The Musicks in Japan
Summary: We're an American couple who has been living in Japan since 2007. Kisstopher (she/her) is a mental health therapist. Chad (he/him) is a writer. We talk about most everything in our lives, from being disabled / chronically ill to money to friends, and the role that Japan plays in them. Mostly, we want to entertain you, even though we sometimes talk about heavier topics.
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K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how, like, in the past three months, our lives completely changed. So, like, 2021… is not at all what I imagined. Like, in the least. Not even close. C: Well, it’s still going to be the Musicks in Japan. That part hasn’t changed. K: Yeah. We’re still doing […]
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about freedom. And so, I just want to warn everybody that, like, I don’t know, maybe like the first 5 to 10 minutes is going to be politics, but the rest of it is not. And… the reason that the first 5 to 10 minutes is going to be […]
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about people who are freaking out about living and working at home with their spouse and calling it like… like – so, a friend of ours – and I’m not gonna say who – on the righteous, their house is crowded. But their house is crowded because a parent […]
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking a lot about snow. C: Even though it hasn’t snowed a lot here. K: Well, every February it snows, here. I know – so, for me, y’all know I’m from California. So, for me, if there’s enough snow that I can see it falling from the sky – for […]
K: Today, we’re going to be talking about culture shock and medical trauma, hence the title “culture shock and medical trauma.” And we’re starting off a little bit differently because I don’t want anyone who would be triggered by either of those topics to listen to the episode and… be hurt by it or upset […]
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking a lot about respect and how people assume that respect is culturally different. And my experience – at least in the United States and Japan – is that the desire for respect is not culturally different. The mandate for respect in terms of… teams being able to work successfully […]
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about my relationship with my American citizenship and whether or not to go for Japanese citizenship. But… being the pansexual, polyamorous being that I am, I have a really hard time doing something that shuts a door. So, I know that may seem counterintuitive considering that I’m happily, monogamously […]
So, lately I’ve been thinking about my friends and how international all my friends are. Like, I have friends from… all over the world[...]
K: So, lately I’ve been struggling with the concept of… I’m working remote right now. And I’m going to be working remote – I started working remote in March of 2020.
K: So, recently, I’ve been thinking about imperialism. Which, oddly enough, I think about every January. Because we’re in Japan, I think about imperialism. Because whoever the prime minister is – well it’s been Abe for many, many years, but we have a new prime minister now – and they always do something with imperialism. […]
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how things become traditions, and how those traditions become obligations, and how those obligations become universals. (laughs) C: Like the universal “have to” you must do this. K: Yeah. Okay, so for example, listicles. Right? C: Right. K: So, listicles C: You know how I feel about listicles […]
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how much I miss our son. So, when I get sick, I get really melancholy. And… I’ve been sick for about 4 weeks now, and I’ve been melancholy the entire time. And I’ve just been wanting our son to be move back in. C: Yeah. So, […]
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how this is not the Christmas episode. I don’t care if you’re listening to this on December 25th. I am an atheist. I do not believe in Jesus Christ. And, if you are a Christian, like super-duper Christian, then you know that – if you believe in Jesus […]
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about the good things that happened in 2020 for us – for me personally and for us as a family – but I did not – I so wanted to make a listicle of the 20 best things that happened in 2020. But I did not. (laughs) C: I […]
K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about (clears throat) sorry to start with clearing my throat, but lately I’ve been thinking about the need for light escapism. So, today’s episode is intended to be whimsical. And… my personality – whimsy is things I don’t approve of in Japan versus things I don’t approve of in […]
