brewery 3pm Groove DJs
Byron Fresh 7pm Garrett Kato
Byron Golf Club 4pm Ooz
Byron Market 10am Jesse Morris Band & Larry Larstead
Byron Services Club 4pm The Feramones
Byron Theatre 5.30pm & 8pm The Space Cowboy Live!
Ginger Pig 3pm Sunday Sessions
Great Northern Hotel Die! Die! Die!
Railway Hotel 7pm Andy Jans-Brown
Treehouse 2.30pm DJ Eva J & Friends
On Tuesday, Unai and Lucas gave an awesome quick lesson on Aussie slang. So now they’re all gonna have a barbie with some snags and XXXX from the bottle-o. No worries mate.
Today we had our popular Boomerang Painting and Aboriginal Art activity! We ran 2 sessions so that the morning and afternoon students all had chance to paint their boomerangs and learn a little about Aboriginal art. The finished boomerangs looked fantastic!
Alain likes motorbike, especially race track. He gives instruction about riding on race track. He wants to learn surfing but he’s a little bit scared of sharks.
Janine used to do gymnastics but she had to stop because she had an accident. She had a surf lesson on Sunday. She is a bit scared of snakes. She really would like to try scubadiving with whale sharks.
Julia is from Spain. She is 20 years old and she will be 21 years old on 9th January. She will stay in Australia until March. She is a student in Spain and she studies to become a kindergarten teacher.
I have known Miho for three months and a half. She is from Japan. She is 25 years old and its funny because we start the same day, we did the same course and right now, also, we are doing the same course until March. She worked as a work officer and when she come back to Japan she is planning to apply for a job.
Angie is from Switzerland and 21 years old. She likes watching ice hockey match. However, she doesn’t want to try it. She is really afraid of the poisonous creatures, such as spider and snake. She arrived here in January 3rd and will stay here until March. After graduation, she is going to travel for 10 weeks.
Rahel is from Switzerland. She is 20 years old and likes to visit other countries. In addition, Rahel is interested in other cultures as well. After her study in New Zealand she arrived finally to the sunny and cheerful Byron Bay. It’s a lovely place to meet new people too, she said.
Dean is from Korea and he is 23 years old. He likes to watch films and football matches on the tv or at the cinema. But, because he is scared about ghosts, he doesn’t like horror movies. He arrived in Australia in November and now will stay in Byron until March.
Frido is 22 years old and from Switzerland. He has been in Cairns, Noosa and finally in Byron Bay, because he loves Australia and he likes to meet new people. He is a little bit afraid of surfing because of the shark attacks.
Sarah would like to try surf lessons. She likes to go jogging when the sun goes down. Also she would like to go to Cairns and do scuba diving.
Andrea is the only one which is from the Czech Republic in our class. She likes sharks and was in a shark cage in Port Lincoln.
Santi is a special Spanish student from Valencia. It is funny to spend time with him. His hobbies are surfing, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu and girls. After the language stay in Byron, he will stay 6 months in Australia and travel through the country.
Fabio is from Switzerland but originally is Italian. He’s a fun guy and he loves travel and riding motorbikes. He is a really important mechanic in Switzerland.
Last night was a great night to be a Lexis student at Cheeky Monkey’s… Marc and Santi both won big prizes in the competitions and all of our students enjoyed free entry to the club, free food and free drinks!
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At Coffee Club this afternoon we enjoyed coffee, Tim Tams and a game of Jenga with a twist – each block had a question to answer! The questions included “do you believe in love at first sight?” “what was your most embarrassing moment?” and “what are your hopes and dreams for the future?”
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Friday was a good news day when November’s FCE and CAE candidates received their results. Here at Lexis Byron Bay, we were extremely pleased with the results.
In CAE 91% of students scored an A,B or C grade and, across two FCE classes, the pass rate was 87%. What’s more, even the students who scored B2 (CAE) or B1 (FCE) should still be extremely proud as the majority of them showed great improvement on their pre-test results.
Well done to all the students and to their teachers: Julia, Paul and Josie.
From left to right: Michelle, Miguel, Naomi, Tom, Aurelie, Raphael, Jasmin, Chris, Paola, Till
This week we have 15 new starters – Michael, Marco, Jasmine, Desiree, Jisu, Fabian, Arthur, Sofia, Yann, Rocco, Lisa, Eric, Isabelle and Dmitri.
Michael, Marco, Jasmine, Desiree, Jisu, Fabian, Arthur, Sofia, Yann, Miku (our visiting agent from Japan), Rocco, Lisa, Eric and Isabelle.
Michael Imbaumgarten is from Switzerland and his hobbies include swimming in the lakes and surfing in summer. At home he works as a carpenter, building kitchens, wardrobes and doors. He is excited to take a break from his usual routine to spend some time here in Australia.
Marco David Zowa is from Switzerland and his hobbies including skiing and going to the gym, as well as going out with friends. He has finished his military service back home and now he’s here to improve his English and travel.
Jasmine Karli is from Switzerland and this is her first time travelling so far from home. Her hobbies are travelling, swimming, reading books and visiting friends. Last summer she finished an apprenticeship in a hotel and now she wants to study English and enjoy the Australian lifestyle.
Desiree Scherrer is from Switzerland and she hopes to learn English faster in Australia than if she studied it in Switzerland. She is enjoying living with her host family and it has always been her dream to experience Australian life, so she is happy to be here.
Jisu Kil is from Seoul in Korea and she is a university student studying Leisure Sports. Her hobby is playing badminton and she enjoys watching sports games too. Her sister is also working in Australia. She hopes that improving her English will increase her job opportunities for the future.
Fabian Stolz is from Switzerland and he enjoys playing football, snowboarding and skiing. At university he studied Civil Engineering. He has come to Byron Bay to learn English, learn to surf and have a good time. After Byron Bay he plans to travel for 2 months in Australia and then 3 months in Asia.
Arthur Penin is16 and he’s French but he lives in New Caledonia. He did the English and Surfing course at Lexis Noosa last year and he loved it so much that now he’s here in Byron Bay to do the same!
Sofia De Carvalho Ferreira Gomes is from Brazil and she loves sports, going to the gym, running and riding her bike. She also loves photography and cooking. She chose to come to Australia for the people, nature, sports and the chance to improve her English.
Yann Santini is from Switzerland where he works as a carpenter. His hobbies include triathalon, which he has done in Switzerland, France and Italy. He’s studying English to improve his communication and to make life easier when he’s travelling.
Rocco De Filippis is from Italy and he enjoys travelling and taking his 2 dogs for walks. He is a musician and he plays the drums. In Italy he works as a steelworker but in the future he’ll take a Technical Salesman course. He wants to improve his English communication skills and maybe in the future it will be helpful for his work.
Lisa Panigada is from Switzerland and she’s self employed. She has come to Australia to learn English as her own challenge, for travelling and communicating with others. She’ll stay in Australia for 3 months in total and in March her boyfriend will come to travel with her.
Eric Surber is also from Switzerland and he likes to play basketball, cook and go out with his friends. He has had several different jobs and now he is here in Australia to improve his English and travel.
Isabelle Ganzer comes from France and she likes nature, walking and swimming. She also enjoys reading, going to the theatre and meeting friends. In France she works as a driving instructor, which she enjoys because she likes working with young people. She has escaped the French winter to come here to Australia to improve her English, travel and experience a new place.
It was another gorgeous sunny afternoon in Byron Bay today – perfect for beach soccer and a swim! We played five-a-side and the final score was 6-9 to Noelle, Alain, Bruno, Illi and Ramon’s team!
This morning it was our afternoon students’ turn to battle it out for the title of Table Tennis Champion! Everyone played against everyone and eventually, Pablo and Lulu made it to the final match… and Lulu won! Congratulations Lulu! Lulu and Pablo both won some beer prizes 🙂
This week 4 students are graduating from Lexis Byron Bay – Annabelle, Olalla, Ramon and Maud (who left yesterday, so was not at graduation for a photo!)
Annabelle has been here for 8 weeks and graduates with a grade A from the Pre-Intermediate class. Her teacher Beckie said Annabelle always has a smile and is an excellent student.
Beckie and Annabelle
Olalla has been with us for 12 weeks and as well as being a valuable student, she has worked hard as our student cleaner around the school. Her teacher Kathleen described her as lovely and popular. Olalla recently achieved 99% in the Upper-Intermediate test – great work, Olalla!
Ramon has been studying with us for 5 weeks and has been a lovely smiley face around school – always friendly, polite and positive. His teacher Kathleen described him as a “teachers’ favourite” and a brilliant student.
