CURRENT MISSION

To live musically, whimsically, and fruitfully

ABOUT ME

I love movie bloopers, inside jokes, late-night conversations, and laughing so hard you ache all over.

I am half-Japanese, a musician, a neuroscience researcher, an earth and environment student, omnivorous, a book-lover, and independent.

I can cook from scratch, play any tune on the violin, recite 100 digits of pi, fix a broken fridge, fit in a shoe size 6/22.5.

PHILOSOPHY

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans" especially when it takes you by surprise.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I appreciate the friendliness and philosophy of this site, and I think it truly brings the world closer together through kindness and open-ness to new people. Being a part of this community means to me I meet, talk, and exchange stories, personality, and, well, couches!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The friendliest CS experience I've ever had was in San Francisco. The dirtiest CS experience I've ever had was when someone stayed in my room for a bit too long. The tastiest CS experience I've ever had was in Tokyo. The scariest: Buenos Aires. The coldest: France. The most musical: Prague.

Interests

Wine and food, playing music, neuroscience, environmental concerns, pole dancing, and of course, travel!

• books
• dancing
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• traveling
• music
• live music
• violin
• neuroscience

Music, Movies, and Books

Pixar films, Dark City, 12 Monkeys, Ennio Morricone, Judgement Day, Yo-Yo Ma, Skindred, Bobby McFerrin, Incubus, Crichton's "Timeline", "Deadly Feasts," by Rhodes, "Maniac Magee" by Spinelli

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Performed for 25,000 screaming fans/Iguazu Falls

Teach, Learn, Share

Cook! Play music! Share stories! Create some adventures of our own!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Czech Republic, France, Italy, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States