CURRENT MISSION

Learn Japanese, hopefully you can help!

ABOUT ME

I Currently live in Tokyo 15 minutes from ikebukuro station. I moved here in August and will attend school for the year here at Rikkyo University.

PHILOSOPHY

YOU JUST CANT TURN IT OFF!!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host and travel, attend couchsurfing meets in NYC and now in Tokyo, and try to use couchsurfing to expand culturally.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted several times at my place and have been hosted during my trip to Japan. I have made the most wonderful friends couchsurfing, Those people that hosted me in Japan have now couchsurfed my place.
I'm so grateful couchsurfing has allowed me to make life long friendships, what an amazing thing!

Interests

Music- indie, electronic, Hardcore, Punk, NYHC. Always open to new things. Love going to shows. Into sneaker and graffiti culture. Like film, Japanese film in particular. Takashi Miike is my favorite director. Like all types of food, willing to experiment and try new foods. Want to travel and experience new cultures and ways of life. Like soccer, and console gaming. Into geek culture, DND and Boardgaming as well.
Japanese cultural studies, history, politics.

• culture
• dining
• politics
• traveling
• music
• wrestling
• soccer
• cultural studies
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Film= Miike films- young thugs innocent blood, ichi the killer, ect...
samurai and yakuza nerd- kurosawa, toshiro mifune, zatoichi, the yakuza papers,
The warriors. Cube,

Music- Madball, E. Town Concrete, Daft Punk, Comeback kid, H2O, Justice, The smiths, HOODS, RUINER, whatever, anything!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm so glad I have something to put here!- Backpacked Japan alone for 6 weeks. Saw two volcanos, Sumo wrestling, drank with japanese businessmen, fishermen, and international models, had the best sushi in the world, and seen some of the greatest temples in the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am very interested in learning the cultures of different countries. I want to do this first hand. I am very interested in youth cultures in particular. It's amazing how both similar and different the people of the world really are!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Japan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan

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