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Thank you so much.  Would you say an hour commute is an outlier or par for the course in the region and are the trains comfortable or crowded during rush hour?[/quote]

An hour commute is a bit long, but many people do it. I used to do an hour door-to-door, including catching a bus to the metro, taking the metro, then walking a few blocks to my office. The trains are generally comfortable and not too crowded. Lots of people work from home now so ridership is down quite a bit, and there is talk of maknig trains run less often to save money.[/quote]

I have co-workers who live in Front Royal and West Virginia that commute to the NoVA region for work. 90 minute to 2 hour commutes are not unusual in this area. I would not want an hour commute to my job but if it meant sending my kids to schools that have language supports and a community that can actively engage my child, I would do it. Japanese is not as common a language in the area and settling my kids into a community where there are others who speak that language and are from Japan would be important to me.

I don’t know Bethesda or the Great Falls Japanese community, I am white and can only report on what I see at Fox Mill. There is a Japanese Cultural Committee at the school that runs events for all the kids at Fox Mill and meets pretty regularly. I know that there and Japanese playdates set up by the JCC, especially when new kids from Japan join the community. I would bet that the families there know more about preparing for the tests in Japanese schools when you return. Maybe contact the school and ask for the contact information for the JCC and see if you can speak to someone directly? They might be able to provide more information than I can.

https://www.foxmillpta.com/fox-prints-blog/category/JCC

The link above takes you to the JCC meeting list in Fox Mill PTAs newsletter. If you open it you will find an email that you can try.

I only lived abroad for 6 months in college and that was intimidating. I hope you are able to get the info you need to make the move more confidently and have a great experience in the US.
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