Marie and Jax are heading back to their home countries for summer vacation! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! In this episode we chat about the practicalities of packing and travel, airport stress, how to deal with jetlag, and our feelings about going home for the first time in three years.  See you in September!

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This time we have another guest on the podcast - the song-writing, picture-painting, mask-making, pouch-embroidering, novel-writing friend-extraordinaire Rebecca is with us to discuss creativity! We chat about the different ways in which we are creative, what gets in the way of creativity, and how creativity is sometimes misunderstood. Grab your own creative project and join us!

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On our 15th episode we have our very first guest! Our dear friend Christina joins us to talk about living life in another language... or two, or three. We chat about comical linguistic errors, the 'fog' of being surrounded by a language you haven't yet grasped, and our very different journeys with learning Japanese.

This episode has an explicit warning for some swearing - just another element of language we love!

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Happy New Year everyone! In the second instalment of our wildly popular (ahem) book tag, we're chatting about our reading resolutions, habits, advice and why it is that we love reading so much. Thanks for joining us again in 2022 :) 

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In our first two-parter, we round off the year by talking about the books we've read in 2021 - the genres, the page counts, the disappointments and the recommendations. Fellow bookworms, we got you! 

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Happy HallowEEeeEEen! Spoiler alert - this is a spooky one, and not for the faint-hearted. We delve into some of the creepiest and weirdest stories, folklore and urban legends Japan has to offer, and give ourselves some good All Hallow's Eve shivers.  Join us... if you dare.

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Sorry about the summertime radio silence but no fear... we're back! And this time we're chatting about journalling in all its shapes and forms - why and how we do it, and why we're convinced it could be helpful for everyone. 

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It's our tenth episode! Hurrah! Celebrate by listening to us natter about cooking, food, recipes, and how to soar like a baby bird in the kitchen. Get yourself a snack and have a listen :)

Marie’s food and cooking blog/website recommendations

https://joythebaker.com/ 

https://minimalistbaker.com/ 

https://www.pickuplimes.com/ 

https://tasty.co/ 

https://www.delish.com/ 

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/

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Ever made a summer bucket list? In this episode we talk about what we'd like to do this summer - from food to movies to COVID-safe outings. We also chat about summer weather and traditions in Japan and if you listen very carefully... you might just catch some summery cicada sounds. 

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Hey there! This time we are *not* talking about sad French cartoons. Our titles just keep getting better... actually we're talking about Japanese cartoons, or anime, whichever you like to call them. Sometimes they're sad too, but often they're not, and we have a whole lot of recommendations no matter your tastes!

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