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Jose and Robin chat about the best and worst jobs that they've had.

Jose and Robin discuss stereotypes about millennials and whether they think that they are true.

Jose and Robin chat about must do activities in Japan, England, the United States, Peru, and Mexico.

Jose and Robin discuss must do and must see places from around the world.

Jose and Robin talk about the Meghan Markle interview and how it highlights some of the differences between British and American culture.

Robin and Jose talk about negative stereotypes from their own home countries.  Including American Guns, British Food and Nationalism! 

Robin and Jose discuss what they would miss about their adopted countries if they would ever move away.  Ranging from the simple daily taken for granted little things to societal mindsets and ingrained culture.  

Robin and Jose discuss reverse culture shock with Robin's sister in law Raluka who has recently moved back to Canada after years of living abroad.  Watch out Canadians, Raluka is not holding back! 

Robin and Jose are joined by a special guest Pim to discuss dealing with Family and their expectations.  We also delve into a bit of Thai Culture in this episode.  

Robin and Jose discuss the T.V. show "The Crown" including the newly released season 4.  Monarchies around the world and prominent members of the British Royal family are also part of the conversation.  

Jose does a solo monologue to thank the audience, fill them in on the current status of our lives, tell some anecdotes, talk about the general direction of the show and recommend some TV Shows.  

Robin and Jose talk about first impressions of meeting each other and how they have changed over the years.  An exploration into the evolution of themselves.  

Jose and Robin are joined by special guests Daniel Gibson, who is currently living in Osaka, Japan.  The three discuss their different experiences and perspectives of living in the great state of California.  Further discussion includes California's mass exodus, homelessness, inequalities and hive mind mentality.     

Robin and Jose compare and contrast the difference between the holiday seasons around the world.  From Boxing Day, American Thanksgiving, Halloween, and more

Robin and Jose recap the debate and give some of their predictions for the upcoming presidential election.   

Jose and Robin talk about their experiences teaching English abroad.  Good times, wonderful students, weird situations and recollections of teaching English over the years.   

Jose and Robin take a look at recent new events on Cultural Appropriation of a University Professor pretending to be black when in fact she was a White Jewish American.  Cultural appropriation as a whole is discussed in various examples including how Japan culturally appropriated Christmas and western wedding ceremonies.  

A friend of ours Jose Luis recounts his journey from being a high schooler in Peru to suddenly being told by his family "we are moving to Canada".  He recalls his early resistance and how he finally decided to make the move for good in the wake of a shocking attempted mugging in Lima that pushed him leave Peru for good.  This is part of our new series which focuses on immigrant stories.     Song title: "Life Abroad" Recorded at Jet Raptor Studio, Written by Giacomo Vergara and Zac Imperial.

Jose and Robin discuss the difficulties and different styles people take into assimilating into new cultures.  From those who fully embrace it to those who continue to live in their own foreign bubbles even while living abroad and everything in-between.  

Robin and Jose Interview Robin's girlfriend Megumi on her experiences and perspectives on Cross cultural Dating.  The second part of the episode around the half way point is Jose interviewing his fellow MBA colleague Sunny Chen (a Taiwanese native living in Japan) on her experiences with her fiancé who is Taiwanese-American.

Robin and Jose exam Cross cultural dating specifically between Westerners and Japanese people.  This episode from a Western Male perspective.  

Robin and Jose discuss the historical differences between Latin American and North American colonization, racial identity in Latin America and their experiences in traveling and living in various Latin American countries.  

Robin and Jose sit down and talk with Ken over his decision to go back to England after a few years of having lived in Japan.  Ken also talks about the reasons that brought him to Japan and his overall experience of Tokyo life.  

Robin and Jose talk about their desire to go back home to their original countries.  The various motivating factors that individuals have for moving to a foreign countries, the mindsets they have during their stays and why they choose to go back or stay.  This is part one of a two part exploration into making the big decision to leave your adopted land for your home country.  

Robin and Jose look back on the drinking culture of their University life.  Also they compare Drinking culture between Japan,  the United States and some of their other stops. 

Jose and Robin look back at the last few months of life under COVID-19, specifically how the US and Japanese governments have reacted to the situation.  Also various societal and political observations during life under the pandemic.  

Robin describes his first impressions of California and the University of California Santa Barbara when he arrived to the United States as a foreign exchange student over a decade ago.  Jose talks about his first impressions of Japan when on vacation in Tokyo while he was living at Korea at the time 8 years ago.  

Robin and Jose discuss how the rapidly growing Edu Tech industry is impacting their professional and academic lives, as well as where they see it going.  

Robin and Jose talk about the challenges, discrimination and privileges that come with being foreign residents living in Tokyo and San Francisco.  

Jose and Robin talk about watching the news in Japan and how it differs from their home countries of England and the U.S.