We’re joined by 2 North Americans who live in Japan. Meet Black Pigeon Speaks, AKA Felix Rex, and Marvin Motsenbocker. They both live very different lives. While Felix tends to his pigeon friends in downtown Tokyo, Marvin is living on the island of Yugeshima, where’s he’s building a self-sustaining community.  We talk a lot about the Japan expat experience, but also delve into the geopolitics of Asia, Marvin’s experience building DIY electric grids in the Congo, and how we can build a better world going forward.    Check out Black Pigeon Speaks here: https://blackpigeonspeaks.com/ https://www.instagram.com/blackpigeonspeaks/ https://www.youtube.com/user/TokyoAtomic https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOdNCF5e5Ev-57AWf_LpkA https://twitter.com/navyhato https://www.facebook.com/blackpigeonspeaks https://linktr.ee/felixrex   Here’s more about Marvin’s projects and book: https://yugeshima.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Take-Back-Power-Marvin-Motsenbocker/dp/B08P2C6HB4   Subscribe to Expats On Air on YouTube and follow us elsewhere:  YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCWjP-d2yt0Yicq0LXSR4SgQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expatsonair/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpatsOnAir Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExpatsOnAir Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/expatsonair  Trovo: https://trovo.live/ExpatsOnAir Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/expats-on-air/id1545076146 PodBean: https://expatsonair.podbean.com/   Get the intro music here: https://cruelbuddhist.bandcamp.com/track/commitment-to-coffee Commitment to Coffee by Cruel Buddhist from the Yellow Mountain album.