Hi this is Jimi, who was dopted by this world and raised as a world citizen. Which I mean I have various interests in different cultures. A new face since I joined Cs in 2026. I knew Couchsurfing since I was a kid, and looks like I missed the best time of this platform…but I saw so much nice people on it, (even this world are facing a chaos, the most complicated time nowadays) so just keeping moving and positive:)
Hard to identify myself cuz everyone could find different aspects of me.
I have been studied fine art for 7 years in Japan•Tokyo (BA+MA) . It’s my gap year so I mostly travel recently .About the art, currently I do some research on traces/immigration/(post)colonization etc. via different narratives by using various materials. My life style somehow synchronized with my research methodology: widely but not deeply, just like nomads. So, in other words, perhaps I am destined to live a nomadic life. I hope Couchsurfing could lead me to more people with different experiences sharing different backgrounds.

I enjoy reading, writing, watching cinemas, baking and researching various recipes in my daily life. Recently have a new interest in Geocaching. During my travels, I often love to exploring new places, local culture and folklores. I am passionate about to do something could interact with more people during my journey like volunteering or farming. I consider learning new techniques and languages as my life project. I am also super fond of outdoors like trekking!
Hope to make new friends and memories during my journey.

我会中文/日本語大丈夫です/English ok
& practicing other languages as I can

✅queer friendly

things to aware：

mostly friendly but
not very friendly to chauvinists & misogynists:))
not a party/club person most of the time

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

sometimes its better to not to stay at a hotel .
And you can make friends with different people during the journey. This is the most attractive part of a journey. If the prejudice couldn’t be erased all the time let’s just get to know each other little by little.

Interests

Bouldering, playing chess , reading, watching movies, gardening, trekking, baking, studying new languages, visiting museums…

• arts
• theater
• contemporary art
• movies
• chess
• reading
• bouldering
• woodworking
• music
• cycling
• backpacking
• kayaking
• languages
• mountains
• food
• watching movies
• trekking
• museums
• geocaching
• fine arts
• glassblowing
• workshops
• scenography
• boat

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Faye Wong
AMK
Gorillaz
Sigur Rós
万能青年旅店
Re-Tros
My little Airport
Nujabes
Classic
Folk
Any metro sound in different cities

movies：

Aftersun
Happyend
Visages,Villages
Sans toi ni loi
Happy as Lazzaro
The Time of the Gypsies
La Chimera
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Compartment Number Six
LOTR trilogy + Hobbit
The Legend of 1900
Turtles can fly
Also Movies of Aki Kaurismäki, Werner Herzog, Chantal Akerman, Agnes Varda etc.

Books:

Il barone rampante
The Left Hand of Darkness
Earthsea series
La Porte étroite
The Inner Side of the Wind, or The Novel of Hero and Leander
L’enracinement
献灯使(kentoshi)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

WWOOF - experienced permanent cultural at Takachiho-Miyazaki for one week. (In Japan)
Cycling the countryside in Dordogne area (in France)
Volunteering in a salvation army boys home, teaching English and Chinese to the children for one week. (In Indonesia, Bali)
Have a permit of boat’s operator (in Japan)
ABC trekking (in Nepal)
Camino de Santiago trekking for 100km in 4 days(Lugo - Santiago de Compostela) (in Spain)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching some Chinese and Japanese, both are native level. Sharing my artworks, some photos and travel stories we had before,other experiences etc.
During my previous trips, I learned that it is always better to know the autonym name of a country/region.
I like cooking so I am always excited about your recipes:)

What I Can Share with Hosts

The language we speak , food I made( also Chinese food), my photos in past,simple housework, teach you Chinese/Japanese…,talking about everything, like previous journeys we made before or some other things.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Macao, Monaco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Japan, Portugal