Finally, Maud has completed 5 weeks here at Lexis but she left a day early to catch her flight (so I didn’t take her photo!) Her teacher said her participation in class has been excellent and she has asked very thoughtful and helpful questions.
Goodbye everyone, we wish you lots of luck for your futures! 🙂
Marie, Seraina, Carmen, Lulu, Erik, Pablo and Thomas
Lulu is from France she has already been in Byron Bay for 3 months and she has made a lot of her friends, she was always ready for a nice party in the student house. But then she went for 5 weeks to Perth and we missed her a lot now she has come back and we can enjoy this time with her in Byron.
Her name is Marie and she is 19 years old. She comes from Germany. She’s staying in Byron Bay for 10 weeks and would like to learn surfing.
Erik is from Switzerland. He arrived in Byron Bay 3 months ago. He is very sporty and loves to run in the rain and he always hangs his clothes on the washing line when it starts to rain. He is not so lucky actually but instead of that he is a really funny guy and everybody appreciates his company.
Thomas is from Switzerland, he’s 28 and he is a Mechanic Product Manager. He will be in Byron for 10 weeks, studying FIRST. He likes surfing, snowboarding and wakeboarding.
Pablo is 34 years old he is from Leon in Spain and lives now in Mallorca. He is a skipper on a sail boat. Tourists can book a sail trip from one day ip to one week on his boat. He will stay for 12 weeks in Byron. He likes surfing, the beach, mountain biking, swimming and trekking.
This is twenty year old Seraina from Switzerland. She is going to improve her English here in Byron Bay in about 10 weeks. Her boyfriend is going to pick her up and travel with her after language school. But I’m sure that she will have already done everything special here in Byron when he arrives.
Carmen is 19 years old and she lives in Switzerland. She arrived here on the 2 of January and she really loves Byron Bay. Carmen is learning English here at the Lexis School. This weekend she will go skydiving and she also wants to go surfing.
Jennifer is from the French part of Switzerland and arrived three weeks ago in Australia. She has been in Sydney for three weeks. She has got a small family, just one brother but sometimes she likes sport and making electric music. She likes comedy and drama movies. She will go to her first bar in Byron tonight.
Fiona is from Switzerland too and arrived on Saturday and is going to stay in Australia for three months. She has never been to Australia before. She has just one brother, who is 21, and she gets well with their family. She loves every kind of sports. She likes comedy movies.
Fabian is from Switzerland and has one brother. He arrived 5 days ago in Brisbane and travelled to Surfers by bus. He is going to stay 6 months in Australia. The difference between Australia and Switzerland is the weather and the sea. He thinks that people are more friendly here than in his home country. He likes playing the guitar and complex movies and, here in Australia, he is a surfer.
Sonya lives in Japan but comes from Korea. She’s been in Australia for five days and will stay here for 10 weeks. She has already spent two days in Brisbane. The differences between here and her country are the weather (more tropical in Australia) and the people, who are more relaxed here. She has a big family on her mother’s side. In fact her mom has seven siblings and she gets along really well with all of them because they live close to each other. She has also one brother. During her free time she likes to watch TV drama. She also likes to watch comedy action movies. She’s already been to bars and restaurants in Byron and her favourite one is the Beach Hotel.
Sammy comes from Korea. She has been here in Byron Bay for three weeks. She stays at Lexis school until March. She has already travelled on the east coast like Noosa, Gold Coast, Sydney. She enjoys the good weather that is sunnier here than in her country, which is in winter. Sammy has a brother and a sister. She feels close to them even if they have been living separately during long time. Watching YouTube and American series take up her free time. She likes lots of different film styles especially comedy or science fiction. Sammy enjoys going out in Byron Bay at night. She goes to Cheeky Monkey, Buddha Bar and Railway Bar but the best one in her opinion is the Buddha Bar.
Thoai-Tam is from Switzerland. He has been in Australia for three days, going to stay for 10 weeks. He hasn’t travelled in Australia yet. Main differences between his country and Australia is the weather. And Australia has a more relaxed ambiance. He has a big family with more than 15 cousins, they gather twice a year. He likes reading manga, taking a nap, doing sports when he has free time. Also he enjoys action movies. He hasn’t been in any bars or restaurants in Byron Bay yet.
Celine is from Switzerland. She can play tennis very well. She has been playing for eight years. She likes comedy films and, in Byron Bay, she loves Buddha Bar.
