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Robin and Jose exam Cross cultural dating specifically between Westerners and Japanese people.  This episode from a Western Male perspective.  

Robin and Jose discuss the historical differences between Latin American and North American colonization, racial identity in Latin America and their experiences in traveling and living in various Latin American countries.  

Robin and Jose sit down and talk with Ken over his decision to go back to England after a few years of having lived in Japan.  Ken also talks about the reasons that brought him to Japan and his overall experience of Tokyo life.  

Robin and Jose talk about their desire to go back home to their original countries.  The various motivating factors that individuals have for moving to a foreign countries, the mindsets they have during their stays and why they choose to go back or stay.  This is part one of a two part exploration into making the big decision to leave your adopted land for your home country.  

Robin and Jose look back on the drinking culture of their University life.  Also they compare Drinking culture between Japan,  the United States and some of their other stops. 

Jose and Robin look back at the last few months of life under COVID-19, specifically how the US and Japanese governments have reacted to the situation.  Also various societal and political observations during life under the pandemic.  

Robin describes his first impressions of California and the University of California Santa Barbara when he arrived to the United States as a foreign exchange student over a decade ago.  Jose talks about his first impressions of Japan when on vacation in Tokyo while he was living at Korea at the time 8 years ago.  

Robin and Jose discuss how the rapidly growing Edu Tech industry is impacting their professional and academic lives, as well as where they see it going.  

Robin and Jose talk about the challenges, discrimination and privileges that come with being foreign residents living in Tokyo and San Francisco.  

Jose and Robin talk about watching the news in Japan and how it differs from their home countries of England and the U.S.