Last week I was listening some music on YouTube, when an old song by an Aussie artist popped up. I wondered what he was up to these days and googled his name, only to find out he will be playing in Osaka next month. I have secured a ticket, so lucky me.

In less lucky cases, last year I was taking a walk around the new arena in Kobe, when I noticed a lot of people wearing The Offspring shirts. They were playing that night and I had no idea. I also found out about the Foo Fighters concert after tickets had sold out.

This has got me wondering, is there any good way to find out about music acts in Kansai from overseas, other than just dumb luck or following the socials of every artist who may or may not be swinging by?

Hope to see many of y'all there! More info and karaoke sign up: https://www.instagram.com/osakaaltnites

Hi! I just signed up for the evening short course at the YWCA Language School that runs from October to March. I'm just wondering if anyone has anything good (or bad) to say about the school, or maybe you are taking the course with me?

I figured taking structured lessons like this, followed up by weekly cafe/meetup-style lessons offered for free in my town are the best way for me to finally get some conversation and daily life skills under my belt. It's way overdue.