Hello! I'm Leiya and I'm a college student in New York.

Growing up, I moved around quite a lot: I was born and raised in the busy city of Yokohama, Japan and spent most of my teenage years in Accra, Ghana hopping from one neighborhood to another.

My "nomadic" past always had me wanting to travel and explore the unknown. Now that I'm in college, I have the means to do that!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've come to learn that to get the most out of traveling, you've got to challenge yourself. And I think Couchsurfing is the best way to do that. And of course, I can save a few pennies in that process!

Interests

Tea, Postcards and Moss Plants

• culture
• wine
• pub crawls
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Sabrina Claudio, Charlotte Day Wilson, Macy Gray

Game of Thrones, The Holiday, Goodwill Hunting

Catch 22, The Girl Who Can (by Ama Atta Aidoo), The God of Small Things

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

That's a tough one. I've backpacked through the villages of the Volta Region in Ghana, drunkenly bonded with a British stag do in Tallinn and explored the temples and shrines of Yamagata. I can't really chose which one's the best because each of them have taught me something valuable (yes, even the stag do...)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll give back in the form of ridiculous stories, thank-you notes and silly impersonations. I'll teach you all that I can about Japanese and Ghanaian culture over a glass of really cheap wine (or tea). I want to learn handy travel tips, exchange embarrassing travel stories and learn about your culture.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My rusty aCapella skills and travel bathroom stories!

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, England, Estonia, Finland, Ghana, Japan, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Ghana, Japan, United States