in this episode, i’m reintroducing myself the way i should have from the start.

i talk about why i’m back on youtube even though i’ve never been a real youtube fangirl, why i’ve been podcasting and creating online for way longer than people realize, and why platforms do not know what to do with people like me who are not built to stay in one neat little box forever.

i also get into something deeper: people love assumptions. they think they know why i moved to brazil. they think they know what i’m doing, what season i’m in, and what name to put on it. most of the time, they’re wrong. this episode is part reintroduction, part behind-the-scenes, part “i am not new to this, y’all are just late.”

if you’ve ever outgrown the identity other people had for you, this one is for you.

talking points:

• * rei ...