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    • 2024/04/30 (Tue)

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    Graduation ceremony #2

    This is the graduation ceremony of a university in Canada two years ago (2022 ), part 2.

    <卒業式本番>
    After the guests are seated, the graduates finally enter from the back of the auditorium and take their seats in front of the stage. Then the teachers, dressed in gowns designed in the colors of their respective specialties, and the high achievers enter and take their places on stage. After the school song, the president and guests give speeches, and awards are given to outstanding students. The president of the university gives this speech four times a day for a total of 28 times, which is a lot of work. My daughter was the first one on the afternoon of the second day, or the seventh one in total. At that time, I already felt that the president's voice was a little dry, but she had a cold the following week and was having a hard time. After the awards, the graduates were called up one by one to the stage for a commemorative photo with the president. When their names were called, they were greeted with cheers from family and friends. The names of the graduates come from all over the world, so it is very difficult for the person who reads them out. They may have practiced how to read the names beforehand, but there were many times when they had to restate names that were not from English-speaking countries, and my daughter was one of them.

    After the graduation ceremony, people gather in the plaza up the stairs from the Chan Center or in the adjacent rose garden to take pictures and videos. It was still early in the season for roses, but the garden was beautifully maintained. Unfortunately, it was cloudy, but I could see West Vancouver through the garden.

    <同窓会>
    After spending time with family and friends, the alumni headed to a reception at the alumni building. UBC has students and faculty from all over the world, and the Alumni Association seems to be active across the globe, with chapters in 37 cities in 30 countries. In English, alumni associations or alumnae are called alumni.

    UBCUBC卒業式カナダの大学バンクーバーの大学UBC卒業生
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    • 2024/05/06 (Mon)

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    Canada and the U.S. #1

    The following is a list of differences between Canada and its neighbor, the U.S., that I felt during my 20 years of residence in Canada.

    Canada and the U.S. share a border, and while they both speak English as well, there are many differences. Both countries are made up of many immigrants, but while the U.S. is colored American regardless of country of origin or culture, Canada is said to be a melting pot of races in the U.S. and a mosaic of races in Canada, as each culture is respected in Canada. Perhaps this is why, in my opinion, there seems to be less discrimination and prejudice against race, ethnicity, and more recently, LGBTQ, in Canada.

    <州>
    The United States has 50 states, called statestates. In Canada, instead of states, there are 10 Provinces and 3 Territories （ ） Territories. The Province of British Columbia, where Vancouver is located, is the third largest of the provinces, but it is about 2.5 times the size of Japan.

    <言語>
    In the U.S., English is the only official language, but in Canada, the official languages are English and French, so government documents are always written in both languages and the people who work there are generally bilingual. Many large companies also have both English and French company names, and both languages are spoken.

    In the Province of Quebec, French is the language of preference and all street signs are in French. When signs are written in English, the French language comes first. However, the use of words, pronunciation, and sometimes even grammar are different from the French used in France. If the French language used in France is the standard language, the language used in Canada seems to be a dialect from a region of France that has developed in its own unique way. I heard that tourists from France sometimes have trouble communicating with cab drivers. The language school I attended in Montreal taught the differences between the two.

    The photo shows a stop sign in Quebec. It is written in French above and English below.

    In most other provinces, English is the language of preference, but there are some spelling differences, such as "color" for color and "theatre" for theater, etc. In Canada, "eh" is used for "right," which is the last word Americans often use for "right. I was bothered at first by the fact that some people added "eh" every time they said something. When Americans make fun of Canadians, they sometimes add "eh".

    <単位>
    Canada originally used the same yards and pounds as the US, but decided to move to the metric system in 1970. However, since the U.S. uses the yard ・ and pound system, a neighboring country that has a lot of traffic, there are many situations where the two are mixed together.
    In Canada, speedometers are written in kilometers on the outside and miles on the inside, as shown in the photo. Gasoline is measured in liters in Canada as in Japan, but in the U.S. it is measured in gallons.

