We talk about what makes a passion-filled life, how we pursue and maintain that, and how that’s changed, both because we’ve gotten older and because we moved to Japan. We talk about ourselves in third person a little bit, just to make a point.

We talk about buying residential property in the United States and in Japan, remodeling, and breaking into our own house.

All about Chad getting his PhD, Kisstopher being in the middle of her PhD, and the educational journeys we’ve taken with each other and with our son, who graduated university at 16.

We talk about the process of getting visas and permanent residency in Japan, political correctness and the language around the LGBTQ community, and how being permanent residents has freed up our creativity.

Summary Socialization in Japan is harder than in major cities in the United States, but probably about the same as for people who live in small cities. We rely on a mix of Internet and real-life groups to meet new people. People who are in Japan for a sh

Summary Living in Japan is cool, maybe. Or maybe not. It depends on how you look at it. In this episode we discuss things that are cool about Japan, things that are not, and some things that are cool about other places.

Content notes Frank discussion of sex, sex work, kink, sexual abuse, and dangerous situations. Summary We discuss Kisstopher’s history with sex work, Chad’s views about that, sex work laws in Japan, stigma around sex work, and related topics. We mostly s

An episode all about social media: what we love, what we don’t, how it makes us feel, and how being in Japan changes it for us.

Summary We talk about hobbies, travel, and having fun.

Summary We talk about the English-teaching industry, Kisstopher’s work as a therapist, Chad’s work as an editor, schooling, and money in Japan generally.