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crossculturalnerd.bsky.social
The Cross-Cultural Nerd
@crossculturalnerd.bsky.social
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Kentuckian in Henan Province, 2012-present. I talk about cultural stuff, nerdy stuff, and often the intersection thereof.

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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 26: While we further bond with others, we level up in the Gardening Club & expand our garden again. #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming #cooking New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 26 - Growth
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November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 25: We level up in the Cooking Club and get our first 5-star meals! TWO of them! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming #design New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 25 - Cooking Up a Storm
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November 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
crossculturalnerd.bsky.social
#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 24: Even more relationship milestones are reached with the locals! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming #design New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 24 - Bonds Further Forged
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November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
crossculturalnerd.bsky.social
#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 23: Spring is here! New flora, & all the foraging and friendship you love, with none of the allergies! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming #design New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 23 - Springtime!
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November 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 22: We get closer with Willow, and stay out a bit too late foraging! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming #design New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 22 - Cordiality and Crepuscular Collecting
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October 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 21: Starting to reach some new friendship milestones! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming #design #homedecor New vids T/Th/Sat!

(Apologies, super busy Saturday.)

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 21 - Friendship and Farming
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October 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 20: Finally doing something with the clutter and the furniture! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming #design #homedecor New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 20 - Extreme Makeover: Hole Edition
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October 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 19: Adding to the garden, and eating at the only place where we hadn't eaten yet! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 19 - More of the Daily Grind
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October 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 18: Potentially no more sidequests, so it's time to really reap the bounty of the Shire! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 18 - Daily Grind
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October 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 17: Farmer Cotton and Sandyman dine together. And Willow helps unlock a new meal spot for helping her kid! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 17 - Meals, Missions, & Mooma's
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October 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 16: In the newly designated Bywater VILLAGE, we finally find Daisy's toy, and Sandyman needs horse help. #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 16 - In the Cold, Be Warm to Neighbors
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October 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 15: Decorations are up, Everyone's invited, & the assessor has one last thing to say! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 15 - The Bywater Festival
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September 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 14: One (hopefully) last thing needed - Bywater's first local festival! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 14 - Making' Meals & Planning a Party
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September 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 13: Bywater needs a Shirrif. Debate ensues. Sandyman? Or another? Tales of the Shire gets political! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 13 - Shirrif Shenanigans
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September 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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#TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay Ep. 12: Gandalf revisits Bywater, the assessor recovers, friendships grow, and Odo's property expands. #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 12 - Gandalf's Back!
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September 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Ep. 11 of our #TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay: The assessor is here! Will Bywater get village status? #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 11 - The Assessor from Michel Delving
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September 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Ep. 10 of our #TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay: With input from friends, a local delicacy is invented! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 10 - What a Dish!
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September 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Ep. 9 of our #TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay: As my mom says, fall has fell! More tasks around the village and our first 5-person meal! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 9 - Advances in Autumn
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August 31, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Ep. 8 of our #TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay: More meals, club tasks, and a makeshift wolf's head for the village gate as summer ends. #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 8 - The End of Summer
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August 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Ep. 7 of our #TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay: We set up the other clubs in town! #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

(Fixed the sound issue; this'd have been up Sat. otherwise.)

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 7 - The Clubs Are Back in Town
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August 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
crossculturalnerd.bsky.social
No #LetsPlay today, unfortunately. I filmed the next installment but the sound messed up in the video so I need to redo it. Thank goodness for previous save files!
August 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Ep. 6 of our #TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay: More work to go for village recognition - first item: clubs!. #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!.

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(Too sick to play till recently!)
[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 6 - Conferences and Clubs
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August 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Ep. 5 of our #TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay: Our first major meal since settling in, and we're finally established as a local. #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!.

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 5 - Newly Minted Local
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August 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Ep. 4 of our #TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay: More ingredients, more money, and practice for a meal to come. #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!.

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 4 - Preparing Hospitality
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August 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Ep. 3 of our #TalesOfTheShire #LetsPlay: Making the money to get the supplies to grow more crops, & we meet the rest of the neighbors. #lordoftherings #cozy #farmingsimulator #wetaworkshop #PrivateDivision #farming #gardening #fishing #foraging #gaming New vids T/Th/Sat!

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[LET'S PLAY] Tales of the Shire: Ch. 3 - Starting the Grind
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August 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM