CURRENT MISSION

Exploring, growing, learning, slowing down, and breathing.

ABOUT ME

I am a teacher by training, and currently work in non-profit / HR sectors. I love traveling and have visited more than 50 countries. I am always dancing, listening to music, and trying to learn new languages. I really want to improve my Spanish and I am starting to study Chinese this year :)

PHILOSOPHY

live, love, share, create.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used to host people in my apartment in Japan, and I have couch surfed around SE Asia while I was traveling :)

Interests

I am a poet and a social justice activist. I love writing and reading. On the weekends, I am usually out with friends or snuggled up with my dog reading a good book.

• arts
• writing
• poetry
• architecture
• design
• dancing
• cooking
• partying
• video games
• reading
• music
• surfing
• teaching
• history
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Trance, electronica, folk, spoken word poetry, ambient.

I especially love ATB, Krewella, Hardwell, Steve Aoki, Rusko, Nervo, and Lady Gaga.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've helped organize a sustainability conference for the U.N.!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you different styles of EDM dancing!
I can teach you about different genres of music!
I can teach you about philosophy and social justice activism.
I can teach you about Japanese history!

I want to learn languages, how to cook cultural foods. I want to learn about history and about architecture / design. I want to learn other dance forms. I want to learn how to write more clearly, and how to express myself through art better!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am very clean and am a very low maintenance guest. If you need help around the house, I can cook and clean for you :)

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States