K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about what it means to have a PHD in Japan versus what it means in America. And… it’s – I know we’ve kind of talked about this before, and I know every time the strugg

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about all of the things that are no longer strange to me here in Japan. Like, things that are just… normal that would be so weird in the United States if they occurred. C: Okay. Like speaking Japanese? K: No. Not like spe

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about being a public figure in the United States and – versus being a public figure in Japan, and I feel like my I’m kind of almost famous in both countries because, in the U.S. I – for a time – I was really well known in

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about the difference between being asexual in the United States versus asexual in Japan. And I am openly out as being asex- and I think before I talk more about it, I should give the floor to my partner. Which I rarely gi

K: So, today we’re starting off a little bit different with a content note. We’re going to be talking about hospitalization, medical procedures, and surgery. If those – if you find those things to be upsetting, please, you know, stop the podcast now. And

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how… my life goals have changed since coming to Japan from the United States in ways that have nothing to do with age and nothing to do with Rasta’s age and nothing to do with time and everything to do with culture.

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about the Olympics and Japan versus the United States, but not in an athletic ability type of way, but in the preparations and the way that they talk to the athletes and…. Like, what happens at the Olympics and after and

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about the things I wish I’d known before moving to Japan. C: Japanese. K: (laughs) Yes. Japanese would be helpful. C: But I think that’s not the most important thing. Well, and it’s an obvious one. So, I studied Japanese

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about what’s next. C: This is so much easier, in terms of deciding, to just look at what happened. K: What do you mean? C: I mean, looking at what’s next: we don’t know what’s next. K: Yes, you do. You have to decide. C:

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how many times I’ve had to… in my lifetime, figure out what a fulfilling life would be. And how, in Japan… that was completely dominated by how to be fulfilled but also fulfill my visa. And I feel really lucky that