CURRENT MISSION

Assisting travelers in the Kanto area at the hostel/restaurant On The Marks Kawasaki.

ABOUT ME

I like to have fun and laugh, no matter how strange or silly people say I may be. My head is in the clouds, my feet on the ground, and my heart and body in between. My head is in the clouds, my feet on the ground, and my heart and body in between.

I'm an open dude excited to meet new people. I've only hosted a few people, but I have experienced great kindnesses from strangers as hosts and helpers, and would like to extend my help to others as a stranger, hopefully to evolve as friends.

I'm still new to this community, and trying to figure out what my role is. I learned as a kindergartner, and was reminded again in university, that sharing is one of the easiest things we can do to help others. If you can share your floorspace with me, then I can I give you a tale, maybe make you laugh. If I share my floor with you, I hope to make a memory with you.

Let's enjoy our time together!

PHILOSOPHY

Like drifting clouds, like flowing waters

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted surfers in the past, and have surfed myself. I want to interact with more surfers so that I may become a more informed and active surfer.

I have a request for surfers that come visit me: that they send me a postcard from their country after they return. I want to hang the cards around my apartment and show future surfers that the're in a safe, welcoming, Couch Surfer-friendly environment. Thanks in advance!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have become friends with CouchSurfers, have hosted them, and been hosted myself. I love the community, and want to get more involved.

Interests

Aikido, running, bicycling, music, reading, video games, stargazing, swimming, hiking, driving, adventuring, photography, literature, libraries, camping, reading, watching movies, singing karaoke, watching fireflies, aquariums, adventuring, playing board games, snorkeling, bicycle touring, riding rollercoasters, spontaneous trips, making omelettes, making Caspian yogurt, visiting hot springs, camping out in front of castles, ultimate frisbee, sticking my arms and face out the window of a moving car, skipping stones, collecting rocks and recording them as memories, grass whistles, impersonations

• culture
• literature
• singing
• photography
• environment
• beer
• running
• movies
• video games
• board games
• reading
• music
• karaoke
• hiking
• camping
• snorkeling
• swimming
• calligraphy

Music, Movies, and Books

Books I've read and enjoyed: Kafka by the Shore, Alice in Wonderland, Lord of the Flies, Harry Potter series, The Elegant Universe, The Housekeeper and the Professor, Gravity Clown, Confession, The Lady in the Sand, The Tale of Genji, The Tale of the Heike,

Movies I've seen and enjoyed: Old Boy, All About Lily Chou-chou, Memento, Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Star Wars, The Matrix Trilogy, Ping Pong, Across the Universe, Pi, Tetsuo, 2046, 5cm per second, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Whispers of the Heart, Juon, Kaze Tachinu, Forest Gump

Music I like to listen to: lots of rock and alternative rock, Japanese rock and alternative, Hawaiian music, gypsy Jazz, Balkan Beats, swing music, alternative rap, Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, Hiromi Uehara, classical (Haydn, Dvorak, Beethoven, Chopin), Mono, Explosions in the Sky, Doddodo, The Polysics, Radwimps, Weezer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jo Hisaishi, Zazen Boys, One Ok Rock, Bump of Chicken, The Tokyo Incidents, Shina Ringo

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My first time seeing the Milky Way was pretty exciting.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know how to make windmills out of beer/soda cans. I can also do Japanese calligraphy (to a certain extent). I have also been studying Japanese language and culture for the past ten or so years, and enjoying sharing some of my knowledge. I also really like to hear about other people's stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Mexico, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States

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