I grew up in Japan and lived in Nagoya for 20 years. I am now a resident of New Zealand and working in Wellington.
In 2016 I've got a year holiday, so I'm traveling Europe and having the time of my life... that led me whole lot of questions for life too but that's another story...
This is my first 'big' travel by myself and am excited to meet open-minded people with different backgrounds.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I wasn't so convinced at first with the idea to stay at someone's home for free. But after some time I've realised the value of CS, hosts and travelers are equally curious, open-minded and friendly people so this is something that makes solo travel much funnier :)

Interests

I love listening to life stories of others. Everyone has different paths and experiences which is interesting and sometimes opening my mind.
One of my passions is photography (as a hobby), check out if you are on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/ayuminanz/

• culture
• photography
• yoga
• politics
• movies
• hiking
• history
• outdoors
• foreign languages
• cafe
• trecking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: rock, metal, acoustic, house, techno, instrumental, soundtracks... My absolute fav is Pearl Jam, Tool, Rammstein, Soulfly, The Beatles, Jo Hisaishi

Movies: Once, 500 days of summer, My little miss sunshine, Christopher Nolan movies, Takeshi Kitano movies, Seth Rogan and James Franco movies, Simon Pegg movies... Etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Solo traveling for a year
Road trip from Thailand to Cambodia (culture shock I had was indescribable)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm learning German. I can teach Japanese. I love cooking and eating, from vegetarian dishes to Asian cuisine to meat and potatoes! I go to hot yoga often to which I can take a guest along.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel tips for Japan and New Zealand (my two homes)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Samoa, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Japan, New Zealand