Hello! I'm Karan (pronounced karen) I love the outdoors, being active, and, of course, travelling to new places and seeing how amazing this world is! I'm Japanese but grew up in Singapore, New York, and suburban London!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm looking to couch surf this summer after an 8 week study abroad program in Glasgow!
Cities I'm planning on visiting: Lisbon, Stockholm, Warsaw, Krakow, Berlin, Budapest, and Lyon!

I want to meet people who value traveling as much as I do and who can teach me more about their country or city than any museum could. I've wanted to do this for a while, and I think I am brave enough to do it!

Interests

• reading
• tv
• bouldering
• skiing
• horse riding

Music, Movies, and Books

Harry Potter, TIME Magazine, Hot Spot
Us the Duo, We the Kings, Ed Sheeran
Avengers movies, Miyazaki films, Amanda Bynes movies, anything with Jason Bateman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I climbed Mount Fuji overnight! honestly it was a really difficult experience but glad I did it!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you A LOT about dogs and how thinking about the type of dog that is popular in a region can tell a lot about the people!
I'd love to learn about local daily life! Things like how garbage is collected or how supermarkets are arranged are really interesting to me.
I can share some great humor and embarrassing stories!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I grew up as an expat so I have a lifetime of being international! No country is really "home" to me, so I try to make every place I live MY home.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Maldives, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States