More about PhD stress for Kisstopher, Chad starting a new job, academic publishing, and some details about Chad’s academic work. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about dealing with the stress of my PhD and PhD feedback. C: I have not been thinking about my PhD. K: (laughs) I think you have been...
Stress management, especially around academic work, differences between expectations of PhD students in Japan and the US, and the culture of academia and stress. Transcript K: So lately I’ve been thinking about stress management and my PhD and how bad I suck at it. C: What could have brought that on? K: (laughs) So,...
All about our Christmas-in-Japan experience, with talk of our Christmas-in-the-US past. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking a lot about Christmas and, specifically, our family’s relationship with Christmas. And also my evolution into how American I am versus how Japanese I am. C: So you’re not thinking about my evolution from Chad into...
Both of us have been self-employed at various points, and Kisstopher is now permanently self-employed. It brings both benefits and drawbacks. Note: Because of the lag time in recording (for transcription, art, etc.), Chad talks about being a freelance worker even though he now has a full-time job. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been...
What does it even mean to be an ally? We don’t know, but we have opinions. With surprisingly few digressions, this is a focused conversation about allies, both real and aspirational. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about allyship. C: That ship sinks on a lot of people. K: (laughs) I should not...
Groups form in Japan for all kinds of reasons, some good, some bad. We talk about our experience with group identity in Japan. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about groups in Japan. Like expat groups and not even expat groups. There’s tons and tons of social groups in Japan. I feel like...
We discuss the state, looking at it from the perspective of foreign residents, of the LBTQIA+ community in Japan, along with our own experiences with those inside and outside the community. Some discussion of sexuality and sexual history. Content Note Discussion of childhood sexual assault Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about the...
We talk about timekeeping in Japan and Korea (even though we’re bad at the Korean stuff), pensions, and (not) speaking Japanese in public. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the date. C: Yeah? Like our date? K: (laughs) No, like the date in Japan because I don’t know- some people...
We talk about getting old. Kisstopher insists that because she’s 50 and Chad is only 44, they’re in different generations. Lots of talk about gray hair, and some about Japanese working and aging culture. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking a about aging because we’re doing this exciting new project called The Writers’...
We talk about raising kids in Japan even though we’ve only raised one, about schooling even though we didn’t attend here below the university level, and about various digressions. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking a lot about having babies and raising babies in Japan. And educating them and just all things babies....