Clouds of Clarity toDay

On this episode, me and my friend Estelle (her instagram is @stellasincerity) talk about the struggles many creatives tend to face when it comes to producing art, finding confidence in your vision when people tell creatives that life as an artist isn't sustainable, and digging to the roots of the common anxieties artists face on a normal basis.

We basically dig pretty deep into what it means to create as an artist who wants to dedicate their life to their passion

As an artist, there can often be moments where we don't feel like producing and putting out artwork. I took the time to step away and take a break from producing content in this last month of December.

This episode includes an update on things I've been doing and how my December has been going

(The audio in this episode may be a bit muffled as I was on a walk and had forgot that I still had my headphone connected. However, I had really valued some of the points that I discovered here and figured I'd post it anyhow )

It's Christmas day in Tokyo, which also happens to be my first time spending Christmas away from family.

Today I not only talk about Christmas but about what it feels like to celebrate a holiday as you're older and traditions change from when you may have been a kid.

I share how I plan to spend my holiday and what I've learned I personally value when spending a holiday away from home.

Here's the newly released link to all of my Tokyo content including my blog and Tiktok:

https://linktr.ee/day2japan

Today's episode summary:

After going into detail about the ins and outs of being in the shifting of one's season in part one, now I've tackle what it means to be in a season, what seasons entail, and some things about my own upcoming season.

I have officially released the link to all of my social media content going over my time in Tokyo:

(this includes my blog and Tiktok)

https://linktr.ee/day2japan

Today's episode summary:

Recently I've recognized that I'm in between seasons in life, in a shifting of the season if you say.

What are seasons in life, how do I define it, what is it to be "in between seasons", and even more questions may come to mind when reading a title like that.

After a small introduction I dive into this two part discussion.

On part two of my journey to Mount Takao I focus on my actual expedition up the mountain, all the different things I witnessed on my way up the mountain including Monkey Park and Takao Shrine, and the spiritualty I felt on the mountain including messages from God I was blessed with at the mountain peak.

(p.s again, the first five minutes is more an update and then I get into the details of the mountain expedition)

I decided to climb a mountain and fully immerse myself in some nature during fall break. Part one of my trip to Mount Takao (called Takaosan in Japanese) focuses on the start of my journey and how I wrestled with God's mysterious divine timing on my way to the mountains, and how my visit to the Trick Art Museum and the Takao Onsen went.

(P.s the first five minutes is more of a life update and then I get into the actual journey)

Next for fall break I decide to have a self care day and enjoy the wonder of Enoshima Island Spa for a day before returning to Tokyo.

The spa includes a heated infinity pool facing the ocean and a very famous mountain, a much bigger onsen that I experienced at the ryokan (a traditional Japanese Inn/hotel) in Hakone, a sauna, and a resting room.

The first destination of fall break is Hakone, Japan.

I go over how I decided where to go for fall break in general, how the trip went with the friends I brought along, what it was like using the onsen (hot springs) for the first time, and more juicy content

I have officially created an intro and outro for this series! It's bound to change in the future once I learn more about creating tunes and music, but for now I'm proud of what I was able to create and how the long awaited process turned out.

Today I give a detailed introduction of who I am, my goals, ambitions, dreams, and a bit about why I decided to go to Japan.