Today, I want to talk a bit about language—particularly from the perspective of raising a child who’s been exposed to more than one from an early age. Our case – moved to the US at 2yo , returned at 5yo As I mentioned in my Japanese blog, our family moved to the U.S. for work […]
As a parent of a 5-year-old son who’s about to start elementary school next year, I’ve been thinking a lot about the differences between Japan and the U.S. when it comes to education systems and customs School calendar difference One of the first things I noticed is the difference in the academic calendar. In Japan,
Let’s chat a bit about something I’ve been thinking about since coming back to Japan — the differences in driving and road conditions between Japan and the U.S. I might’ve touched on this before, but I figured it’s worth revisiting. Road width and circumstances The biggest difference, hands down, is probably road width. American roads
Hello, and welcome!For the very first post on this blog, I thought I’d start with something that many visitors to Japan quickly notice: the climate — especially how it compares to the U.S. Humid summer I lived in Michigan, in the northern part of the U.S., for about three years. If you’re familiar with Japanese
