Well, this week the Blue Jays played against the Dodgers in the world series (seventh game)... and didn't do too well. I also went out to a nomikai with the Futsal gang and bought some fancy bagels during my placement's cultural festival. What kind of bagels did I get? Make sure to listen to find out!

Somehow I had a non-eventful yet eventful week. I made a movie night out of Doctor X, saw a cockroach......, and did some other stuff. If you're looking for a funny and feel-good episode, give this one a listen!

Last week, I had the sniffles... and then... it became more than just the sniffles. I had a full on cold! Hear my experience of going to the doctor and getting medication, along with my other escapades from this week.

Last week, I had quite an adventure in various places surrounding my placement. Gifu city, Kanazawa, and around Takayama. Find out how I treated myself (once I figured out the wording), what happened during the Kimetsu no Yaiba movie, and more on today's episode at 5:00 PM JST!

Also, I was a bit sick during the recording of this episode, so sorry if you hear some sniffling!

Last week was h e c t i c and because of that, I have not been in the best mood. However, it will be Thanksgiving this week so I chose to discuss somethings I am grateful for. That always boosts my mood. I challenge you to think about what you are thankful for and please let me know in the comments!

P.S. I forgot to mention that I'm thankful for this podcast. I get to talk about so many things that hopefully will be interesting and/or helpful to the listeners. Plus future Matthew can listen back to these to remember all the fun adventures he (I?) had. Such a wonderful gift.

Today's episode is a rambling of bad and good things that happened to me recently in September. Learn from my experiences on today's episode!

I had the wonderful pleasure of interviewing a fellow ALT who has been around the block in many ways. For one, he is reaching his third decade very soon, and second, he has been an ALT for four years and will soon complete his fifth. So, he has a lot of wisdom to share. If you are wondering how to get the most out of your ALT career, what to do in your 20s, or just want to know where the best places to go, listen to today's episode.

I realized that I posted my first podcast episode on September 18th, 2024 (two days from when this podcast was recorded) so that's very exciting. Can't wait to share more stories with you all.

Speaking of stories, I share my wonderful experience of witnessing Stradivari in action while in Kobe. It was such an amazing time. Truly inspiring performance. If you're interested, please give it a listen.

Last week I put on my dancing geta and went to Gujo to participate in their famous Bon Odori. You could say it was unfor-geta-ble. Hear more about on today's episode!

There is nothing special going on this week, so I don't have anything in particular to talk about.... or do I? Find out on today's episode!