Born in Japan raised in Spain, Barcelona since an early age, 5 months to be exact. I have been exposed to multiple languages and cultures since a young age, Japanese at home, Spanish in the streets and English at school. It seemed natural that I would not be settling in one country. My higher education took me to the UK where I spent 4 years. I got the chance to appreciate good old English humour and get used to the different accents! Still have trouble with the accent from Glasgow :) Having finished my studies my life took a turn and ended up in Belgium. I did not plan to stay more than 2 - 3 years but like all plans they change. It's been now 9 years and I have stopped counting. If you like a place stay, if you don't move :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

There is nothing better when travelling than meeting, hearing stories and getting recommendations from the locals themselves. It is, I feel, the best way to get to know a country. Although I'm new to couchsurfing I feel that it follows this philosophy.

Interests

Travelling, discovering new cultures, motorycling, trekking, street art, Capoeira, music, eating out and a good beer, glass of wine or gin tonic :)

• arts
• street art
• capoeira
• education
• wine
• beer
• walking
• traveling
• eating out
• socializing
• music
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Love music of all forms and shapes but absolutely love rock and blues! Artists I like to name a few: John Lee Hooker, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Cesaria Evora, Howling Wolf, Dire Straits, Metallica etc etc...
Favorite book still to this day is George Orwell's 1984. Other books I really enjoyed are Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Moon Palace from Paul Auster, Human Stain from Philip Roth. Currently reading the book Cooked from Michael Pollan.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walking solo 17 days in the Camino de Santiago de Compostela and meeting people from all around the globe!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Friendship, languages or capoeira

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cabo Verde, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom