CURRENT MISSION

Traverse the world, make new friends, and soak up the wonderful delights of life.

ABOUT ME

Born in Japan, grew up in Canada, and studied in the United States -I guess you can say that traveling is in my genes. :) I love to meet new people, hear about their adventures, and chat about life in general. The world is such an amazing place and it would be a shame to let it go unexplored!

PHILOSOPHY

Go ahead, take a chance.

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself – George Bernard Shaw.

It you thought that science was certain -- well, that is just an error on your part. Richard P. Feynman (1918 - 1988)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfed with fantastic people during my 2 month backpacking trip around Europe and Morocco. GREAT EXPERIENCES! Now I want to give back to CS and host people in Boston, MA. :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Lots of laughs, good food, great people, and grand fun!

Interests

Hiking/backpacking, crosswords, science, cooking/baking, martial arts, post crossing, international cuisine/cultures, running, and languages.

• arts
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• baking
• marathon
• running
• walking
• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• spelunking
• surfing
• sailing
• skydiving
• martial arts
• history
• languages
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Miracle in the Andes, Phantom Tollbooth, Harry Potter, Interpreter of Maladies, Me Talk Pretty One Day, A Wrinkle in Time, Anne of Green Gables, Ender's Game series, Secret Life of Bees, The Secret Life of Henrietta Lacks, Life if Pi, To Kill a Mockingbird, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Anne Frank, and soooo many more. I love to read! :)

Movies: Too many movies to list...

Music: I love it so. :) I could talk for days about music - 50s big band, classic rock, jazz, r&b, classical, country, progressive metal, musical soundtracks, techno, etc.etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving, completing a marathon, caving in Budapest, walking at night in the Erg Chebbi dunes in Morocco, riding an Icelandic horse, etc.

Life is full of precious moments!

Teach, Learn, Share

One of favorite things in life is to learn! From learning sailing knots to how to bake bread; from taking a bee-keeping class to how to brew beer; from talking about history to analyzing scientific data, I love being exposed to new things and being challenged mentally, physically, and emotionally. Couch surfing provides a perfect environment to foster such exchanges. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Japan, United States