I just wanted to say thank you so much for watching me.

Yeah, come in.

Hey, do you want your cup of tea now?

Yeah, that'd be great.

Nice.

That's really hot.

Oh, okay, okay.

Have fun.

You guys will do, don't do anything.

I wouldn't do.

Ooh remember to treat yourself anyway as I was saying, it has been five years since I came to Japan and also kind of five years of doing youtube, I did do a little bit of youtube before I came to Japan but mostly I've been in Japan Youtube kind of girl and yeah, it's been five years, so Happy five years everybody.

Ah, it's way too strong.

I also do want to say a massive thank you for watching me over the years.

It's been five crazy years.

I have had a truly amazing, wonderful time in Japan so far and on Youtube and it's seriously, you know, it's changed my life, it's made my life, you know, it's just been just excellent.

So thank you so much for all of the support over the years and for being kind and for yes, supporting me also do you like my slippers kind of a weird angle, but they look like Battenberg to me for my fifth anniversary.

I wish to a, your Q's so on instagram I asked you for your cues and now I will pay them.

Let's start with question number one, why do you leave your small apartment?

Why are we still here?

Just to suffer?

Next question.

I got a lot of the same question of what are my plans in the future in Japan, am I going to be here forever, when am I going to leave, if am I ever going to leave?

That kind of thing?

That question is really difficult because you know, life changes so much all of the time, you know, there's so many different ways that life can go that I am kind of open to any possibility and just going to go with the flow I guess I do love Japan, I don't have any plans to leave any time soon.

I just think at this time right now in my life, Japan is the perfect place for me but in the future that could change in the future, I might want to be closer to family as parents get older and I want to spend more time with my family and yeah, I don't know who knows what's going to happen in the future, but I'm open to changes.

Speaking of family, the next question I have is how often do you get to see your family?

Is it hard to cope with only having friends around?

So it's been a while since I've seen my family but I actually talked to them on the phone most days but obviously I do really miss seeing my family, you know, it's been especially a little bit difficult over the past year, so for my sister, I haven't seen her in like two years and I maybe my dad also, maybe almost two years, That's nuts.

Yeah, this has been kind of difficult because it's like, I don't know when I'm going to see them, but you know, there's nothing I can do about it, so I just got to keep on going and I just called up all the time, but you know, that's life, let's go something a little bit more lighter.

How has living in Japan changed your fashion style before I came to Japan, I was really obsessed with Japanese culture, maybe a little bit of a Weeb, I was really into like, pammy pam you and I still love her, she's excellent, but then like harajuku style, I wore a lot of pink, then I came to Japan and I just way down like I stopped wearing so many crazy things.

Yeah, I've kind of grown up, my early twenties has been here, so a lot of the things I could say, you know, Japan changed me like this, but I think it's just life, you know, I would have gone through those kind of changes if I'd been in another country as well, my fashion kind of change now, I'm getting a little bit more into the craziest stuff again, but not too crazy.

I don't know, I'm having more fun with it, bang Emma versus bob Emma, I feel like I could kick Emma with bangs ass now, but I don't want to, I would rather give her things and hug and just be nice to her.

I don't really want to kick my own ass.

But I could, if I wanted to, that's, that's what I want, people to know.

The next question is Mario or Luigi, the one you don't pick dies.

Oh my God, I got to pick Luigi and now Mario is dead because of me, I need Luigi, Luigi has weakness.

Have you seen him cry in Luigi's mansion?

That is one of my favorite Nintendo moments.

That's such the most raw emotional moment I feel in Nintendo is Luigi crying in Luigi's mansion have strong feelings about that scene, it's great.

How did you learn japanese?

Where did you learn Japanese?

What's your japanese level?

All that jazz question mark.

Yeah, by, by listen you could eat van Zinzi and coconut thought I know this, that is the end no more for you think if you don't understand japanese, it's gonna sound good if you do understand japanese more questions, that's why this tastes so strong.

The tea bags still in it.

Next question is biggest life lesson as deep or vague as you feel comfortable when I first came here.

I said yes to every opportunity that I could and it was great.

I had lots of opportunities to try crazy things, but it's been learning to now say no to things that has been quite a big lesson and learning what I want and who I am and what I stand for and you know the kinds of things that I'll be willing to put up with a lifelong lesson I think and it's been a big a big challenge, but I feel that lately I'm really understanding myself more um still got a long way to go, but it's like I yeah, I know what I'm about more and I feel more comfortable doing exactly what I want rather than trying to bend around what other people want from me.

So it's not really like live your life like this, but it's like, it's a big journey about, learning about yourself.

That's what I'm kind of learning about life.

There's so many ups and downs in life.

Life is ups and downs.

I think I was talking to my therapist and I was like, I was like at a down I was like, I'm going to feel like this again, this isn't the end of it.

She was like, yeah, but I'm going to feel good again.

She's like, yeah, I'm like, okay, I guess that's life.

She's like, yeah, I'm like, your great, here's $100.

Somebody else do you regret living in your tiny apartment?

No, it got me an amazing career and everything's great Because of it.

Even though I went through 11 months of living in it and it wasn't an ideal experience.

I am now in a wonderful position because of it.

So thank you tiny apartment and it was a fun experience at the time, so for a while yeah, I, I don't regret it at all.