    In grocery stores, weights are often written in pounds lb and grams or kilograms in Canada. The photo is from a butcher shop, where the best Canadian rib steak is listed as $ 44.99 per pound and $ 98.98 per kilo. The clerks at supermarkets and other places where you hear people ordering meat and ham are very good at both.

    Height is based on centimeters, but feet feet and inches inch, and weight may also be listed in kilograms and pounds. When asked for height, for example, the answer is often Five-Ten. This is 5 feet 10 inches, or about 178 centimeters. In the world of sports, basketball, ice hockey, baseball, and other sports that are in the same league as the United States use feet, pounds, and miles in many Canadian broadcasts.

    Temperatures are measured in Celsius in Canada, the same as in Japan, but Fahrenheit is used in the United States.

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    • 2024/05/04 (Sat)

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    Accommodates families working shift work. The day of the week you attend tutoring can be changed from month to month ！.

    Good news for parents who have difficulty picking up and dropping off their children if they have to work a certain day of the week each month ・ ・ ・ because of shift work. ！
    At Gaudia Kitsunishi East School, you can change the days you study at the classroom in accordance with your monthly shift.
    You can choose two days from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and study in the classroom on those days. On the other days, students study Gaudia printouts at school or at home.
    Students are not restricted by grade level, and can either relearn from where they lost track of the material or get a head start on it.

    40% of the students who attend Gaudia Koto Nishi-East Classroom use this variable system.

    Free trial is always available, so please feel free to contact us.

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    • 2024/05/09 (Thu)

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    Canada and the U.S. #2

    This is the second difference between Canada and the U.S. that I felt when I lived in Canada.

    Canada and the U.S. use the same units of money - dollars and cents dollar, cent - but the types and designs of coins and bills are different.

    <硬貨>
    Coins differ in more than just design. In the United States, the most common coins are 1, 5, 10, and 25 cents, with 50-cent and $1 coins generally not in circulation. In Canada, the 1-cent coin was discontinued in 2013, and 5, 10, 25-cent, $1, and $2 coins are the most common coins, with no 50-cent coins in general circulation. American 50 cents and $1 and Canadian 50 cents are in circulation in casinos.

    In Canada and the U.S., each coin has the same name: 1 cent is a penny penny, 5 cents is a nickel nickel, 10 cents is a dime, and 25 cents is a quarter quarter(quarter(quarter means one quarter ） . In Canada, there are one and two dollar coins on top of this: the one dollar coin is called a loonie loonie because it depicts a waterfowl avi, or loon loon in English, and the two dollar coin, which has a bear on it, is called a toonie toonie or twonie, meaning two for one dollar. The two-dollar coin is called a looney loonie because it has a bear on the outside and a bronze inside. The two-tone color is silver on the outside and bronze on the inside. All Canadian coins have the portrait of Queen Elizabeth on one side, but since she recently passed away, will it be replaced by King Charles in the future?

    <紙幣>
    U.S. bills are basically green, while Canadian ones are colorful. The commonly circulated U.S. bills are $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100, while Canadian bills are $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 since $1 and $2 are coins, and the latest $10 bill is unusually vertical. I have seen $1,000 and $5,000 in the past, but they are not in general circulation. In Canada, they are now made of a durable material called polymer instead of paper.

    Dollars are often referred to as buck buck in both Canada and the US. For example, $100 is called 100 bucks. Also, 1,000 is often expressed as K. 20K is $20,000. This K comes from kilo(キロ ）), which means "kilo" in Japanese.

    <銃規制>
    Canada is a strict country regarding the possession of firearms, so although guns are used in gang wars as in Japan, there are not as many shootings as in the US. I was horrified when I saw a police officer throw a pistol he found in the trunk of the car in front of mine onto the street at the Canada-US border.

    Canada is often overshadowed by the great country of the U.S., but it has other aspects that are different from the U.S. besides the ones I have covered here. I would like to introduce them again when I have a chance.

