Okay, okay, so you’re moving to Japan to live and work there! That’s cool… but why a BLOG?

Yes, it’s true. The blog format has fallen off in the last 5 or so years, possibly correlating with the rise of video platforms like Youtube. And I get it! Easily digestible, colorful, pleasantly-soundtracked videos are so rewarding to watch. You can learn how to do anything, travel anywhere, check out the latest fashion, make-up and technology and even relax before bed. Why not do videos?

Why not do videos?

I might do videos! But I think first, I’ll always do blog posts. You can share so much more information and organize it in more interactive ways on a website. I love details. Ask anyone at my work – I write the most detailed, specific instructions whenever I do documentation.

That is what I want to provide to everyone who comes here, looking for information on “How To [      ] Japan”

I don’t want to make vague, rambling videos about whatever comes to mind on a topic – if I’m going to talk about budgeting for everyday life in Japan then by god I’m going to have numbers. Yes, everything is specific to my circumstances, but it will be a concrete reference point. It’s frustrating to search through videos looking for “how expensive is Japan really” and get mostly “it’s sooooo expensive!” or “it’s not that bad compared to Australia/Singapore,” the latter of which is only really helpful if you already have a good idea of what “normal” costs are like in those countries.

You can do all that in a video, you know.

I know! It might be kind of a long video, though, or have a lot of graphics / text cluttering up the screen.

I do want to make those videos. But I also want to make blog posts.

There’s another reason to make blog posts – they are searchable.

You can look for any keyword you want! You can even skim the text to see if what you want is in there!

I don’t enjoy the idea of holding an audience captive to hear the answer to one question buried in a 20 minute video. I’m here to provide information in the most straightforward way possible.

If I do videos, I want them to be entertaining. I want to share something fun, or cool! Maybe sometimes it’ll be chill and relaxing.

I want viewers who are interested in the experiences I’m sharing. I feel like sometimes baiting people with informational titles that only comprise a small part of the video can breed some resentment in those who dropped by because of that title, instead of the usual audience. I don’t want to be famous that way – it’s debatable I want to be famous at all to be perfectly honest!

I just want to make the content I want to make, and share it with people who want to see it.

That’s all!

So….. no videos?

Not yet. But maybe in a month or so 🙂