Hi! My name is Rachel and I’m a digital artist and designer, traveler and potter. I spent the past two years traveling Asia, teaching English, studying pottery, trying as many new foods as possible, and soaking up as much of the culture and design as I could.

This May I will be returning to Japan for six months for a pottery internship at a small studio north of Tokyo. If you are interested in learning about pottery or Japan, I am always happy to share.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people and sharing what I know. My experiences with couch surfing have always been positive from surfing to hosting to just meeting up, some of my best experiences traveling have come from meeting people through couch surfing.

Interests

• arts
• literature
• design
• graphic design
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• pottery
• kayaking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Pacific Rim, Akira, Pride and Prejudice, Howl's Moving Castle,
Music: Milky Chance, Harris Cole, Fuel Fandango, Rihanna, Beyonce...
Books: Lord of the Rings, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Consider the Lobster and Other Essays, On Photography, Everything That Rise Must Converge, A Short History of Nearly Everything,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled to (ate my way through) almost every prefecture in Japan.

Teach, Learn, Share

I went to college for English and Studio Art, so I am happy teaching and sharing about anything in those realms (plus some other topics): ceramics, painting, graphic design, digital art, web design, programming, Python, HTML, jQuery, kayaking, immigrant literature, journalism....

What I Can Share with Hosts

Whatever I can offer! Whether it just be conversation and interesting stories, or something more tangible, a meal, small gift of thanks :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Chile, Japan, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States