CURRENT MISSION

enjoy my trip in France!

ABOUT ME

Hello everyone! my name is Ken. im living in a village, Oketo with a population of 2,500 which locates in the most northern part of Japan. and i work at a local agricultural & forestry company. we produce organic onions, potatoes, wheat, sugar beets, and a little bit of soybeans and pumpkins. the company also plants young pine trees as well as fell/lumber frees in mountains. i have to deal with so many different tasks every day such as operating tractors, backhoe, power shovels, dump truck, large truck, forklift, etc. and also, sometimes use chainsaw and mower in mountains. or sometimes we weed the farms by hands with kneeling all day long. or i repair containers and tools by welding in a rainy day. i work 9 hrs a day and 6 days a week, which is pretty tough, but at the same time, im enjoying this simple life in nature! im trying to be positive and openminded to myself and other people!

i work in Oketo as a seasonal worker from Feb. till Nov. and i usually come back to my hometown, Nagoya to relax and occasionally do some part time job in Dec. and Jan.
this time, im going to visit France for the first time and try wwoof there from mid Dec till the end of Jan 2025.

PHILOSOPHY

"war is over"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

to meet people around the world to understand the differences and find something to share at the same time.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

through couch surfing, i made some good friends. i surfed at their places as CS guest at first, and years later, they surfed at my place as friend. so did the opposite. and it is totally awesome, isnt it? and also, through meeting different people in the world, they give me chances to think about my culture and other people's culture. in short, i learn "importance of balance".

Interests

traveling, hiking, camping, reading books, movies, inviting/visiting friends and new people.
also love Japanese baseball, manga, and European football.

• writing
• books
• environment
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• camping
• anthropology
• freelancing
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Kes, Still Life, Pather Panchali and more!

Music: Oasis, Alai Oli, Los Kjarkas, Wang Fei., and more from EDM to Chinese pop, Bollywood and cumbia!

Books: Canadian Eskimo (HONDA Katsuichi), Voyage of Mongol (UMESAO Tadao), Flowers for Algernon, and more...
my recent favorite novelist, Kikuko Tsumura. she is awesome!!

Manga artists: Anno Moyoco, Higashimura Akiko, and Okazaki Kyoko.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

one day, i totally got drunk and broke my friend's bicycle.

Teach, Learn, Share

i am interested in cooking. so i want to learn/teach/share cooking together!

What I Can Share with Hosts

fun time! peaceful time, enjoying today!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, United States

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