Listen "The adventurous life of the first J-vlogger (and why he came back to retire in Japan) ft. softypapa "
Episode Synopsis
Meet Kurt, aka @softypapa , an early j-vlogger who started uploading videos to YouTube all the way back in 2006. Kurt sits down to talk to us about his early YouTube fame, starting a business and going bankrupt in Japan, and what losing everything taught him about life.As well, he tells us about his journey moving back and forth from Japan, starting over from nothing, before finally coming back to Japan to retire.Follow Kurt: @softypapa goingalone.orghttps://www.x.com/softypapahttps://www.discord.gg/srfDtMN5jAhttps://www.patreon.com/softypapahttps://www.facebook.com/LylesBrotherhttps://www.instagram.com//softypapahttps://www.flickr.com/photos/oldjapanphotosKurt's book: a.co/d/6IwCcBAFollow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/
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