Say a little prayer, please

Image via WikipediaWould all of our Luna family mind saying a little prayer for our former teacher Phil, and his family in New Zealand? As you will know from the news by now, Christchurch has been flattened and scores of people killed & seriously injured.

Phil's hometown, Lyttleton, has apparently also suffered severe damage. Our thoughts are with you Phil; we hope you are all safe & sound.

I also hope the school group from Toyama is rescued from their traumatic experience quickly.

Bye Bye Alex sensei

A sad day for all of us at Luna today, as we say goodbye to Alex Gordon. It is hard to believe it has been 15 months already since she arrived here from England!

Alex settled in very quickly and has become everyone's favourite teacher. She's always cheerful and smiling away :) and students will miss her sorely. I don't think we've ever seen her tired or less than 100% genki?

Alex will be exploring Hokkaido for a short while before returning to the UK. We wish her all the very best for the future, and want to thank her for all her hard work and personal commitment to all of her classes & students. We will really miss her and hope she`ll keep in touch. Please send her your thank yous etc as comments below?

While here, should also welcome Phil...big shoes to fill etc, but with all of Alex's preparation & advice, I'm sure he's going to do just fine.

So, sadly, Sayonara Alex - we'll miss you