"Though I did not know the place, I set out for the land of my dreams. Having arrived at the land of my dreams, I found I did not know the place."
― Keiichi Sigsawa, Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World

I am constantly learning about myself and changing in ways I never would have expected. One day I might even finally stop thinking that I've finally figured me out...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I really like the idea of people helping out a stranger when they can, even if it is as simple as hosting a traveler. It gives me a sense of a greater world community.

I also have a stupidly large house, and it pines for guests...

Interests

- social dancing
- making music
- DIY projects
- avoiding using plastic
- teaching and sharing skills
- board games
- growing food
- being self-sufficient
- intentional community
- speaking Japanese
- computer games
- foraging
- relationship anarchy
- making art
- cats
- all the animals
- deciduous trees

Want to talk about / learn about / do any of these things with me?

• animals
• cats
• singing
• diy
• ballroom dancing
• cooking
• gardening
• technology
• anime
• board games
• painting
• music
• guitar
• piano
• martial arts
• soccer
• teaching
• nature
• intentional communities
• learning
• farming
• programming
• trees
• japanese
• west coast swing
• foraging
• polyamory
• self-sufficiency
• diy projects
• aquaponics
• self sufficiency
• social dancing
• fusion dancing
• relationship anarchy
• non-monogamy
• board game
• plastic free
• fusion dance
• polyphasic sleep

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In Portillo, Chile, I played soccer with the Austrian men's ski team and a kid from Portugal. None of us shared a common language, but we were able to connect through a common interest. That was pretty cool, very international. Not sure if it counts as amazing?

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach:

- music (guitar / piano)
- japanese / english
- social dancing (fusion / west coast swing / ballroom)
- web development
- cooking
- martial arts
- gardening

I would like to learn:
- cooking
- calligraphy / painting
- more social dancing
- more martial arts
- more gardening
- something new?

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stuff I could do:

- fix stuff around the house
- play a really complicated board game with you
- sharpen your knives
- dance with you
- prepare a meal
- teach you something (see above)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Chile, France, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States

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