I am a Japanese, was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1958, moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1992 and was naturalized to be a US citizen in 2003. I work as a consultant for the Cancer Control Society who promotes the so-called alternative medicines. I also consult a travel agency. I have studied about health especially diet and nutrition for the last 20 years, and philosophy and spirituality for the last 15 years with a group of about 20 people. So, I am very much interested in life and people. I also love arts (human's creation) and nature (nature's creation). I am divorced and have a son.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love traveling. It is great to meet people (hosts) and save traveling (hotel) cost at the same time.

Interests

Arts (Music, Operas, and other performing arts, Paintings, Foods, Nature, etc.),
Philosophy, Science (particularly Physics), Medicines and Nutritions, Travel.

• arts
• performing arts
• cooking
• japanese food
• dieting
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• tennis
• communications
• languages
• physics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical Music (Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Brahms, Dvorac, etc.),
Jazz (Miles Davis Groups, etc.),
Rock (Led Zeppelin, Queen, Beatles, etc.),
Movies (Good Will Hunting, LA Confidential, As Good As It Gets, Fifth Element, Midnight in Paris, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Apartment, Sleepless in Seattle, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Trading Places, etc. etc.),
Books (The Nature of Order by Christopher Alexander, Philosophy of Freedom by Rudolf Steiner, etc. etc. and Japanese novels)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I lived in Japan and was young everytime I travelled alone I made very good friends, in New York, in Chicago, in San Francisco, in Moscow, Russia, in Shanghai and Xiang, China. I could not speak well the local languages around that time. I was amazed that making connection with people was not by oral communications, but by something else.

Teach, Learn, Share

The knowledge particularly about diet and nutrition to keep healthy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Listening (I am probably a good listener for positive things as well as negative things, such as complaints, anger, resentment, etc.). Cook Japanese foods. Play tennis.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Germany, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States