Myriad Paths Podcast

After talking about anime series, Rei and Rui discussed their favorite animated movies, both Japanese anime and western animated movies. From movies that are close to the heart to those that are breaking the boundaries of the animated movie medium, the list this time around was also another tough one to decide!

In this episode Rei and Rui discusses their top anime series, spanning all categories from One Piece (yes, a category of its own) to shonen anime, and to romance. It was a tough one to decide for there are many good series!

New year, new... us? Rui and Rei talked about the happenings in the past year and their achievements. They range from professional life, to sports, languages and hobbies. Cliche as it was, this episode served as a checkpoint and reminder of how far they have come in their respective journeys, their respective paths.

Rei and Rui explore their experiences living in the North American continent. How much of Montreal is similar to New York or LA? What’s the biggest difference with life in Japan?

Rei and Rui discuss their experiences picking up a new language in the later stages of their life (i.e., adulthood). While Rei picked up French due to living in Montreal, Rui picked up Italian due to hobbies and interests!

In Part 2, Rei and Rui delve deeper into more in-depth Japanese language tips. How to pick up more natural Japanese language habits? Anime show recommendations for beginners? And did someone say VTubers?

Rei and Rui go through what motivated them to start and how they started learning Japanese, and how their experiences impacted their life decisions. They also touched on some language learning tips and some interesting trivia of the Japanese language.

Rei and Rui recollect how they picked up their first second language, possibly the earliest catalyst in their journeys abroad. What do they think had some of the largest influences in their journey? Is it textbooks? Or perhaps is it copying lines from Spongebob? Or from Gandalf the Grey? Find out more in this episode!

In this episode, Rei and Rui talked about the start of their living abroad journey. They discussed their motivations for studying abroad, compared their experiences with the education systems in Japan and the US, and the lessons they learned.

In this pilot episode, we introduce the Myriad Paths Podcast, its hosts and their background, and the podcast’s humble beginnings, with a small dose of Final Fantasy 14 glazing here and there. We discussed what this podcast means to us, what you can expect from it and from future episodes.