Hi! I'm Karin, 21 years old. I live in Yamagata, where has beautiful nature and temples. I'm an Art university student majoring in Japanese traditional painting called Nihonga. I love every kind of arts and respect them.

I am easy going, very open minded, respectful, and love exploring what I have not found yet!

I love to meet a lot of people from all around the world in this countryside. There are not many people from abroad in my prefecture , so I don't have many chances to meet them and learn other cultures and languages. I always treasure opportunities to spend time together and the connections with people. I love hearing interesting stories from you, I'd love you to experience our home atmosphere and feel like your home.
I love to learn languages and cultures, and would love to try to speak English and other languages a lot ! Of course I can teach you Japanese if you want ;)
I learn English , French , and Spanish in particular.

If you are looking for a place where you stay or wanna just meet up or hang out , feel free to message me!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd like to meet a lot of new people from abroad, speak English to practice, and learn more languages you speak and your culture!

Interests

I love art, drawing, anime, video games, snowboarding, nature, photography, cycling, traveling, hot springs, fashion, harajuku, kawaii, and languages!

I love art and jazz. I basically spend time in a jazz cafe by myself when I have free time. Actually I'm not that familiar with it tho x)
If you draw or paint, i'd love to go sketch together :3
When you come here in winter, Let's go snowboarding!!!

• arts
• culture
• fashion
• music
• jazz
• snowboarding
• languages
• hot springs

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: pop, anime songs, jazz, and country

Movies: Howl's moving castle(my most favorite movie) , action, horror, touching films that make me cry. Basically I like all kind of movies.

Teach, Learn, Share

I learn French, English, and Spanish. I can teach you Japanese.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan