Seven years ago I moved across the Pacific and have lived in Tōhoku, Shikoku and now Kanto.
I’ve met great folks through this site.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I’ve only used it a bit, but it’s been great for travel and for meeting people

Interests

I majored in Sociology in college. I love music, the outdoors, languages and food. I'm always up for a good talk and a good read. I'm enjoying traveling around the Pacific while I'm living in Japan.

• animals
• festivals
• music
• violin
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• religion
• sociology
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Ursula K LeGuin

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I road-tripped from Portland, OR to Denver, CO with a friend and rode the train back. During my ten-hour layover in Sacramento I happened upon a festival of historical re-enactments and a free movie screening in the Old Town.

In 2009 I hang-glided above the rainforest, hills and favellas of Rio before landing on the beach.

In 2005 I did a six-week summer exchange on Ishigaki, a southerly island in Japanese Okinawa prefecture.I got the chance to see a midsummer village festival. After a humid summer day, villagers from around the island gathered together. Two wooden platforms carried ritual village fighters, held aloft above the onlookers; they mimed a battle by torchlight.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Panama, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States