With the recent major advances of AI such as Large Language Models (LLM) that have significantly improved the quality of translations, does it even make sense to learn foreign languages anymore? Is it a waste of time?I'm pretty sure you can gue

Episode 4: Studying Calligraphy in Japan

Apr 16th, 2024 22m 8s

In this episode I talk about some calligraphy-related activities during my recent trip to Japan:a 1-on-1 calligraphy training session I had with a calligraphy master in Kyoto (Chifumi Calligraphy Kyoto)a visit to a calligraphy exhibit in Kyoto

Episode 3: Ki-Aikido Training in Japan

Apr 11th, 2024 17m 12s

In this episode I talk about a 5-hour Ki-Aikido training session that I attended in Osaka (in Japanese). I also give a very rough summary of Ki-Aikido to give some context to my experience.I plan on covering Ki-Aikido (心身統一合氣道）in more detail in

Episode 2: What's Great about Japan?

Apr 5th, 2024 13m 54s

In this episode I draw on my experiences of traveling to Japan and describe a few things that I think make Japan a great place for travelers.I don't want to give too much away but I will say that technology and food are two of the topics I addr

Episode 1: Welcome to my world

Apr 4th, 2024 4m

In this first episode, I talk a little about my love for Japanese culture and language, and go into some topics I plan to be covering in following episodes (Travels in Japan, Aikido, Calligraphy, etc.)(I forgot to mention it, but the background

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