K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about the Japanese summer and how long it is. C: Too long. K: Right?  Because, like – okay, you all know I’m dramatic about the Japanese summer, but you all don’t know how dramatic I am. Because, right now today, I a

In this episode, we pretend we’re going to talk about international travel. And we do, to some extent, but we also talk about growing up without much stability, about traveling for our PhDs, budgeting, and other things tangentially related to travel. The

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about creative endeavors and our various creative endeavors. And I’ll be honest… I’m thinking about how differently creative we are. How different our creative endeavors when you look at them more deeply, but, on the surf

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about functioning while the world is on fire. C: And you’ve been doing it. K: (laughs) C: So, you think, and then you do. K: And you’ve also been doing it. So, I just want to put out a content note that this episode we ar

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how systems are rigged, and how differently but similarly Japan rigs systems compared to the United States. I feel like Japan is more blatant in how they’re rigging the system, and America likes to pretend that it’s

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about living authentically in America versus living authentically in Japan. Because, here’s the thing, I find that Japanese people don’t care, and expatriates… unless they’re American don’t care about, like, who I am, wha

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking a lot about cannabis. C: Me too. K: (laughs) C: I have reefer madness. K: So, for me, when I hear people in the United Sta- because it’s being widely legalized in the United States. It’s highly illegal in Japan. And somet

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about working remote, and… for me, it’s a mixed bag. I haven’t been doing it that long. I’ve been – so, I’ve always offered Skype session. C: Right. K: I think I’ve talked in the past about how bad I suck at e-therapy, so

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about why I am the way I am. C: I think about that a lot, too. K: (laughs) C: Why is she so fabulous? K: (laughs) So, I have a lot of weird dichotomies in that I’m severely disabled and… I have a rare blood disease called

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about the patriarchy. C: Yeah? K: Yeah. (laughs)  C: They’ve been thinking about you, too. K: Yes. So, I really enjoy your definition of patriarchy. And the reason I really enjoy your definition of patriarchy is beca