I've been traveling around Japan since last summer and am traveling to Hawaii next month! I'm a Vermonter and half Japanese, a defunct english major, and love cooking. I've been told I'm basically like having a nice cat around. I'm excited to meet you, wherever I stay next!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make friends and connections during my travels. To have a local perspective and experience.

Interests

Reading (just finished House of Spirits, it was amazing), writing (essays, poems, currently drafting a short story), music (lots of ~chill~ stuff), hiking, yoga, cooking, herbs, bar hopping

• writing
• traveling
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: A Field Guide to Getting Lost, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Elizabeth
Bishop The Complete Poems 1927-1979, House of Spirits

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once drank 20 shots of tequila and survived.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a yoga teaching certificate, we can do flow together.
I love to cook! I will 100% cook for you.
I can mix you drinks, from a lovely morning chai to a gin drink even gin haters love.
I can mix you teas for whatever ails you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Japan, Paraguay, Peru, Singapore, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States