News
Fukuoka City Urban Expressway
Jul 25th
Construction on the Fukuoka City Urban Expressway is getting closer to being done. If you look at these pictures you can see how close they are to finishing. The first picture was taken while I sat in my car. The second was taken in about the same position but I took it using the driver side mirror.
I think I remember them saying it will be completed in 2011, but don’t quote me on that. All I know is that they have really made some serious progress over the last 6 months.
English School Closings in Australia [Geos]
Feb 1st
Just when you didn’t think the economy could get worse, we have another victim.
This time it’s in Australia, where many Japanese students go to study English.
AUSTRALIA’S international education industry has suffered another massive blow with the collapse of eight English language colleges, leaving 2300 foreign students around the country in the dark over their future.
The single largest group affected is in Melbourne and has an estimated 530 students unable to complete their courses. Some had just one more week before the end of their course. A total of 390 employees have lost their jobs.
Japanese-owned GEOS, which operates a global chain of English language schools, closed its Australian operations late yesterday. [Read More]
Hopefully the Australian Government will do their best to help all of these students. We have heard rumors that Geos in Japan isn’t in the best condition either… So if you are a student or an employee of Geos be very careful. Also if anyone teachers out there want to give us the inside story on Geos Japan, contact us.
