Hi everyone

I'm Masahiko and live in Seattle, USA.
Please call me MARIO.

Why Mario?

1. Nintendo(TV game company)
Nintendo USA HQ is located in Seattle, so named for "Super Mario"

2.Mariners(MLB team)
Seattle Mariners's previous owner is Mr. Yamauchi who has as same last name as mine.

I was born in Japan and grow up in that beautiful country.
But I've transfer to Seattle since Jan 2015 for business.

Here has so beautiful nature like mountain, waterfall, lake and ocean, so I love this "Emerald city".

Thank you!!

Mario

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Hello everyone

The reason why I'm on CS is below.

1. Making new friends all over the world.
I've backpacked around 30 countries.
Every time made lots friends and they let me know that there is no border in friendship.

2. Finding new world which I have never seen.
There are many many great nature, town and people around the world.
I wanna do and feel these wonderful experience.

Thank you!!

Mario

Interests

As you may know, Seattle is surrounded by very beautiful natures.
Especially Cascade mountain change his face, seasons daytime/night, sunny/rainy etc...
So I'm falling love to hiking this mountain.

When it comes to myself, I played soccer during school days.
Actually I'm coaching to kids every weekend.

But I love every sports, both playing/watching.
US people loves football which doesn't mean soccer
But it's minor sports in japan, so I'm learning this exciting sports now!!

Mario

• dining
• cooking
• tv
• hiking
• backpacking
• sports
• soccer
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

These days, I start listening Classic/Jazz/Country music.
Especially I can relax with listening these songs at night.
Reading books with these songs and coffee is my favorite time.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

As you may know, Cascade mountain is one of the hardest mountain around the world, but I finally reached to the top...
The route was so bumpy and hard to walk but the view from the top was so amazing and I can't express...

We can't write all amazing experience in this small form..., right??
Let's continue this conversation when I meet you hahaha!!

Mario

Teach, Learn, Share

My mother country is Japan, so you can discover this small but excellent country.
I can cook some traditional food if you're interested in.

Through my backpacking life, I notice that a few local words like "Hello"(Hola/Kon-nichiwa)/"Thank you"(Gracias/Arigatou) are very easy communication tool which connect each others.
So I wanna know your language and share each one.

Mario

What I Can Share with Hosts

My mother country is Japan, so you can discover this small but excellent country.
I can cook some traditional food if you're interested in.

Through my backpacking life, I notice that a few local words like "Hello"(Hola/Kon-nichiwa)/"Thank you"(Gracias/Arigatou) are very easy communication tool which connect each others.
So I wanna know your language and share each one.

Mario

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States