I am a student traveling around Japan with my best friend. Charley and I are practicing artists; I am a budding filmmaker and writer, and Charley is an illustrator. We both have a deep interest in both music and art.

We also love to socialize and meet new people!

We are both very interested in Japanese culture, and it has been a long term dream to travel their together and we are finally doing it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We were recommended couch surfing by many friends, as a great way to submerge yourself in a country culture and meet local people!
We wanted to get a more authentic view of Japan, rather then simply staying in hotels and doing touristy things.

Japanese culture is very different to that of the West, and we want to understand it and experience that difference as much as possible.

Interests

• arts
• performing arts
• architecture
• film making
• film festivals
• clubbing
• live music
• electronic music
• jazz
• outdoor activities
• food
• film photography

Music, Movies, and Books

I love jazz, soul, techno, electronic music, hip-hop, blues , disco. All music!

Some of my favourite artists are Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar, D'Angelo, MF Doom, Bjork, Abdulla Rashim...

My favorite films are Stalker (Andrey Tarkovsky), Princess Mononoke, Les Quarte Cents Coup, 20,000 days on Earth, Akira, Ghost in the Shell (Anime version), Frank, A girl walks home alone at night...

My favourite books are Doors of Perceptions, Days of Abandonment, Anna Karenina....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I made a documentary last year about Deptford, a small town in South East London. It considered the changing development, and it's people history in the area. We showed it at a local theatre, and some film festivals.

Teach, Learn, Share

Filmmaking, film knowledge, singing....

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom