I don't know, mightbemyculturethat I comefrommightbemycountry.
Mightbeanythingmightbemyfamily.
I don't knowwhatitis, butwheneveritcomesdowntomeexplainingwhat I do, it's like I cannotsay I'm goodatanything.
It's like, Oh, Well, I didthis a littlebit, and I'm doingmybestinthis, butit's neverlikeit's neverlikeOh, yeah, Thisismyprofession, andthisiswhat I do.
Oh, yeah.
Thesearemystrengths.
Thisiswhat I'm goodat.
But I thinkit's likethatfor a lotofpeople.
I'vehaditfor a verylongtime, Maybeforever.
Whoknows?
But I'llgiveyouanexample.
Like I got a messagefromsomeoneonFacebookandthey'relike, Hey, I wenttouniversitywithyou.
Wedidn't talkmuch, but I justwanttoletyouknownoonegetstowhereyouarewithout a lotofhardwork.
Everyonewhoknowsmeknowsthat I amsoprotectiveandespeciallylikemyoneroomapartment.
It's like I builtupandworkedforthataftergoingthroughThe X Squaredmadeuslikethisapartmentislikemypapa, andformetobeable t o beokaywithlivingwithsomeoneinthatspaceislikeIt's huge.
Oh, I brought a juicebox.
It's beingreallygreatwithit, like I'm sogladweget a chancetoknoweachother, andwegetalongreallywellandhonestlyjustkeepgettingbetterandbetter.
I getworriedbecausepeoplesay, Oh, I'm usedtoJapannow.
Itdoesn't excitemeanymore.
I'm like, Whenam I gonnareachthatpoint?
Ithasbeentwoyears, and I knowtwoyearsisn't thatlong, But I'm stilllikehypedJapan.
I'm like, Whenam I gonnaloseit?
I don't wanttolosethis.
I don't knowwhat's gonnahappen.
Maybeweshouldchangelocations.
Let's dothat.
Let's getokay.
Sowe'rebackin a slightlydifferentspot.
Uh, moretreesinthebackground.
Yeah, somethingreallycutehappened.
Well, I wasonthewayoverhereas I wasdoingsomeshutstheskidscameupinsideplayingwithmytripodmaleslikeyouwanttocheckoutthecamera, and I, like, gaveittothem.
Andoneofthemwassointoit.
Andhewasliketakingpicturesand e itwasjustItwasjustreallycute.
And I feltthat I couldcommunicatewiththemlikewehad a conversation, anditwasreallynice.
I sawtheirmom.
I saidhi.
Um, andthen I wasfilming a shot.
Theywereliketheywentpossibly I Itwaslikeyou.
Bye.
That's anotherthing.
Themorethat I learnedJapanese, I feelthemorethat I become, like, a partofthecommunity.
Andthisplacethat I liverightnowisjustsonice.
I'm friendswithmyvegetablelady.
Whoareyou?
Myvegetables.
I justhavechatswithpeoplestillfindingithardtojusthave a normalconversationwithmylevelofJapanese.
Beingabletospeak a littlebitJapanesereallyopensupbarriersthatwithoutbeforeit's really, reallyrewarding.
Yeah, justingeneral.
Thingsreallygoodthingsreallyhappy.
MehappywithEric, whohavewithmyjob, I justneedtolearnhowtotakecareofmyselfmentallyandemotionally.
I'm gettingthat.
It's I thinkit's gonnabe a lifelongpriceashonestly.
It's funny.
A lotofmyoldeststuff I hadsuchmainlymyangstandmyheartemotionsthat I usedtohavewerecomingfrom a pointofloneliness, and I'vealwayskindof, I don't know, supposedtorelyonrelationshippartner.
Butmyheartwasalwayslikeyearningforsomethinglike I havesomuchtogive.
Wherecan I giveyouthisloveexcepttoacceptit?
Itwaskindofgross, butit's crazycausenowsoundskindofcheesy, maybe, Butlikenow I foundtheguy.
It's like I don't havetohavethosefeelingsanymore.
Yeah, overall.
A lotofmylike, artsyangst.
I wasjustcomingfromloneliness.
And I don't feellonelyanymore.
I havebeenyoubuybecauseyou'veseen, uh, I lovemybike.
I got a newonebecauseAlexridingmyoldoneandtheoldonethehandlebarswassolow.
I mybackwasreallynottakingitwellonthatbike, anditwasoldandrusty.
Butthisoneislikeitfeelslikesomuchmoreof a mepersonalitything.