Hi! People frequently ask us questions, so we decided to make an FAQ! A lot of these we answered in a Q&A video series we did in November of 2013 so mostly we have just linked to the timestamp in the video where we answered the question. It's you know, easier than typing and stuff.



Quick disclaimer: These answers are like, our opinions, man. Don't use our answers for anything super important and be aware that some of our answers may change with time!

Questions about us:

How did you guys meet?

Are you married?

What are your thoughts on having kids and settling down?

What is the secret to getting along?

Will you make videos after leaving Japan?

How are you so cheerful and positive?

Why does Eric call giraffes nubbins?

Questions about living in Japan:

Why did you move to Japan?

Will you stay in Japan permanently or long term?

What are your likes and dislikes about Japan?

What are some positive and negative experiences in Japan?

What are the best months to visit Japan?

Do you have any advice for people visiting or moving to Japan?

Is it easier to go to school in Japan and then live there?

How is your Japanese?

Are you fearful of natural disasters?

Are you worried about radiation?

How does having tattoos affect your life in Japan

Have you been sick in Japan?

Did you experience culture shock moving to Japan?

Do you ever get homesick?

How do Japanese people react to foreigners?

Can we hang out with you in Japan?

Questions about teaching and working in Japan:

Is it easy to find jobs in Japan?

What company did you use to get a job in Japan?

Do you have any advice for teaching in Japan?

How much money do you make as a teacher in Japan?

What visas do you have? How do you renew them?

Do you want to teach long term?

Questions about travel:

How did you decide it was the right time to travel?

How did you drop everything for your great adventure?

Why did you pick Asia for the "around the world" trip?

How much did your "around the world" trip cost?

How did you get money to travel Asia?

Do you have any advice for visiting an unfamiliar country?

What prep work do you do for traveling?

How is your lifestyle financially possible?

How has traveling impacted you?

How do you guys think of teamwork for traveling?

What is your favorite place on Earth?

What are your favorite and least favorite countries?

What countries would you love to go to?

Will you continue your "around the world" trip?

I'm coming to Japan! What should I see??

Questions about video production:

What is the song at the beginning of all your videos?

What software do you use for editing videos?

What kind of cameras do you use?

Questions about us: How did you guys meet?

http://youtu.be/-hlVYWludYs?t=16m46s Are you married?

http://youtu.be/-hlVYWludYs?t=1m10s What are your thoughts on having kids and settling down?

http://youtu.be/-hlVYWludYs?t=14m58s What is the secret to getting along?

http://youtu.be/-hlVYWludYs?t=25m17s Will you make videos after leaving Japan?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=11m16s How are you so cheerful and positive?

http://youtu.be/JwCynXSafK8?t=33m9s Why does Eric call giraffes nubbins?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=38m9s Questions about living in Japan: Why did you move to Japan?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=9m33s Will you stay in Japan permanently or long term?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=43m51s What are your likes and dislikes about Japan?

http://youtu.be/-hlVYWludYs?t=3m58s What are some positive and negative experiences in Japan?

http://youtu.be/-hlVYWludYs?t=7m43s What are the best months to visit Japan?

http://youtu.be/JwCynXSafK8?t=7m43s Do you have any advice for people visiting or moving to Japan?

http://youtu.be/-hlVYWludYs?t=41m2s Is it easier to go to school in Japan and then live there?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=5m36s How is your Japanese?

http://youtu.be/oB6pa_1sVic?t=6m5s Are you fearful of natural disasters?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=7m15s Are you worried about radiation?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=7m55s How does having tattoos affect your life in Japan?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=20m52s Have you been sick in Japan?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=3m4s Did you experience culture shock moving to Japan?

http://youtu.be/-hlVYWludYs?t=30m36s Do you ever get homesick?

http://youtu.be/JwCynXSafK8?t=27m38s How do Japanese people react to foreigners?

http://youtu.be/JwCynXSafK8?t=38m12s Can we hang out with you in Japan?

http://youtu.be/JwCynXSafK8?t=8m11s Questions about teaching and working in Japan: Is it easy to find jobs in Japan?

http://youtu.be/-hlVYWludYs?t=27m54s What company did you use to get a job in Japan?

http://youtu.be/-hlVYWludYs?t=29m10s Do you have any advice for teaching in Japan?

http://youtu.be/-hlVYWludYs?t=21m12s How much money do you make as a teacher in Japan?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=30m6s What visas do you have? How do you renew them?

http://youtu.be/JwCynXSafK8?t=4m40s Do you want to teach long term?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=24m5s Questions about travel: How did you decide it was the right time to travel?

http://youtu.be/oB6pa_1sVic?t=15m30s How did you drop everything for your great adventure?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=20m11s Why did you pick Asia for the "around the world" trip?

http://youtu.be/-hlVYWludYs?t=37m54s How much did your "around the world" trip cost?

http://youtu.be/oB6pa_1sVic?t=37s How did you get money to travel Asia?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=14m35s Do you have any advice for visiting an unfamiliar country?

http://youtu.be/JwCynXSafK8?t=18m36s What money and prep work do you do for traveling?

http://youtu.be/oB6pa_1sVic?t=4m9s How is your lifestyle financially possible?

http://youtu.be/oB6pa_1sVic?t=25m19s How has traveling impacted you?

http://youtu.be/JwCynXSafK8?t=17m43s How do you guys think of teamwork for traveling?

http://youtu.be/oB6pa_1sVic?t=33m36s What is your favorite place on Earth?

http://youtu.be/owpSiH-y0z4?t=30m40s What are your favorite and least favorite countries?

http://youtu.be/oB6pa_1sVic?t=21m9s What countries would you love to go to?

http://youtu.be/JwCynXSafK8?t=9m16s Will you continue your "around the world" trip?

http://youtu.be/oB6pa_1sVic?t=24m23s I'm coming to Japan! What should I see??

We keep a document about places to see while in Japan, perhaps it will help you: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DOUoFuDJ9I7hTIUCFkyAdnY_Q2jvZ-c84bezj8PyuPU/edit?usp=drive_web



Another person has made a much better document you should also check out here! Questions about video production:

Note:We made an entire video about our gear (that is now outdated a but, haha) right here! What is the song at the beginning of all your videos?

http://youtu.be/M-7KEWXz__E What software do you use for editing videos?

We use Sony Vegas for editing. As of April 2015 we use Vegas Pro 13.0. If you'd like to see our render settings they are here. What kind of cameras do you use?

We have used a few different cameras over the years, but we currently primarily shoot with a Sony DSC-HX90V but in the past we have used a Sony DSC-HX50V and a Panasonic DMC-TS5 that were all graciously donated by viewers! Recently (2016 onward) our waterproof camera has been a Nikon Coolpix AW130.