Last Friday we finished our week off with Wine Tasting!
We had 6 different wines to try; 2 Whites – Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, a Rose, a sweet Pink Moscato and 2 Reds – Shiraz and Merlot.
After trying each one the students had to guess the flavours and alcohol percentage.
The Pink Moscato was most people’s favourite until they found out it was only was 5%!
Welcome to our eight new students joining us at Lexis Byron Bay today!
Cinzia is from Italy. Her family own a restaurant and small hotel in Sardinia. She works as a barista and has an international qualification as a coffee and cocktail maker! She wants to improve her English so she can speak with more people at her job. She is looking forward to her experience here in Byron Bay!
Francesco is from Italy. His favourite hobby is football, which he has played for 10 years. He works as a waiter and barman. He is wanting to have perfect English so he can travel the world and find work in top restaurants in different countries!
Judith is from Barcelona, Spain. She loves to travel and has visited more than forty countries! She graduated from Business Administration and will complete her Masters online whilst in Australia. She has worked as a receptionist and within human resources for luxury hotels and also in a real estate agency. She wants to improve her English as she feels it is necessary to get a good job and connect with people from all over the world!
Alicia is from Spain. Her biggest passion is dancing, which she has been doing since she was nine years old. She has a degree in Advertisement and Public Relations, and for the past 5 years has been working for a communication agency. She decided she wanted a change and this is what brought her to Australia! After her studies with us she is looking forward to returning to Spain and finding a better job with all that she has learnt during her time here!
Kana is from Okinawa, Japan. She loves the sea and that is one of the main reasons she chose Byron Bay for her studies, because of the beautiful beaches we have here! She is excited to be her studying English with us for the next 3 months!
Yui is from Japan. Her hobbies include drawing, playing ukulele and watching movies. She wants to improve her English so she is able to talk to people from all different countries. She chose Australia for her studies after visiting here on holiday and loving what a beautiful place it is, full of kind, friendly and optimistic people!
Eri is from Japan. Her hobbies include cooking and travelling. She has traveled many places, including Hawaii, Las Vegas, Korea, Thailand and Spain. She is looking forward to improving her English and making lots of friends whilst at Lexis Byron!
Hyeji, English name Tina, is from Korea. She is here on a Working Holiday Visa and has just finished working on a farm in Queensland, where her duties included planting and trimming strawberry plants. In the future she would like to be a flight attendant and for this she will need a high level of English, which is what brings her to Lexis!
Congratulations to our four students graduating from Lexis Byron Bay today!
Lou, from France, graduates from Mel and Adrienne’s Intermediate class. She was only here with us for 2 weeks but her teachers say it was a pleasure having her in class and she always participated well with all of her classmates. We hope you enjoyed your time at Lexis Byron and wish you all the best for the future!
Lidia, from Spain, graduates from our Pre-Intermediate class. Her teacher Michelle says she came to class always with a good attitude and worked really hard to understand new grammar and vocabulary. She started with us in Elementary knowing very little English so should be very proud of all the progress she has made! We wish you the very best for the future Lidia!
Oscar, from Spain, graduates from Claudia’s Upper Intermediate class. He has made great progress in his time at Lexis, quickly progressing from Pre-Intermediate to Upper Intermediate. He picked up new grammar effortlessly and has a wide range of vocabulary. All of his teachers loved having him in class and listening to his views and opinions on different topics; he really excels when it comes to speaking. Best wishes for the future Oscar!
Santi, from Spain, graduates from Claudia’s Upper Intermediate class. He has been with us at Lexis for 6 months and will be very much missed when he leaves Byron! As well as being a hard working student he has also been a star player in many of our Lexis soccer matches! Good luck with your IELTs exam Santi and good luck for the future!
WEATHER
SURF
HAPPY TRAVELS
See Iain from Happy Travels to sign up for the weekend trips! He is in the student lounge Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday from 12pm til 3pm, or you can pop into their store on Jonson Street!
Saturday
Kayaking with dolphins.
Sunday
Snorkeling or scuba dive at Julian Rocks.
GIGS
FRIDAY 20
HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY P.A.F.F, HONEY HAZE
RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY EPIC
BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY 5PM LEIGH JAMES, 9PM MAT JO & GUESTS
BYRON BAY BREWERY 7.30PM BAY COLLECTIVE PRESENTS KOBYA + YOYO TUKI
BYRON THEATRE 10AM TASTE OF LOVE FESTIVAL
CLUB BYRON 6.30PM THE EERIE THINGS CD LAUNCH UNDER A CANOPY OF STARS
LONE GOAT GALLERY, BYRON BAY TABITHA MCGREGOR THIS SIDE
SAFYA, BYRON BAY 7PM ENTROPIXX
STICKY WICKET BAR, BYRON BAY 9PM LOCAL DJS
SUN BISTRO, BYRON BAY 6PM HAYLEY GRACE
TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY 7.30PM SOPHIELLA AND THE HANDSOME HUSBANDS
WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY 8PM FUTURE FAKTORI
LUSCIOUS FOODS, BYRON BAY 6PM KATIA DEMESTER
PIZZA PARADISO, SUFFOLK PARK 7PM ELENA B WILLIAMS
SATURDAY 21
HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY THE DOLLA LAMAS, FLAMINGO JONES, LIQUID FACE
RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY SOUTHWALL
BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY 9PM DJ FONZAIUS
BYRON BAY BREWERY 12PM APEX HARMONY FUNDRAISER – WHARVES, SEASIDE, STOKER, Z – STAR DELTA, 7.30PM ROCK THE BOAT
BYRON THEATRE 9AM TASTE OF LOVE FESTIVAL – JAY HOAD
BYRON ARTISAN MARKET 4PM PHIL & TILLY
SAFYA, BYRON BAY 7PM AFI JAMES
STICKY WICKET BAR, BYRON BAY 9PM LOCAL DJS
SUN BISTRO, BYRON BAY 6PM OPEN MIC NIGHT
TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY 7.30PM NICOLE BROPHY
WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY 9PM LIVE DJS
PIZZA PARADISO, SUFFOLK PARK 6.30PM ENTROPIXX
SUNDAY 22
HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY DAN HANNAFORD
RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY MERCY-MERCY
BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY 4.30PM LATE FOR WOODSTOCK, 8PM CASIMIR
BYRON THEATRE, 9AM TASTE OF LOVE FESTIVAL
BYRON GOLF CLUB 2PM ROD MURRAY DUO
SAFYA, BYRON BAY 7PM GYPSY JEZ
SUN BISTRO, BYRON BAY 5PM JAMES SCOTT
TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY LUNCH ’TIL LATE SUNDAY SESSION DJS
MARKETS
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
CINEMA
Yesterday we had our April Table Tennis Tournament!
Everyone was paired off at random and played first to 11, with the winner staying on for the next round.
Results from the first round were:
Rodrigo VS Patrick: PATRICK
Alex VS Roman: ALEX
Cristiano VS Benoit: BENOIT
Benjamin VS Yves: BENJAMIN
Jeff VS Song: JEFF
Andre VS Charles: CHARLES
Results from the semi final were:
Jeff VS Alex: ALEX
Patrick VS Benoit: BENOIT
Charles VS Benjamin: BENJAMIN
The three finalists then each played against each other, with the following results:
Alex VS Benoit: BENOIT
11 – 8
Benoit VS Benjamin: BENJAMIN
11 – 7
Benjamin VS Alex: BENJAMIN
11 – 2
Making Benjamin April’s champion and the winner of a six pack of beer!!
Well done Benjamin, enjoy your beers!
A few weeks ago Oscar Ramon Jorquera won a free skydive (donated by Happy Travels) in the Lexis photography competition. So on April 8, Oscar, along with 5 other brave students soared up 4,570 metres in the sky and jumped out of a plane.
If you’re wondering what that would be like; here are some photos of the day. (Thanks to Gabriella and Ana for sharing them with us.)
We continue to have our weekly Coffee Clubs!
Join me for coffees (cappuccino, latte, chocolate brownie are just some on offer!), Tim Tams and games!
The past few of weeks we’ve played Uno, President and Jenga with questions!
Always an enjoyable afternoon 🙂
