Hi folks!

I’m from a small coastal town of Japan, close to an old capital during 12-14th century. I’ve been living in London/Edinburgh since 2022 and traveling around Europe as much as possible. Before that, I completed my study in International Relations at the university in Japan. Now I’m working as a childcarer and a freelance Japanese teacher.

I’m easygoing&laid back, spontaneous&adventurous🤟

Things I love:
Sauna & Hot bath (we call it onsen)
Painting (both by myself and going to art gallery: renaissance/hague school/impressionism/expressionism are my favorites)
Music (classical/rock/hip hop/melancholic are my favorites)
Literature… especially old masterpieces!
Japanese manga (it makes me appreciate the fact that I’m born as Japanese)
Computer game (I like fighting/racing ones and recently into minecraft)
Films (action and fantasy are my tastes)
Hiking
Running
Swimming
Herbal tea (not a coffee person to be honest haha)
Healthy food (I like Asian rice porridges, warm soup and salad)
Talking to plants or playing with animals

Things I’m interested in:
History/Biology/Ecology/Neuroscience/Art

My current dream:
Publish my books & Build a house of my design

My childhood dream:
Ninja or Pokémon trainer I even studied how to become and trained myself sometimes with my buddy chihuahua dog

Only my friends know:
I’m allergic to certain fish eggs hence I never eat sushi, which is like Italian person who can’t eat pasta or Mexican person who doesn’t know how Tacos tastes, but I’m still Japanese haha I have an extreme phobia of insects, once got a fever and faint when I saw them flying or crawling in my room and called a friend to come for help.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Make new friends where I don’t have any local friends, share the valuable time and fun conversation with someone who’s like-minded, widen my perspectives by exchanging ideas with those who have different experiences/backgrounds

Interests

• animals
• writing
• poetry
• design
• fashion
• festivals
• working out
• sauna
• anime
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• hiking
• swimming
• anthropology
• history
• languages
• neuroscience
• psychology
• beaches
• filmmaking
• nature
• football
• stargazing
• dance
• museums
• novels
• vintage

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rock/Hiphop/Piano/Jazz
Film: 80’s-00’s/Action/Fantasy
Book: Classic/Poetry/History

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Can’t count how many amazing things I’ve done so far and will get done in the future, but I’d praise myself just for being born into this world (my mum had a threatened premature delivery so was hospitalized over months) and not giving up on my life when I suffered from depression

Teach, Learn, Share

I’m willing to teach/learn languages and recipes, share positive energy and fun stories

What I Can Share with Hosts

Tips on traveling to my home country I’d love to show you around when I’m there

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Guam, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Japan, Scotland, United States