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    Thread: And the award for Slowest Japanese Language Learner goes to...
Post: And the award for Slowest Japanese Language Learne...

I can't top mushi's nomination but I think I could put myself forward for a certificate of commendation for having started learning Japanese in 1977 and not yet passing N2. Fine print: no contact wit...
Chiller The Japanese language 24 5,164 2013-01-10, 10:59 pm
    Thread: 1M Challenge - NHK News Easy
Post: 1M Challenge - NHK News Easy

Hi there thurd, I tried to add my name to your spreadsheet but stuffed it up. Can you fix it?.......goodness me, another horseless carriage just went by my house! .......sorry.....
Chiller Learning resources 68 15,020 2012-12-16, 11:30 pm
    Thread: Advice on becoming a Japanese to English Translator
Post: Advice on becoming a Japanese to English Translato...

I say, give it a bash. Set some goals, spend a year, reassess progress, then reset goals. I don't know much about translation, but I am at a similar stage in life to you. If you can afford to spen...
Chiller General discussion 19 5,136 2012-11-20, 8:31 pm
    Thread: Wal-Mart is coming to Japan (sorta)
Post: Wal-Mart is coming to Japan (sorta)

Food harvesting? It's being done. Look at Ozharvest in Australia. http://www.ozharvest.org
Chiller Off topic 57 9,321 2012-10-09, 2:53 am
    Thread: Back to studying Japanese after a break
Post: Back to studying Japanese after a break

I returned to Japanese after a 25 year break, and it took over a year to get back to where I had been. I don't recommend leaving it this long, as it was like starting again. It has been interesting,...
Chiller General discussion 25 5,063 2012-09-24, 4:05 am
    Thread: Sex ratio of this forum?
Post: Sex ratio of this forum?

31:17
Chiller Off topic 148 26,514 2012-09-12, 6:08 am
    Thread: Free / Non-Free Japanese Immersion Options
Post: Free / Non-Free Japanese Immersion Options

What skills do you have to offer from a volunteering point of view? Sporting ability, chatting to old people, etc. I have a friend whose Japanese Dad volunteers to teach disabled kids to swim. He l...
Chiller Off topic 13 3,433 2012-06-23, 2:00 am
    Thread: soy allergy
Post: soy allergy

As I understand it, anything to do with soy. I am wondering whether restaurant meals will be out completely. He is used to dealing with this but not usually in countries where soy is so ubiquitous.
Chiller Off topic 9 1,659 2012-05-25, 6:39 am
    Thread: soy allergy
Post: soy allergy

thanks Kitakitsune, I had seen that site- now I think of it we could print that out and carry it around. @Tzadeck, that would be helpful. Even if he doesn't come this time, at some stage he will nee...
Chiller Off topic 9 1,659 2012-05-25, 2:50 am
    Thread: soy allergy
Post: soy allergy

Hi, I'm thinking of going to Japan soon and a possible travelling companion (who speaks no Japanese) has a soy allergy. I am wondering whether anyone has any tips for managing this? We would spend s...
Chiller Off topic 9 1,659 2012-05-25, 1:20 am
    Thread: Language / Cultural Exchange in Japan
Post: Language / Cultural Exchange in Japan

Have you thought of wwooffing? Has anyone done this? WWOOF Japan http://www.wwoofjapan.com/
Chiller General discussion 4 1,537 2012-04-20, 1:14 am
    Thread: Going to Kansai, Suggestions Appreciated
Post: Going to Kansai, Suggestions Appreciated

I really enjoyed Okochisanso Villa in Arashiyama if you are out that way. Lovely stroll garden, views over Kyoto, and afternoon tea in a teahouse at the end. Also the bamboo grove, despite the thron...
Chiller General discussion 27 7,139 2012-03-26, 5:34 am