Permanently Resident

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.  

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.