**I reside in Madison, Wisconsin in USA, doing my Masters in International Affairs, but checking information about Myanmar is welcome! To add some info here (as of 26/Jan/2025), it is possible to travel Myanmar as long as you stick with the main cities and tourist areas (Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay, Ngwe Saung, Kalaw, Taungyi). Regional cities/towns like Sagaing, Sittwe, Loikaw, etc., as well as countryside areas, are no longer advised to travel (States such as Rakhine, Kachin, Karen, Kayah, Chin etc.). Massive numbers of young people are leaving the country due to the conscription law by the Burmese military. Please respect the locals, and don't buy into the ideas of social influencers boasting how cheap and safe the country is. Everyone is struggling to survive under this crazy military regime and disastrous inflation, but to strive in these given conditions with resilience.

Keep checking the media below for updated news written in English. Safe journey !

https://www.facebook.com/theirrawaddy

https://www.facebook.com/westernnewsenglish

https://www.facebook.com/MizzimaMyanmarNews
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Hello ! Bonjour ! Konnichiwa ! Mingalarpar ! Mambo !

I'm a travel addict from Yangon,Myanmar though my childhood was raised in Japan. Eversince we've settled here at Yangon. Being a student of social studies, part-time Japanese Interpreter, I'm greatly sociable used to be a lot talkative :D

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Backpacking for 5 years, CS is the best environment to find out how local people are looked like and how the culture really works in reality. Never trust medias and propaganda btw

Interests

Language, Food etc etc.
Teach me language and I will try to be proficient as much as I can. (Able to introduce myself in 10+ language lol)

Music, Movies, and Books

Fond of Japanese musics and books due to influence of my childhood.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cried out loud because of Iranian old stranger helped selflessly for me.

Teach, Learn, Share

Any Burmese and Japanese stuffs except cooking complex dishes

What I Can Share with Hosts

I used to bring Burmese/Myanmar traditional stuffs like food and items as not many people from Myanmar usually travel around independently.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Palestine, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Japan, Myanmar, Rwanda, Tanzania, Thailand, United States