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Baby Playground

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  • やまだ
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  • 2022/01/21 14:32

Please let me know if you know of any places near Mountain View where babies （ crawling and holding on ） can play!
Also, please let me know if there is a community of Japanese mothers raising children.
Thank you very much!

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#2

Do you know of any facebook communities ？ I think if you search for Ushinenkai in the Bay Area, it will come up, if not, please let me know and I will invite you. Also, if you are in the Mountain View area, Cuesta Park is a great place for small children. \cH000000}

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Fireplace Chimney （ Chimney ） Cleaning Contractor

Daily life
#1
  • 暖炉
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  • 2021/10/21 18:19

I would like to use the fireplace in my house for the first time this winter.

I think the fireplace needs to be cleaned and inspected first, as it looks like it hasn't been used for a long time.

If you have hired a cleaner or know of a good one,
please give me your contact information.

Thanks in advance.

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#2

The top of the chimney is usually open to the sky, and rainwater enters the chimney at the same time the smoke comes out of it.　　The rainwater is sucked straight down to the ground.　　Roughly one meter from the floor, there is a tunnel opening diagonally down when viewed from above.　That tunnel immediately goes straight down to your fire floor.　Smoke then rises straight up from the fire floor, curves diagonally upward, and then rises straight back up again.　　At the top of this firebox is a lid that can be opened and closed.　The lever to open and close it can be seen on either side of the top.　If you are burning a fire, you must open this lid or smoke will flow back into the room.　It is easier to know if it is open or closed by checking during the daytime with an empty light.

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Dual Nationality Ticket Reservations

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#1
  • やまだ
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  • 2021/10/13 09:36

Which passport information should I register for a plane ticket for a temporary return to Japan with a child of dual nationality ？ ？

Please tell me how to do this when buying one way instead of round trip.
① USA → Japan booked with US passport
Japan → USA booked with Japanese passport
② Both booked with US passport
③ Both booked with Japanese passport

No middle name for the child, both have the same name.
Thank you very much ！

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#2

Use the passport of the country you are entering.
If from the U.S. to Japan, use a Japanese passport
If from Japan to the U.S., use an American passport

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Improvement of English language skills of elementary school students

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  • Neko Neko Neko
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  • 2021/05/04 13:25

Please let me know if you are seniors or have the same problem ！
How are you all improving your children's English at Corona Disaster ？

Our family moved here in April 2021 for a new job.
We have children in 2nd and 3rd grade at American school age.
We put them in a local school, but they only go to school 4 days a week, and only half a day, for Corona Prep, and the rest of the time they are home-schooled.
He has no ESL classes and is suddenly in the same class as native English speaking children.
Naturally, I don't understand nearly as much as I should.
Homework （ Home study materials ） are also too difficult in English, so we only do math and simple reading.

I thought this was a bad idea, so I decided to go to an English conversation school （ once a week ） which requires a lot of homework.
My parents help me with the homework and look up the meanings.

I also decided to learn piano in English since I had played piano in Japan.

I also plan to sign up for one or two summer camps that I can do without English skills.

Will I be able to keep up my English skills in this way ？?

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  • ぷる
  • 2021/05/06 (Thu) 08:20
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I think there are many people in a similar situation.
I think the best thing to do is to get a private tutor to do homework and prepare and review school work together.
Or, a Japanese cram school that provides support for the local school would also be a good idea.

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#2
  • あゆみ
  • 2021/05/18 (Tue) 08:48
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Although native teachers are better in terms of pronunciation, I feel that Japanese teachers are easier for children to ask questions.

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  • 蓮
  • 2021/06/07 (Mon) 09:04
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I know it is a lot of work just to finish the assignments in front of you, but without basic knowledge, they will have a hard time later on, so I think it is better to concentrate on studying somewhere else. I would recommend going back 1 ～ 2 years below the current school year and starting with a review during summer break, but if you can't take that much time, it would be good if you could just review the previous semester. You can ask your school if they have an ESL program, or you can join an ESL tutoring school ？.

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#5
  • アップ
  • 2021/09/03 (Fri) 21:01
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Children absorb information quickly. Please do not be in a hurry and watch over them for a long time.
I am sure they will become proficient in time.

In my personal experience, it is more efficient to learn a language in English
than in Japanese （ by looking up the meaning in an English-English dictionary ） for example.

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Will Silicon Valley be OK ？?

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  • 青い海と白い砂
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  • 2021/05/18 13:59

I think some people have left Silicon Valley because of the Corona Disaster and are now telecommuting more.
I am worried that the Japanese population will decrease.

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  • hippy
  • 2021/06/02 (Wed) 12:11
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Silicon Valley has a strong image of Google, Apple and Facebook, but there are still many more such as HP, Tesla, Linkedin, Airbnb, Yelp, etc. I doubt the population will decrease that easily, but I think the rent prices are changing.

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#3
  • 恵美
  • 2021/06/02 (Wed) 12:13
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When I look up Silicon Valley on the map, I think each definition is different.
Are San Francisco, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, San Jose, etc. correct ？?

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#5

I'm thinking that San Francisco is different, but I'm not sure.

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Do not receive mail （ Gmail, etc. ）

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#1
  • KEI
  • mail
  • 2021/06/04 13:56

I am having trouble with free email.
From Japan, mails sent to a Gmail address from a mobile carrier or Yahoo mail may not be received.
The other party sent the message without bouncing it, but we did not receive it.
Gmail capacity is fine and I have not set any filters or forwarding.
I use Gmail on my tablet, PC, and phone.
Please let me know if you have any countermeasures for the above symptoms.

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#2

In the meantime, let's look in the spam folder.

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Google is going to require employees who come to work to be vaccinated.

Local news
#1
  • 潮
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  • 2021/07/28 14:42

It looks like the resumption of work has been postponed from September to October.
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOGN28EZO0Y1A720C2000000/

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Return to Japan via Canada

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#1
  • Meirin
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  • 2021/07/06 13:41

I am planning to transit from the U.S. to a Canadian airport and return to Japan.
The flight is Air Canada. I will be in transit at Vancouver airport, but I am only in transit at a Canadian airport
.

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Google is building a campus in San Jose

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#1
  • jin
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  • 2021/06/17 12:21

The campus seems to be like a small town with offices, residences, and stores.

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  • あるじ
  • 2021/06/29 (Tue) 08:51
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I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of place it will be!

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Murmur Topic ！ Silicon Valley Edition

Free talk
#1
  • 芽衣
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  • 2021/06/02 12:08

This is a bulletin board topic where you can write about anything you feel like tweeting alone. Any topic is OK.

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#2
  • jetski
  • 2021/06/03 (Thu) 10:40
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Will we ever see Tiger Woods playing golf again ？ Too bad.

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#3
  • 木井
  • 2021/06/04 (Fri) 08:30
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I feel like I am more pressed for time now, even though I am supposed to be home-based and no longer have travel time. Why ？

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#4
  • 霧子
  • 2021/06/04 (Fri) 09:48
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As jetski's post reminded me, it is really sad when actors' scandals make it impossible to rerun a drama or movie. If we could see the works as separate pieces of art, we would be able to enjoy them more.

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#5
  • もくもく
  • 2021/06/07 (Mon) 09:52
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I want to eat sweet potato. I can't find good sweet potatoes so I can't make them myself.

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If you wrap Nijya's regular sweet potatoes in foil and bake them in the oven or toaster oven at a low temperature of 325-350 ° f for an hour or two, you will get nettlesome and very sweet baked potatoes. I think I can make it with that.

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