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Looking for someone who does not mind being interviewed in front of a camera while eating some Japanese food: someone who can talk about something like one’s life story, the history of one’s own country, cultures, nation’s traits, life philosophy if you have any, silly jokes, etc.

ABOUT ME———Received a Fulbright scholarship offer, bought a new Toyota Matrix in Oct. 2009, and was buying a condo in Little Italy, San Diego, and then thought that living in California for the rest of my life might be a good idea, but one night in Nov., my phone rang , telling me that my husband in Japan was found unconscious, and under brain surgery. I left everything behind and embarked for Japan. Meanwhile, my 4-year-old son said, " Everything is going to be all right, Mom. Don't worry”. ( sound like Bob Marley, huh?) Yes, everything has been all right so far. My son was right!!! Since then, I have tried to be helpful to the next generations. It means that I became completely old.

*My husband, Hiro is a professor at Tokyo’s University of Agriculture. I teach English at home and Japanese on line. Our son, Tokuji is a junior high school student and living in a school dormitory in Sapporo. **2018/12/12

PHILOSOPHY ——don’t worry, be happy

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCH-SURFING EXPERIENCE ———Only hosted so far, but woudn't be nice if I visit all the CS' who stayed at ours?

Interests

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• books
• singing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• world cup
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Used to dance almost all the time with Bob Marley and Highlife music in Walewale, Ghana for 2 years.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled West African countries alone a long time ago. Invited a man who gave me a direction to a hotel in Gorom-Gorom, Burkina Faso because I felt a bit lonely and needed a company, but we had no language in common, so both were quiet over beer for 2 hours.

He was....well, in his mid 70’s or 80’s, I guess.
I still feel so sorry that I gave him such a hard time.

Teach, Learn, Share

My son is willing to show you Japanese traditional dancing in Kimono as he has learnt it since he was 4 years old, and also takes Karate lesson twice a week, so I can take you there if you are interested. His master is a silver medalist in 2011 world cup. Wow!!!

# 2018, Tokuji is 13 years old now, goes to school and lives in the school dormitory in Sapporo to pursue his dreams. So no entertainment for you at the moment.

What I Can Share with Hosts

a guest room with futon
pick up when I am available
a laundry machine
a shower
Wi-Fi
2 meals whenever I can/ also you can cook for us
No Lunch

*I can take you to a popular Izakaya in Abashiri, a typical Japanese style restaurant if you want to try. In this case, costs about 5,000 yen each. Of course I pay my own bill.

* Do not tell me if you are a vegetarian on the day you arrive.
We are not VEGETARIANs, so do not even try to make me cook any vegetarian food for you. But I do not mind taking you to the nearest supermarket, though.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ghana, Japan, United States

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