Lisa is also from Switzerland. She has a younger brother, mum and dad. She likes films that touch her with meaning and she loves surfing. She thinks Australia is different from Switzerland because the weather is different and people are more relaxed here.
It’s going to be a lovely sunny weekend, with temperatures around 26 degrees during the day and 18 degrees at night. A perfect weekend for spending time at the beach or exploring Byron Bay!
Surf
Palace Cinema
2D STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (M) 135′
Friday 11.10am, 1.00pm, 6.30pm
Saturday 11.10am, 1.00pm, 6.30pm
Sunday 11.10am, 1.00pm, 6.30pm
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS:THE ROAD CHIP (PG) 92′
Friday 9.00am, 10.50am
Saturday 9.00am, 10.50am
Sunday 9.00am, 10.50am
We will be running extra activities for students who are studying in the afternoon.
These activities will mostly take place on Wednesday and Friday mornings between 11am and 12pm.
This month we will have a table tennis tournament, Aboriginal art and boomerang painting, soccer, baking, cricket and yoga. On the last Friday of January (29th) we will have an after-school activity instead – drinks at the Railway pub! 🙂
If you want to take surf lessons (possible most days at 9am) come to reception to book these.
Please remember to sign up for all of these activities at reception – we will need a minimum of 8 students to run the sport activities 🙂
We had one of our famous Lexis Table Tennis Tournaments this afternoon!
As always the players were very competitive… Angela surprised everyone with her fantastic skills and gave Raphael a run for his money! It was a close match, but Rapha won and made it to the final with Lucas.
There was a lot of tension during the final match but eventually Raphael was victorious yet again! At least this time we divided up the prizes, so Angela, Lucas and Raphael were all prize winners 🙂
Hi there, looking for someone to be a nanny for one child. Some cooking/cleaning required, only during the week, no nights/weekend, 200-300 plus accommodation and meals
EARLY RISER SUPER BARISTA NEEDED FOR BUSY BYRON TAKE AWAY
Hi! We need a super barista with lots of experience, travellers fine but fluent English essential! No new students we need dynamite performers that know their coffee
New cafe in Industry and Arts area seeks fast efficient worker. Monday to Friday. Must be experienced. Preference given to mature people with food industry experience.
Want to play with bubbles and earn some cash over summer? Come and work in the kitchen at The Farm Byron Bay washing dishes! Must be fit and very hard working
FOLK BYRON BAY & WOODS BANGALOW ARE SEEKING COFFEE GURUS
Hello friends ! We are seeking an experienced barista to join our sweet team . Must have experience with specialty coffee (please do not apply otherwise)
Targa Restaurant Byron Bay is looking for a committed and energetic hospitality experienced person to fulfil the hands on role of Evening Restaurant Manager
At Coffee Club this afternoon we enjoyed coffee, Tim Tams, conversation and the word game “Aussie heads”. We will be having Coffee Club every Tuesday in January, so I’m looking forward to seeing you all there again next week! 🙂
For German students who would like to spend their Bildungsurlaub abroad and improve their English language skills with us, Lexis English is always working towards meeting our clients’ language needs.
Attaining the Bildungsurlaub accreditation serves to further validate our leading English Language Courses across Australia, as the Bildungsurlaub institution recognises language schools across the world that successfully meet the standards of professional teaching.
If you are working in one of the following federal states of Germany, we would love to welcome you to one of our schools under the Bildungsurlaub scheme:
Berlin
Brandenburg
Hamburg
Hessen
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Niedersachsen
Rheinland-Pfalz
Saarland
If you would like more information please do not hesitate to contact us.
Julia’s CAE Class – Andrea, Noelle, Fredy, Cedric, Cristian, Nikos, Lucas, Aline, Estelle, Tamara, Natascha, Naomi and Unai
Aline is from Switzerland like most of us here. In her hometown her bigger sister keeps her fingers crossed that she will return well in 4 months and enjoy her time in Australia and New Zealand. Aline likes to do sport activities in her free time and go to the beach and take a swim in the sea. In a regular day she returns to her host’s house in Sunrise.
Estelle is from Switzerland, she is 19 (almost 20) years old and has one older sister and two younger brothers. She finished school and is now in Australia since October (2015). Estelle likes to read books, going out with friends, spending time on the beach.
