Hello! I'm Kasey and I am currently living in Tokyo and working as an English teacher. I'm originally from California and have been living here for a little over a year. I love traveling around Japan and discovering new places!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new, like minded people. If we get along you are welcome to hang out with me in Tokyo too!

Interests

Reading (read about 50 books last year), traveling, watching old movies, writing in my journal, discovering cool new cafes, hiking or just being in nature in general, alcohol, staring out the window on trains, wandering around art museums

• writing
• books
• cooking
• coffee
• vegetarian
• walking
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Royal Tenenbaums, Mulholland Drive, Stardust Memories, Persona, Breathless (anything French New Wave, really)

Music: Belle and Sebastian, Future Islands, Bombay Bicycle Club, Neutral Milk Hotel, La Sera, Beach House, Asobi Seksu, Mitski, Julia Holter, Grimes, introduce me to something new!

Books: all of them. Recently have been reading Japanese translated literature such as Banana Yoshimoto and Junichiro Tanizaki

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming and floating around in a natural pool on the Jogasaki coast in Izu!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have a ton of books. I'll gladly bring you one!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Italy, Japan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, United States