Emily reintroduces her 'ask Emily' series and notes it's been over three years since the last episode.

• Emily greets viewers and expresses enthusiasm for the return of the 'ask Emily' series.
• She acknowledges the significant time gap since the last video and prepares to answer viewer questions.

Emily discusses how she coped with the pandemic and the transition after leaving her job.

• Emily confirms she is doing okay now and describes the pandemic as a long experience.
• She reflects on leaving her job, missing out on closure, and feeling the impacts of the pandemic more acutely due to unemployment.

Emily shares her new hobbies, including gardening with native plants and macro photography.

• She installed over a hundred different species of native plants in her backyard.
• Emily spent many days using a macro lens to film small critters.

Emily recounts her travels to museums and a memorable fossil dig.

• She visited museums, including the Royal Ontario Museum, and reunited with colleagues from a past dig.
• Emily participated in another dig in Montana but experienced heat exhaustion.

Emily talks about the departure of the soon raccoon mascot and her unusual encounters with dead raccoons.

• Soon raccoon returned to the University of Montana Zoological Museum.
• Emily has had a series of odd encounters with dead raccoons, leading her to believe she's haunted by the ghost of soon raccoon.

Emily expresses her excitement about future geeky topics and the possibility of setting up a Discord.

• She looks forward to creating content on diverse natural history topics and using her new 3D printer.
• Emily is eager to collaborate with other content creators and institutions.

Emily plans to collaborate with museums and travel to new locations for the show.

• She intends to visit various museums and collections, including the Museum of Natural History in Vienna.
• Emily invites suggestions for places to visit and looks forward to more flexibility in collaborations.

Emily discusses ways the audience can support her video production.

• Funding is essential for on-location shoots due to various costs.
• Audience engagement through comments and sharing is also crucial for the success of the show.

Emily wraps up the video with final thoughts and upcoming content teasers.

• She thanks viewers for their support and teases new videos for the upcoming year.
• Emily will continue to repost some previously made videos and provide book recommendations.