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    • 2024/05/11 (Sat)

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    Northern Lights in Vancouver

    A huge explosion phenomenon on the surface of the sun called "solar flare" occurred six times from May 8 to 10, and there are concerns about its effects, but Vancouver, Canada was able to see the aurora borealis, which is a rarity.
    Vancouver's latitude is 49.29 degrees north, which is farther north than Japan's northernmost point of 45.33 degrees. Even so, it is much further south than the Aurora Belt (65-70 degrees north latitude) where the Northern Lights often appear, so it is rare to see the Aurora Borealis. I have never seen them in the 20 years I have lived here.

    The photo was taken by my daughter at Sunset Beach downtown after 11 pm. Even in Yellowknife and Whitehorse, which are located in the Aurora Belt, the probability of seeing auroras mixed with colors other than green like this is quite low. The timing was perfect as the sunset time in Vancouver is around 9 p.m. at this time of the year.

    In Canada and the United States, the Northern Lights are generally referred to as Northern Lights. These are northern lights, or northern lights on the north pole side. The aurora on the Antarctic side is called southern lights.

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    • 2024/05/15 (Wed)

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    Letters of recommendation for graduate schools in the U.S.

    Last year, a former student of ours, who is currently studying physics at an American university, asked us to write a Letter of Recommendation for a graduate school of his choice.

    He had attended an international elementary school in Kisarazu after spending his childhood in a foreign country, and was confused by the environment in which he was taught in English at school but in Japanese at cram school. He was confused and had trouble keeping up with the classes. His parents, who were distressed, heard about our school and came to us for consultation.

    At the time, the school was using American textbooks, but this kind of problem occurs not only because of the language, but also because the way classes are taught and the way problems are tackled are different from those in Japan. Here, I taught math, science, and English using basic English. He was particularly interested in science at the time, and we would often mix English and Japanese during recess to talk about the science subjects he was interested in.

    I tutored him through the third grade of junior high school, and he was able to understand mathematics well, which he had initially struggled with. In high school, his interest in physics finally deepened, and he was accepted to an American university as a physics major. He wanted to go on to graduate school in physics, so I gladly accepted his request for a letter of recommendation.

    A letter of recommendation in English, however, is something I have only written once when an acquaintance of mine applied for a job while living in Canada, but this is the first time for me to write such a formal one. I wrote a lot of rhetoric, mixed in old stories, and told him how he would be a good candidate for the graduate school he wanted to apply to. In the meantime, he received a series of emails from several graduate schools to which he had applied. All of them were in a similar format, with a form linked to the email. First, questions about my work. Then I was asked to rate him on a scale of 5-6 based on how long I have known him and various questions about his qualifications, and finally to attach a letter of recommendation.

    Here is an email from the MIT graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

    Dear Hiroji Ihara,

    [Applicant's name] has requested a letter of recommendation to support their application for admission to the

    Please submit your letter of recommendation here .

    Let us know if you have any questions.

    MIT Graduate Admissions
    gradadmissions@mit.edu


    Send your letter of recommendation as an attachment and you will receive an email confirming receipt.

    Princeton Graduate School sent the following receipt confirmation email.

    Dear Mr. Ihara,

    We have successfully received your letter of recommendation for [applicant's name] to the Graduate School at

    Thank you for your time and consideration.Sincerely,
    Graduate Admission
    Princeton University
    Clio Hall
    Princeton, NJ 08544

    There are other students from our department studying at American universities, but he is the first one to go to graduate school. Thanks to him, I have gained valuable experience as well.
    I wish him luck in getting into the graduate school of his choice.

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    • 2024/03/01 (Fri)

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    ＜ Headache and stiff shoulders ・ Eyes tiredness ＞ Brain massage "Shirodhara" is recommended ✨

    Shirodhara, the quintessential Ayurvedic menu.
    Oil is poured from the forehead to treat various problems such as headache ・ stiff shoulders ・ eyestrain ・ and autonomic imbalance, leading you back to your original healthy state.
    （ Our salon uses Japan Shirodhara Association's original oil, which does not require shampoo ）

    [Price]
    0 Shirodhara 40min/ ￥ 6160
    0 Shirodhara + Krishna* 60min/ ￥ 8800
    Shirodhara + Krishna* + décolleté treatment 90 min/ ￥ 11000
    *Scalp cleansing

    Please mention "Mention Vivinavi" when making an inquiry.
    We are looking forward to seeing you.

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    • 2024/04/12 (Fri)

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    ＊ Until May 12 (Sun.), you can try ＊ Ayurveda Full Body Experience Course 90 minutes for only ￥ 12,660 ▶ ￥ 10,000 (tax included)!

    ＊ Limited to first-time customers (limited to 2 couples per day) ＊
    Foot, back and décolleté massage ＋ Head massage, shirodhara, and other popular menus can be tried at once.
    Stress headache ・ Stiff shoulders ・ Eye strain ・ Autonomic nervous system disorder This treatment will help you to recover from various problems and bring you back to your original healthy state.
    Ultimate detoxification to relieve fatigue throughout the body.

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    • 2024/05/13 (Mon)

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    ＜ Headache and stiff shoulders ・ Eyes tiredness ＞ Brain massage "Shirodhara" is recommended ✨

    Shirodhara, the quintessential Ayurvedic menu.
    Oil is poured from the forehead to treat various problems such as headache ・ stiff shoulders ・ eyestrain ・ and autonomic nervous system disorder, leading you back to your original healthy state.
    （ Our salon uses Japan Shirodhara Association's original oil, which does not require shampoo ）

    [Price]
    0 Shirodhara 40min/ ￥ 6160
    0 Shirodhara + Krishna* 60min/ ￥ 8800
    Shirodhara + Krishna* + décolleté treatment 90 min/ ￥ 11000
    *Scalp cleansing

    Please mention "Mention Vivinavi" when making an inquiry.
    We are looking forward to seeing you.

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    • 2024/03/15 (Fri)

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    For a limited time only ！ Sakura Pudding 🌸, which was very popular ！, will be on sale again .

    Luxurious two-layer pudding with white additive-free pudding and Sakura-flavored jelly ✨
    ＼ Available only until June 30, 2024 ／

    Speaking of spring, don't you want to eat Sakura-flavor?

    Sakura jelly contains salted double cherry blossoms from Tanzawa, Kanagawa Prefecture
    and its appearance also reminds us of spring.

    This seasonal dessert is perfect for special occasions or as a gift for a loved one.

    Please try our "Sakura Pudding" for yourself.

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    278-1 Izumi, Kimitsu, Chiba 299-1112

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    • Introduction / Gift / Shopping
    • 2024/04/12 (Fri)

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    ＼ 2024 Mother's Day Limited Wrapping ／ Gifts for your loved ones at Anata Shoten 🌹

    Mother's Day wrapping is now available 🎵
    In the cosmetic box with a cute design depicting a daisy
    Decorated with a full reel of paper material ♪

    Please select "Mother's Day wrapping （ Paid ）" from the wrapping options before purchase
    . Please specify "".

    ＝ New product "Kimi no Kanure" ＝
    Using eggs raised in Kimitsu,
    this canele is baked to a firm texture.
    Using rice flour which has a less pronounced taste so that the gentle flavor and richness of the eggs can be felt.

    Why don't you send your favorite item to your loved ones
    as a token of your appreciation ？ 🌹

    If you order by 9:00 on May 9,
    we can deliver on May 12 (Sunday), the day of Mother's Day
    *We recommend that you place your pre-order as early as possible if you have a specific date and time in mind, as we may run out of stock.


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    • Useful info / Restaurant / Gourmet
    • 2024/04/09 (Tue)

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    Handmade set menus served in a homey atmosphere ！.

    Handmade bento croquet is available for ordering hors d'oeuvres as well as eating and drinking in the restaurant.

    Our signature dish is yakisoba, handmade from croquettes, noodles, and sauce, and then laid down ！

    We are also preparing alcohol ♪

    Please stop by ！.

    • Satisfaction guaranteed / Restaurant / Gourmet
    • 2024/05/01 (Wed)

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    Hors d'oeuvres and location bento for banquets and gatherings ！ [Handmade obento croquet

    Enjoy a variety of hearty and luxurious hors d'oeuvres.
    We can make Chinese style, children's style, etc. according to your preference.

