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Overview

  • 7 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Japanese; learning French, Spanish
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • teacher
  • PhD at McGill / MA at Columbia
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Hi, I’m a professor at in US.
Masters degree- Columbia University
PhD degree- McGill University

A little bit of myself -
I have been a teacher in Tokyo for 12 years and in Montréal and US for 7 years.
I love sports and traveling.

I would be happy if you could share your life experiences with me!!

Thank you,
Ken

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to share the experience with people from different backgrounds!!
I made use of couchsurf when I was traveling around the world ni 2008.
And also I received many guests to Tokyo after my journey!
Communicating with people I do not know is so fun!!

Interests

I love sports! Any kinds!
Especially, I love volleyball and ultimate frisbee!
I do tea ceremony (Matcha)

  • sports
  • travelling
  • tea ceremony

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Beatles, Bob Marley, etc

Movies: About Time, Love Actually, Rent, Harry Potter, High School Musical, etc

Books: Me before you(it makes me cry every time!!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One world in 2008 by myself!
I visited approximately 40 countries.m that time.
Honestly, I felt homesick for the first 3 months or so, but traveling by myself made me stronger
through the encounter with many people around the earth!!
Looking back, it was one of the greatest experiences I've ever had!!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some Japanese and tea ceremony.
Also, I can cook you some udon noodle, Japanese matcha, and professional coffee (Barista).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great experiences of world journey!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, England, Mexico, Spain, United States

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