 What's up guys it's Josh and we're back again with another video. It's been a very long time since I've just had the chance to sit down in front of the camera and talk. I miss it. It's now like the third week of second semester and I haven't updated you guys on anything. I apologize for that. I've been trying to post footage somewhat consistently but I've just been kind of digging through the archives getting all the footage from Costa Rica and uploading that. I've been served to know what's been going on in my life recently so I decided to make this video. Long story short, my course load for this semester is proving to be a lot more difficult and a lot more demanding than I expected, especially when it comes to how much time I have to put into each one of my classes on a weekly basis. I plan on going into this more in future videos but to be honest, first semester was a breeze compared to what I'm doing now. I've spent the entirety of the last couple days just sitting in the TD common room working on problem sets for hours on end. All the free time I had to just sit down and film and edit these videos last semester is a lot harder to find. So the big question is, will I be able to continue making videos in second semester? It's funny because just today I was thinking about YouTube and what it means to me and whether I want to keep continuing to do it at the rate that I have been. These were all thoughts that were going through my head while I was walking back from class and to be honest I was just unsure of what to do. Then I passed by someone on the sidewalk and out of the blue I just heard, hey man love your videos and I was not expecting that at all and it's cool that people on campus are even trying to give me some support and I really really think that's awesome. Now I don't know whether that was a sign or what but I've decided that I'm not stopping anytime soon. I promise I will make a dedicated effort to keep posting. This is something I love to do and I will make time for it. So now for a couple of side thoughts in terms of video format for the future. I know that videos kind of like this or some of my older stuff where I just sit down in front of the camera and talk for like five or six minutes can get a little boring sometimes. For all the topics in the future what I'm going to try to do is film more of a vlog style video of what went on during that day and then throughout that video just have a couple chances where I can sit down and talk about a variety of topics that you guys are interested in. I think that will keep my content fresh and entertaining and just more enjoyable for you guys in general. Another big thing I just checked my YouTube analytics and it turns out that 80% of the views on my channel 80% of them are from people that aren't subscribed like really just freaking subscribe. If you enjoyed one of my videos you'll probably enjoy more and all that subscribing does is make more of my videos more accessible to you. Doesn't harm you at all. It just helps me out a lot and helps me continue to grow this channel. So just do it. I'm out here grinding. I need all the support I can get. So thanks. You guys are awesome. Final note is on the topic of the Costa Rica videos I've been posting. One thing I noticed was that the number of views for those videos was significantly less than anything else I post. I don't know why necessarily. Maybe it's because I didn't put Yale in the title. But I spent like at least 8 to 10 hours on each individual video editing them. And they're some of my favorite videos that I've ever made. It would really mean a lot to me if you go watch those. I think you'll really enjoy them. It's just weird when I'll spend like two hours filming a five minute video and uploading it and it'll get like 10,000 views where all I'm doing is sitting in front of a camera and talking. And then I'll go on a crazy trip across the world, film some crazy stuff, and then spend hours editing it and uploading it and it can barely hit a thousand views. Don't really know how that works, but it would mean a lot to me if you go check out those videos. Also some people were confused by the numbering system. Every single vlog style video that I make will be numbered. So if you look back on the older ones, the finals week video and the video of me traveling back to New Haven, those were episode one and two. And then I picked up in Costa Rica with three, four and five and hopefully there'll be some more episodes coming out soon. But every vlog style video will be numbered and have an episode number that goes with it. If you were confused about that. All right, enough of me ranting about stupid stuff. If you're not subscribed, just do it. You don't need to wait any longer. Go check out the Costa Rica videos. They're really awesome. You'll definitely enjoy them. And yeah, hopefully I'll see you soon.