If Cristian had 8 fingers, he’d invent a guitar for people with 2 fingers less. Well now not saying any name but what Christian regrets most was going out with this one girl, that was really awkward. So obviously Cristian seems to be into music and if he had to do a tattoo right now it would most probably be a guitar.
Her name is Natascha but her friends just call her Nat or Natti. The most embarassing thing she did in her life is that she was walking around topless in South America while she was very drunk. She’s not looking for a boyfriend here in Australia she will just enjoy her stay here. And she is totally being drunk at “Cheeky Monkey’s” tonight but she won’t drink any alcohol of course.
Tamara is Spanish but lives in Switzerland and she is 25. She likes listening to music and going out with friends and she came to Australia to improve her English and have fun while travelling.
Lucas is from Belgium and study there, likes playing tennis in Belgium and surfing here in Byron Bay. He has one younger sister. He is 18 years old and when he goes back to Belgium he will begin to study business.
Naomi is a 21 year old girl from, as you guess, Switzerland. She works as a secretary in an office. She has just been here for a couple of days but she already enjoys Byron Bay. She likes riding a bike so I’m sure she will enjoy her way back home to Suffolk Park!
Cedric is 20 years old and comes from Switzerland, more precisely from Zurich. In his leisure time he likes to play soccer or other sports outdoors. Cedric has got a little sister and an older brother. He will stay at school for 2.5 months and then travel for 3.5 months. After that he’ll go to university to study informatics.
Noelle is from Switzerland in the Basel-Landschaft region. She visits the CAE here in Byron to improve her English skills and to know new people and make new friends. I asker her if she’s religious and she told me that she went as a child to the church but no more today, after the confirmation. She plays the piano and volley, but also likes soccer and other sports in general.
Ardit is from Switzerland and he is going to be a chemistry student. He loves to listen to music, especially jazz and classical music. He likes to go out with his friends and he practices iaido. He has one sister who is working as a primary teacher.
If Nikos would have 8 fingers, that would change dramatically his life because he wants to become a dentist or carpenter. One day in the other set he would go out and let her spend some drinks.
Fredy comes from Switzerland, he is from the Swiss German part. His birthday is the 27th of May. He has two jobs, he’s working in product management in a medical technology business company. He enjoys Byron Bay, but he was disappointed about the fact that half of the school is from Switzerland. He likes the Railway pub because there is plenty of good beer there.
Today I met Andrea who was asking me what I would do with 8 fingers. If I just had known that she isn’t doing Ramadan and that she’s a serious person. It was really interesting that the story behind her family name was the source. Of course it’s not the source to the universe but it’s the translation of it.
Unai is Spanish and 19 years old. He’s studying and working here in Byron Bay. His hobbies are surfing, playing the guitar, drinking beer and listening to music. He has a 15 year old sister.
This afternoon we had a big BBQ to welcome all of our new students! The sun was shining and it was a great chance for everyone to meet each other and chat while enjoying some delicious BBQ food.
Today we welcome so many new students to Lexis Byron Bay! As well as 17 new General English starters, we also have new Cambridge FCE and CAE classes beginning today.
To General English, we welcome Sebastien Tschanz, Anina Tanja Hofer, Vanessa Hahn, Nicole Rubin, Xavier Alcaniz Campderros, Marisa Aggeler, Tanja Rubin, Noah Mueller, Gabriel Hischier, Stefan Gabriel Frei, Vera Stehli, Rahel Felder, Claudia Simone Marquart, Tanja Gujan, Tanja Luethi, Marcus Buehler and David Glaus.
Our General English new starters
We also have 28 new students joining us for the Cambridge course! Janine Fehlmann, Fabian Sket, Lisa Weber, Noelle Schaub, Tamara Fernandez Mendex, Andrea Da Fonseca, Alain Schmid, Santiago Leganes Ortola, Martin Daniel Conrath Bermudez, Natascha Heller, Naomi Molinari, Manfred Zurbruegg, Fabio Lopatriello, Rebecca Frei, Cedric Wagner, Carmen Hausheer, Cristian Martucci, Angela Kobe, Lorena Gorla, Thoai-Tam Tran, Jennifer Riva, Seraina Niederoest, Nikos Ntinis, Ardit Lila, Marie Wolke, Fiona Giacomini, Aline Schneuwly and Thomas Meier
Our Cambridge new starters
A big welcome to you all, welcome to Byron Bay and we hope you have a fantastic time here 🙂
