ABOUT ME

日本語-English-Français-한국어

[2019: Currently in NZ, about to join my American friend on her working holiday for a year. Traveling around, hoping to make friends on the way and explore!]

Born and raised in Japan up to age 10, then lived in England between age 10-15, and lived in France for a year with a working holiday visa in 2013.
(Je pratique prèsque plus du tout le français en ce moment... ça me ferait plaisir d'en pratiquer avec un(e) natif/ive !)

I've moved several times within Japan too - from Kanagawa to Okinawa to Hiroshima... tried becoming an adult but didn't work out so I saved up some money, quit my job, and decided to go on an adventure again 😉 annnnd here I am in New Zealand!

I love traveling, meeting new people and learning different ways of doing things!
To me, having a good time together is what matters the most, regardless of your age, gender, race, religion, language, culture, sexual orientation... all that stuff.

I have passion for cinema, literature, music, and other forms of art.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Only been surfing, really great times! Though as soon as I have a settled environment, I'll start hosting!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Great great great!

Interests

• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• environment
• movies
• traveling
• music
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Films : Michael Haneke, Harmony Korine, Olivier Assayas, Lars von Trier, John Cassavetes, Michelangelo Antonioni, Gus Van Sant, Werner Herzog, Andrei Tarkovsky, Kenji Mizoguchi, Robert Bresson, Ken Loach, Ingmar Bergman...

Music : Tori Amos, Elliott Smith, PJ Harvey, Sparklehorse, John Frusciante, Cat Power, Jeff Buckley, Chris Garneau, Patrick Wolf, Bjork, Cocco, Arcade Fire, Porcupine Tree, Perfume Genius, Bon Iver, Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Leonard Cohen...

Books : Alain Robbe-Grillet, Dennis Cooper, Anna Kavan, Ryu Murakami, Tao Lin, JT Leroy, JMG Le Clézio, Franz Kafka, Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, Kenzaburo Oe, Albert Camus, Yoko Ogawa...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Left my little town in Japan with my sister at age 10, to go to a boarding school in England while both my parents stayed in the country.
Although at the time, being a little kid, I was super excited and not scared... let's see how excited I'd be if I were to do it now haha

Teach, Learn, Share

I kinda think that depends on the mood and the situation and the person. There's not a set manual for Couchsurfing!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Yeahhhh kinda same as above. But my knowledge of different languages and cultures? Boring?

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Fiji, France, Germany, Japan, Laos, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, United Kingdom