Rob's Pod

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Rob's Pod episodes

  • Remembering Oslo #21

    Hello hello :)

    It's been about a month since I last uploaded anything and on my day off I decided to slowly churn this one out for whomever wants to listen in.


    It's short one about my adventure to Norway almost 10 years ago. For my 21st birthday me and some buddies went over to celebrate in Oslo, Norway.

    We went to The Vigeland Park which was full of interesting sculptures, Oslo Opera House , the Viking Ship Museum which has an amazingly preserved Viking long ship and many more places. 

    It was mainly a short trip with the lads. Would love to go back and visit the beauty of Norway once more.


    Cheers for listening.

    46 min
  • Experience Vietnam - w/ Liam #20

    Hey guys, Sorry for being inactive over the last month. I was working all sorts of shifts in work and my sleep pattern, well, still isn't right. 

    I'm back again and joined by a good friend & colleague of mine, Liam. He's an avid traveller and spent several years travelling the world living abroad in countries such as Canada, Australia and many more, Vietnam is just one of the amazing countries he has visited so I just had to sit down with him and hear this travel story.

     We chat about him touching down in Vietnam and getting greased up by airport security, first impressions, riding a motorcycle from north to south,  being politely mobbed for photos by a village full of people and fighting chickens. Had a blast doing this and I'm hoping to sit down with him again and hear the rest of his stories.

     Cheers Liam, ( sorry for the poor audio quality , we were in a staff room in work and it didn't dampen the sound that much, there were some interruption's throughout too, I tried my best to edit this but, i'm still learning how to do so correctly) 


    Thanks for listening guys.

    1 hr 6 min
  • How I study Japanese #19

    Hey guys,


    Appreciate you tuning in and having a listen.

    Curious about how I study Japanese? I list off the ways I study Japanese and give some examples of the materials I use etc.

    Language learning is fun and you have you make it as fun as possible I feel to really anchor the lessons in place. 

    Whether its creative and fun flash cards, games with a study buddy or even online lessons from your favourite Youtuber.

    If you popped by to listen again I appreciate it.


    Cheers guys,

    29 min
  • Experience Japan - w/ Meg #18

    Hey Guys!


    I had the opportunity to be able to sit back and have a relaxed chat with Meg about travelling to Japan.

    We talked about the reason why Japan was the destination, various different experiences in cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo and touched a bit on  obtaining a working holiday visa after coming home from the short trip.


    I'd be happy to do a part 2 of this and chat with Meg about the working holiday visa in Japan, but we'll leave that for another day.

    Cheers!






     

    1 hr 13 min
  • World Mental Health Day #17

    World Mental Health Day 10/10/2021


    Your mental health is so important so please take care of yourself and your mental health. I talk about 3 things you can try to do to improve your lifestyle and to help keep your mental health healthy. 

    1- Keep active

    2- Eat well

    3- Make time for yourself


    https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/your-mental-health/world-mental-health-day-2021/


    Just a small disclaimer - These are purely my own thoughts and opinions and are in no way professional advise.

    20 min
  • Nostalgia - conjuring memories (music) #16

    I was moving rooms and I stumbled upon my old cd collection and there were a fair few cd's in the collection that really threw some heavy nostalgia my way.


    I go into detail into a few albums that I have about the types of memories they conjure.


    Thanks for listening 


    Cheers.  

    22 min
  • A quick update! #15

    Hey guys,


    I know its been a while, life being life has gotten a little hectic over the last while with work, trying to get fit and some personal issues. 

    Anyway just wanted to let you know that I haven't stopped making podcasts, and I do in fact intend on making more. 


    Cheers 

    20 min
  • My thoughts on joining the gym #14

    Hey guys!

    Sorry it's been quiet on the podcast front. Work has been really hectic and I have barely had anytime to sit down and record anything, so an impromptu podcast is here waiting for you.


    I recently joined the gym and in this podcast I speak about why I joined it and how I feel about it.

    Thanks for listening
    Cheers

    24 min
  • How I became more interested in Japanese language & Culture #13
    Hey Guys!
    Have you ever wondered why I started studying Japanese?  Why I went to Japan?
    What made me become an organiser of a Japanese meet up in Dublin?
    In this episode I share the answers to these questions. I speak about my 1 on 1 private lessons. Becoming host / organiser of the Japanese meet-up in Dublin and me going to Japan. 
    Thanks for listening
    cheers. ( sorry I never edited out the start). 😂
    36 min
  • Japan - my solo adventure part 12 - Sayonara Japan - The Final Episode

    Hey guys!


    As the saying goes, "all good things must come to an end" and unfortunately this applies to my wonderful trip in Japan. In this episode I say farewell to Nippon.
    It's been an amazing journey and i've had such a fun time re-living and sharing these stories with you.

    I hope you had fun and got some enjoyment from this short series. I really do appreciate everyone who listened and feel free to send me some feedback.

    Take care
    You'll hear from me shortly

    Cheers!



    23 min

About Rob's Pod

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This will be a space where I can communicate with people and share some of my stories with all those willing to listen.