    Advance reservations required. We can make them according to your taste, number of people, and budget.
    Please order Crockett's homemade hors d'oeuvres ♪
    Orders can be placed by phone.


    Handmade Bento Crockett
    TEL:070-3876-9770

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    • 2024/05/10 (Fri)

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    Day service with many 🎎🎏events🎑 🎃 [Kisarazu Nansei-en

    ◎We are looking for volunteers who can help us make our events more enjoyable ◎
    Students are also welcome, so please contact us if you are interested in more details ♪

    Nanseien holds events
    at any time so that visitors can have a good time.

    Please contact us for more information. Let's enjoy the events together 🎉

    We post daily updates on our Instagram and website. Please take a look ！

    Scan the QR code or access the following link ！

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    • 2024/05/02 (Thu)

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    Yoga Studio Vishta Aerial Yoga Reservations Now Available ！.

    Aerial yoga, also known as "aerial yoga. Many people are intimidated by the pictures, thinking, "I don't think I can do this …," but actually the opposite is true.
    Using a cloth, you can do inverted poses that you would normally find difficult. You can move your whole body without putting more stress on your body than yoga done on the ground.
    Blood circulation is promoted, leading to the elimination of cold and swelling. With continued practice, the basic metabolism increases, and a weight-loss effect can be expected.

    Recommended for yoga beginners and people with stiff bodies.
    Feel how good it feels to leave your body in the cloth. This program offers an extraordinary experience that can be either relaxation or active.

    I saw Vivinavi. Half off admission fee

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    • 2024/01/19 (Fri)

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    Recycled Kimonos for Sale

    From handicraft materials to like-new items
    Please stop by.
    Open every Friday
    2-20-18 Yamato, Kisarazu City
    0438-22-0078
    Kimono day

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    • 2024/04/12 (Fri)

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    We buy gold and platinum jewelry at high prices.

    Please feel free to contact us even if you are not sure whether it is gold plated or genuine.
    quality SUDO
    4-19-15 Higashiota, Kisarazu-shi, Tokyo
    0438-97-1768
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    • 2024/05/16 (Thu)

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    We buy gold and platinum jewelry at high prices.

    Please feel free to contact us even if you are not sure whether it is gold plated or genuine.

    quality SUDO
    4-19-15 Higashiota, Kisarazu-shi, Kisarazu
    0438-97-1768
    www.sudo78.com

    • Useful info / Beauty / Health
    • 2024/02/15 (Thu)

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    Recommended for first-timers ！ Authentic machines are available at low prices.

    Best Cost Performance ★ Unlimited use for only 400 yen per session ！ *General in Kisarazu City

    We have several latest machines available, so you can combine the machines that best suit your purpose, such as "I want to lose weight," "I want to improve my strength," "I want to build muscle," etc., and get an efficient You can train efficiently by combining the machines that best suit your goals.

    Even those who are new to the gym, those who are not good at exercising, or those who have not exercised in a long time can enjoy
    Our staff will carefully guide you on how to use the machines, so you can use them with peace of mind.

    Please come and visit us ！

    *Closed on Mondays.
    *Fees vary depending on your location.
    For more information, please refer to the Vivinavi "Town Guide" or the official Kisarazu City website.

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    • 2024/04/02 (Tue)

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    Recommended for first-time users ！ Best cost performance ☆ Authentic machines available at low prices.

    Best Cost Performance ★ Unlimited use for only 400 yen per time ！ *General in Kisarazu City

    Cheap gym access … Want to use full-scale machines but don't know how … etc. ！
    Those who are new to gyms or don't like to exercise,
    Our staff will guide you carefully so that you can enjoy using the gym even if it has been a long time.

    We have several state-of-the-art machines, so you can train efficiently by combining the machines that suit your purpose, such as "I want to lose weight," "I want to improve my physical strength," or "I want to build muscle.

    Please come and visit us ！

    *Closed on Mondays.
    *Fees vary depending on your location.
    For more information, please refer to the Vivinavi "Town Guide" or the official Kisarazu City website.