minxy

ok here it is. my cool video of the month.

as i mentioned in an earlier blog post i have been involved in a youtube collaboration with some popular fellow jvloggers on youtube. here's the result- the fatblueman "minxy" music video. its about our fellow jvlogger, hannah minx and her rise to fame. be sure to check out all the people that were involved in this video's info box on youtube. be sure to watch it in HD and let us know what you think!

R.I.P. Rodger Swan

fellow jvlogger, Rodger Swan, has suddenly passed away. it's amazing how fast you learn things on twitter. i wish i knew him better than just a guy i subscribed to on youtube. i wasn't a huge fan of his, although he did have many. thousands even. his videos may have been a little too cute and cheesy for my taste, but they were always good, well edited and just fun to watch. if you're checking out my blog for a foreigner's perspective of living in japan you should check out his youtube page. Rodger has a lot more experience than i do and his youtube page would be an excellent resource page.

japarents (part 1)

here is part 1 of my parent's visit to japan last summer. i know, i know - it's long over due. better late then never right? and it's nice to see a bit of summer during this miserably cold winter.
in the video you'll see some delicious food, inuyama castle, and cormorant fishing; a traditional japanese fishing method where they train cormorants to catch fish and then choke the fish out of the cormorant before the cormorant has a chance to completely swallow the fish- pretty neat!