Hi, my name is Julian, I'm 26 y/o and I'm from Switzerland. I've just spent 6 months in Tokyo living with a host family and researching at a lab at the University of Tokyo for my Master Thesis.
This time is coming to a close and I'll be spending the next 7 weeks to travel all around Japan. Looking forward to experiencing this amazing country.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I don't like staying in cheap hostels, frankly I found it to be pretty scary sometimes. That's why I decided to meet people via Couchsurfing. It's cheap, it's good quality and most importantly: it's super fun. It's clichee but I love meeting people from other countries and exchanging stories.

Interests

Playing the saxophone, dancing, swimming, scouts and of course: traveling!
I like meeting new people who broaden my horizon on the world.
I spend quite an amount of time on YouTube and enjoy reading Manga, especially shonen.

• cooking
• recipes
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• swimming
• chemistry
• mathematics
• physics
• manga
• lindy hop
• dungeons and dragons
• material science

Music, Movies, and Books

The Ghibli Studio movies, Star Wars, Harry Potter (both the books and the movies) and Pirates of the Caribbean are all time favorites.
I enjoy reading all kinds of Manga and watching Anime.
My favorite music genre would be pop-punk rock but I'm open to many different genres like Blues, Jazz, Classic, classic Rock, Ska, EDM etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once hiked for 18 hours and 80 kilometers without breaks longer than 15 minutes. Amazing experience. My feet don't agree ;-)

Teach, Learn, Share

Since the school system in Switzerland provides a very wide and profound basic knowledge, I can be helpful with people learning German, English, French, Spanish or Swiss German or math, physics and chemistry.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my travel stories or anecdotes from my times at the scouts. I'm interested in having a good discussion about the differences and similarities of our countries.
I could also cook (and/or teach you how to cook) some famous swiss recipes like: Roesti, Raclette and Fondue.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Switzerland