Finishing my first year in Amherst, MA as a graduate student in Japanese literature and language. I love everything outdoors, hiking in all four seasons, biking, kayaking, and SUP boarding. Started climbing a year ago and go the gym next door weekly. I also dabble in dancing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For inter-personal inter-continental true human connections!

Interests

Reading, hiking, berry picking, dancing, singing, poetry reading, translation, biking.

• cooking
• cycling
• kayaking
• snowshoeing
• swimming
• nordic skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

My all-time favorite is the story and animation Hedgehog in the Fog and by Yuriy Norshteyn.
Authors: Lisa Genova, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Sergey Kozlov, Oliver Sacks, Henry David Thoreau, Alessandro Baricco, Milan Kundera, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Animation by: Yuriy Norshteyn and Hayao Miyazaki
Movies: American Beauty, Moulin Rouge, What Dreams May Come, Pan's Labyrinth, Juno, A Beautiful Mind, The Dreamers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of my favorite memories traveling is spending a day with a friend in Naha (Japan) looking for a Ryukyu glass with bubbles in the glass that form a wave. At the end my friend found two glasses that were made for each other, one with glass colored like a sunset and another one that resembled a starry night.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Russian, swimming, how to cook Russian chocolate potatoes and herring under fur coat, elementary Japanese. I have taught some of my friends ice-skating, though I am really somewhat of a beginner myself.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Laughs, foods, a joint, a walk, good vibes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States

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