English was never really part of my environment growing up.
And somehow,
over time,
it became part of my everyday life.
In this episode, I talk about the strange gradual process of building a life partly through another language.
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Sendai Lads: An Atypical Life in Japan

At some point,
leaving for a few days
started feeling like part of normal life.
In this episode, I talk about travelling around Asia, curiosity, cheap flights, carry-on backpacks, getting stuck in random situations abroad, and why unfamiliar places started feeling emotionally important to me.
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Sendai Lads: An Atypical Life in Japan

Some things quietly disappear from your life.
And sometimes,
without much effort,
they return again.
In this episode, I talk about swimming, and why pools have somehow followed me through every stage of life.
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Sendai Lads: An Atypical Life in Japan

Some things worked.
Some things didn’t.
And somewhere in between, life kept moving.
In this episode, I talk about what happened after Sweeney Todd—auditions, uncertainty, leaving London, and how travelling slowly became part of my life instead.
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Sendai Lads: An Atypical Life in Japan

Eight performances.
A basement theatre.
And something that finally felt real.
In this episode, I talk about opening Sweeney Todd in London—and quietly realising I had actually done the thing I came there to do.
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Sendai Lads: An Atypical Life in Japan

A lot of repetition,
small improvements,
and things slowly making sense.
In this episode, I talk about rehearsals and everything around them.
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Sendai Lads: An Atypical Life in Japan

Meal deals on buses,
singing in parks,
and trying to figure things out.
In this episode, I talk about my early life in London.
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Sendai Lads: An Atypical Life in Japan

I started with one song.
And not necessarily the safest one.
In this episode, I talk about what it actually looked like when I started trying to become a musical theatre performer in London.
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Sendai Lads: An Atypical Life in Japan

Some interests grow slowly.
And at some point, they become harder to ignore.
In this episode, I talk about how musical theatre found its way into my life.
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Sendai Lads: An Atypical Life in Japan

Some periods of life are… less structured than others.
In this episode, I talk about my early days in Northampton, and the small routines that quietly filled the time.
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Sendai Lads: An Atypical Life in Japan