Today's World Tour is all about getting back into the swing of things! We took a little break but here we are, ready and excited to keep going. Jenni is going to give everyone a bit of an update about life in general, and chat about her new biz she is starting! If you get anything out of this episode just remember.... It's NOT a Tour !!! lol.

今日のエピソードは、みなさんお久しぶりです！戻ってきました！って感じの回です。少しお休みを頂いてましたが（引越しや手術などあり）、またたくさんエピソード上げていきますよ！

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In today's World Tour, we sit down with Hideto Okuzawa, a Japanese performer who spent 14 unforgettable years performing with Cirque du Soleil. Hideto shares his inspiring journey, from his initial introduction to the world of acrobatics to his transition from one of the most prestigious performance companies in the world to continuing his career back in Japan. Now, he performs his own shows around the country and also as an acrobatics teacher, he’s passing on his wealth of knowledge and experience to the next generation of performers.

In today's World Tour, we dive into the fascinating holiday traditions and cultural practices from different parts of the world. My guest, Hika, and I reflect on our unique holiday experiences, having grown up in Japan, but now living in different countries with diverse cultural and religious backgrounds.

As we talk about our current lives—Hika now residing in Dubai, a city with a majority of Muslim population, and me living in Canada, where Christmas is widely observed as a Christian holiday—we reflect on the beautiful diversity of holiday rituals and the ways different cultures honour the season.

今日のワールドツアーのトピックは、クリスマスから年末年始にかけての過ごし方について。住んでいる国の文化によって、みんなお休みの期間の過ごし方が全く違ったりするのがやっぱり面白いですね！

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Welcome to "THE SHORT GO" – a monthly series where we bring you the juiciest, most interesting topics from our guests and break them down in both English and Japanese!

In this episode, we are bringing my TOP 5 moments from our conversation with Bill Hemstapat last month, explaining some key points and making sure you understand the nuances in both languages. Whether you're a beginner or intermediate English learner, this episode is perfect for strengthening your language skills.

Tune in for a fun and insightful recap that blends entertainment, education, and a bit of language learning – all in one episode!

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I tried only using Japanese in this episode, I do find it hard to explain things in Japanese now as it just doesn't come out as quick anymore merely because I don't use it on a daily basis.

日本語のレベルが本当低い、、、がんばれ自分。

でも、まとめるシリーズ楽しみです！Thank you for listening :)

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Today's World Tour is a solo episode and Jenni asks the big question of "Why does it take hitting rock bottom/having a crisis in order to change something in your life?" and chat about her own recent experience on this topic.

In Today's World Tour, we welcome Bill Hemstapat Back for Part 2 of our conversation. In this episode Bill does a really good job of explaining how one would get in the music industry, become a composer, he dove into his music career, and he even gave us some music history lessons on how basically peoples problems weren't that different back then from 2024 problems ! Part 2 continued to be super insightful, and there were so many valuable AH HA moments!

Part 1 of our convo can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3YeLkzIrlon9VWIi6zoNsp?si=f59884495fcf4898

今回のワールドツアーでは、会話のパート 2 としてビル ヘムスタパットを再び迎えます。このエピソードでは、ビルは人がどのようにして音楽業界に入り、作曲家になるのかを非常にうまく説明してくれます。その他にも、自分の音楽キャリアについてや、ちょっとした面白い音楽の歴史などを教えてくれて、基本的に昔の人々が抱えていた問題は現代とそれほど変わらないということを学びました。パート 2 も引き続き、貴重な「ああ、なるほど！」となる瞬間がたくさんあり、すごく勉強になる会話でした。

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“I wish to provoke more curiosity about my upbringing, as opposed to making people assume that I’m just American.” 

「周りの人に自動的に自分がアメリカ人だと思われるのではなく、私のルーツであるタイの文化についてもっと興味を持ってもらいたいのです。」

In today’s World Tour, we welcome Bill Hemstapat as our guest and explore cultures and languages between Thailand, Japan and North America, and pursuing your dream life! 

Bill is a composer/music designer by trade, and is my cousin-in-law, and I just knew we'd get into some real good thought provoking conversations! He shares his experience as a Thai person learning English and moving to the US to attend music school, his personal and professional struggles that came with pursuing his dream career, and how to really find contentment within ourselves.

In Part 1 of our episode, we chat a lot about cultural differences between Eastern Asia and North America, Learning a second language, Japanese expressions, and what it means to pursue what you really love to do.

今回のワールドツアーのゲストは作曲家/音楽デザイナーのビル。彼は、タイで英語を学び、音楽学校に通うために米国に移住した経験や、夢のキャリアを追いかけるに連れて起きた心の中での葛藤、そして自分自身の中で本当に満足感を見つける方法について語ります。

シリーズのパート 1 では、東アジアと北米の文化の違い、第二言語の学習、そして本当に好きなことを追求することをメインに語っています。お互いアジア系の育ちから北米に移住したので、ちょっとした日本語の表現の仕方などの知識を共有できてとっても面白かったです。

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This is a quick introduction of Jenni who is the host of "A Cowgirl's World Tour" Podcast.

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“When you’re young and stupid you just say yes to it, because I had nothing to lose” 

“若くて無知だったから、何でもYESと言えた。失うものは何もなかったから”

We welcome Hikaru Morishita, fondly known as Wondernailz on Social media as our very first guest! 

Hika is a Japanese Self-made Nail tech Queen who moved to Dubai at age 22, and built her empire of nail girls in the middle east and beyond. She travels all over the world to empower and serve her beautiful girls. 

22歳で単身ドバイに移住、そこから独学でNO.1ネイリストになり、世界中を駆け回るひかるちゃんのインタビューは必見です

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