If I had to do it again, I'd probably do it the same way, but if you do come to Japan probably just go for a share house instead, it's gonna be a lot more comfortable with the Tony apartment to be honest.

How old are you?

I'm 25 turning 26 in half a month.

My birthday is the seventh of March.

Next question is, why are you, what somebody else?

Are you still in love with Japan?

Still not bored?

Um Yeah, yeah, to be completely honest, I still really love it here.

I'm really lucky to have the job that I have and the friends that I do and everything's worked out really well.

So I'm super lucky and I can't, you know, if people are asking like, will I be able to move to Japan, what's it gonna be like if I move to Japan, I can't answer that for you because I don't know everybody has different experiences and I have a very lucky view of Japan, you know, I'm, I'm very privileged to be here and living the kind of life that I do and I love so many things about Japan, I love the four seasons, the forward, distinct japanese seasons actually do that, it's great.

I love all the seasonal food, I love how many new things there are to try every single year, it is sad when your favorite seasonal items are gone forever, but at least there's new things all the time.

So you get to try heaps of stuff in Tokyo, there's always just so much to do, so much to see.

So what's wrong with streets?

And also I got a lot of questions being like, is it okay for me to travel to japan if I don't know that much Japanese?

Yes, seriously, even if you know no, japanese will probably be okay.

There might be some kind of awkward situations, but if you just set phrases, just learn like arigato arigato cinemas, cinemas and basically the more Japanese, you know, the easier your time will be here and also the more experiences you can have, if you can understand a little bit more, maybe people will be more open or you'll be able to understand where the best things are.

You know, there's so many things but you know, you'll be fine.

Just just give it a go.

It's great.

This place is great for a holiday.

I'm sorry to be saying that during a time where you can't come for a holiday, but in the future it'll be a good time.

The next question is, my boyfriend asks bird up, what does bird up even mean?

Somebody asked something interesting.

They said what is your take away, what is the moral of your story?

Just say give it a go.

I guess that's my moral of the story, just give it a go things in my life happened because I tried it, I tried to do him did my best, gave it a go.

You know, just give it a go.

Okay, next question is, what things do you like better in Japan than in Australia?

Uh, the toilets, toilets are excellent here.

Every time I go back to Australia, I'm just, it's like culture shock.

I'm like, oh yeah, we just, it's just so it's just a straight up toilet with plastic seat and nothing fun happens.

Also, Japanese food is better in japan.

That's been the best thing.

And the worst thing about moving to Japan.

I mean, the best thing is like friendship, my job, the worst thing is moving away from my family and also the banking systems here, I will never not be angry.

There's so many issues.

Don't get me started on interest rates anyway, don't even, we're not going there.

I'll get upset.

The next question is, why do you own hot fuzz?

Yeah.

Howie?

And to that, I say, why don't you?

How big are your biceps now?

Oh, not as big as the pic I took the other day.

Here's my arm, let me bring around and she's like, wow, way worried like if I ever got in a fist fight, I feel like there's no strength in there.

I'm never trying to punch anything.

If I punch something, I'm worried that it's going to feel like punching in a dream and it's like there's nothing behind it, but what if I'm so strong that I punch someone in their head falls off?

That's a genuine fear because what if I'm just so strong and I just don't know my strength, Somebody said you pay for mandatory pension, yes, I pay my taxes, pay my pension, pay everything, it's expensive, so a lot of Visa questions and stuff and a lot of like, do you want to be a citizen, a lot of people ask you want to be a citizen and no, I don't because if you become a citizen in Japan, you have to give up your other citizenships.

So I'm a citizen of the UK and Australia and so I'd have to give up both passports and both citizenships to become Japanese is, if you become a permanent resident, it takes about 10 years, it depends on your situation, takes about 10 years of consecutive living in Japan unless you marry a Japanese nationals or you have a really good Visa or a highly skilled professional, there's a way to get around it, but usually you have to be here for 10 years and then you can apply, but for me, I kind of left it up when I messed up my visa that one time like two years ago.

Very cool, thanks Emma started the counter back at zero because it wasn't really consecutive years of being in Japan because I messed up the visa, so I've technically only been here for two years.

So I've got eight more years to go for permanent residency is very cool.

Last question I'm going to leave off on is people want me to talk about mental health in Japan.

People are kind of worried like if they move here, unfortunately mental health isn't the best here.

But there are therapists.

I see a therapist who trained in the US and she's wonderful.

I've seen her for like three years, love her.

Um but can be a bit expensive.

I've heard that psychologists are covered by health insurance.

I'm not sure if that's true.

You can look into it, therapists aren't already said the price of mine is like 100 bucks for a visit.

So I go once a month, there's like a little check in a little treat for myself because you know, living overseas away from your family in a job in a freelance creative job where it's like and people talk to you all the time and weird stuff happens.

It's like a therapist is a really good thing to have.

So that's why I go to therapy.

That's my mental health stuff in Japan.

I think that's it.

Are we done?

Thank you so so much for all the support over the past five years.

This journey has been absolutely insane and I'm incredibly grateful.

It's just been amazing and I'm incredibly happy with my life In Japan, here's to another five years, another five years of making stuff and having a good time.

Hey, you're gonna be with me until I'm 30 and maybe even after that 35, maybe 40, maybe I'll do this for the rest of my life, who knows, I'm gonna head out.

But thank you so much for watching.

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Are you gonna do it with you guys?

Do it with?