I am 21 year -old college student and learning Internationl Development at Portland State University in Portland, OR as an exchange student from Japan. I have been in the U.S for 7 months now. I want to explore various places in the U.S. and other countries and meet various people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

First of all, I have long summer vacation in this summer, 2015, so I want to make the most of my time by exprolering a lot of places in the world and experienceing various things and communicating people who have different background from me. I think I am outgoing person and love to meet new people. It would be amazing that we would share information about our cultures and the places that we live.

Interests

I like running, cooking, going shopping, listening to music, singing, watching movies, traveling lots of places, learning foreign languages and cultures, playing with animals, and chatting with people. I difinetely like children, too. I play piano and ukulele (I got ukulele three months ago and am practicing).

• animals
• cats
• dogs
• horses
• chickens
• culture
• singing
• cooking
• running
• shopping
• movies
• traveling
• music
• piano
• languages
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to any kinds of music, but I usually listen to pop- music. My favorite music group is One Direction ( British boys group) and I have been their concert twice ( one in Chiba, Japan in 2011 and one in Seattle, WA in 2015). I also like Ed Sheeran (British singer song writer), Maroon 5 (American music group), Shota Shimizu (Japanese singer song writer), HY ( Japanese music group), GReeeeN ( Japanese music group).

I watch any kinds of movies but horror moviees. I like fantasy, SF, romance, comedy, and musical. My favorite movies are Harry Potter, Les Miserable and the Note Book. The good movies that I watched recently were the Parent Trap, Pitch Perfect and Sound of Music.

My favorite book is Harry Potter series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One amazing thing I have done before is my homestaying experience in Illinoiis State when I was in the sixth grade in elementary school. I stayed my host family's house with a big farm land for a month and I took care of a lot of animals like horses, cows, chickens, cats, and dogs. That was my first time to leave Japan for such a long time and experience a lot of things in different countries. I really had a good time with my host family in Illinois and thanks to this experience, I came to be interested in learining different cultures and languages and decided to go study abroad. Therefore, this homestaying experience is precious for me.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you are interested in learining Japanese and Japanese culture, I can tell you about that.

What I Can Share with Hosts

information about my culture and the place that I live and used to live.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Canada, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan