CURRENT MISSION

To find a sock without a hole in it.

ABOUT ME

Here in Sendai I teach English at a variety of schools, where on a daily basis I get to meet fantastic, super-adorable kids.

I enjoy getting to know people and having serious discussions, however on first impression I may be nervously chatty. In general I'm a fairly straight-laced type, a bit of a bookworm. But I also love the outdoors, travel, and spontaneously bursting into song.

日本人も、もちろん大歓迎です！英語が自信ないお客様でも安心してください。うちは日本が長くて、まあまあしゃべることが出来ますので、ほとんど問題ないと思います。たぶん。（＾＿＾；）

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed:
Julie Rogers, Tokyo, May 2009

Hosted:
Ben Douglas, September 2009
Yuta Hiramatsu, Sepetember 2009
Boris Groß, May 2010
Juan Pablo Belmar, June 2010
Héloïse Bordeaux, August 2010
J.D. Gibbard, August 2010
Erin Bednarz, January 2011
Anastasia Fetisova, August 2011

Interests

Languages, Hiking, Reading, Swing dancing, Salsa dancing, Red Pandas, Christmas Caroling, Puar Tea, Katamari Damacy, Juicy Pear Jelly Bellys, Blanket Forts, Avocado, Jazz A Cappella, Botany, Jumping Photos, Piggy-back Rides, Blowing Bubbles, Stargazing, Karaoke, Onsen, Environmental Friendliness, Organic Foods, Dinosaur Comics, Musicals, Aloe Yogurt, Analyzing my Life into Oblivion.

外国語、ハイキング、読書、スイングダンシング、サルサ、レッサーパンダ、クリスマスキャロル、プーアル茶、塊魂、敷布で洞窟を作る、アボカド、ジャズコーラス、ジャボン玉、星の観察, カラオケ、温泉、エコな生活、アロエヨーグルト、いろいろ。

• salsa dancing
• swing dancing
• organic food
• reading
• traveling
• jazz
• karaoke
• a cappella
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

To give an incomprehensive random sampling:

Movies - Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, 時をかける少女, The Emperor's New Groove, Love Actually, Juno, White Christmas

Books - The Book of Flying, The Daughter of the Forest, Ender's Game, Matilda, Einstein's Dreams, Flowers for Algernon, Girl With A Pearl Earring, The Emperor's Soul, The Etymologicon

Music - Angela Aki, The Real Group, Queen, Barenaked Ladies, Kokia

Teach, Learn, Share

An aloe plant is sunburn's best friend. Period. Cut off leaves at the base and split them down the middle, trimming off spines as needed. You can scrape out the insides to make a poultice, plaster the leaves directly on your skin, or simply rub them about where needed.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States