CURRENT MISSION

Find a job in my passion

ABOUT ME

I was born in Nepal, my father is from USA and my mother is from Japan. I spent my childhood in northern Japan. I moved to USA when I was 12 years old. I lived in Colorado for 6 years, went to middle and highschool in Colorado. Then I moved to Long Beach, California for college. During my undergraduate years, I decided to do semester study abroad in South Africa. I fell in love with South Africa so I decided to move to Cape Town, South Africa for my Masters. After living in Cape Town for two years and completing my degree, I decided to travel from Peru all the way back up to California over 8months period with my friend. I volunteered and worked in exchange of free accommodation and food along the way, I danced salsa until the sun came up in Cali, Colombia, I skinny dipped in the most beautiful beaches... etc After the trip I was able to get a 6 months job in Nicaragua working for an organization that does organic farming. Currently I am still traveling South America, in process of trying to figure out my next chapter of my life :)

I can speak Japanese and English fluently. My mission is to be fluent in Spanish hopefully soon.

I played basketball all my life, and I love it! I have always been very active and always try to stay in shape. As I got older I started to enjoy running/jogging. I also enjoy yoga and my dream is to get a yoga teacher certificate. I like camping and hiking. I like to eat healthy and I love cooking. I am a conscious eater, My diet is mostly plant-based.

My major for bachelor's and master's degrees were in sociology. Sociology interests me very much and I hope to work for non-profit organization that is working toward improving society, whether that is environmental, women & girls empowerment, sports for development for at risk youths..,etc

I am open-minded. I am spiritual. I love art in many forms.

And I LOVE salsa dancing! I learned how to dance salsa in South Africa and I would love to dance salsa all over the world! Cali, Colombia was by far one of my favorite city in the world, I loved dancing in Cali.

PHILOSOPHY

Everything and anything living should be respected.
Follow your passion, not money.

Be independent
Be strong
Be free
Be HAPPY :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was so fortunate to meet so many great people on CS during my 8 months backpacking trip in South and Central America. I want to eventually host travelers as soon as I have my own space but until then, I sill would love to participate by surfing as I travel, meet-ups and hanging out with other travelers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I love it! I met so many wonderful generous people on CS, it gives me so much hope to see such a great community full of travelers and amazing people who are so open and generous to travelers.

Interests

Salsa dancing, yoga, basketball, jogging, hiking, swimming, laughing, podcasts, reading, wines (I LOVE wines), cooking and eating.

• arts
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• dieting
• running
• reading
• traveling
• podcasts
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• sports
• basketball
• swimming
• teaching
• sociology
• study abroad
• tourism
• volunteering
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I like little bit of everything :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

*8 months of backpacking across South and Central America was the best time of my life.
*Treking in Northern India was one of the toughest but most beautiful and inspiring experience I have done.
*Living in South Africa has shaped me to be who I am today and I will always cherish those time.
*Living in Nicaragua for 6 months, I learned so much about organic farming and the importance of it. I worked with most amazing and passionate people.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach basketball skills, I can teach Japanese and English, I am knowledgeable about volunteer tourism because that was my MA thesis topic. I love food so I am knowledgeable in the field of healthy eating and lifestyles. I love cooking and cooking for my hosts. And I give really good hand massage :)

I want to learn different styles of dancing! Musical instruments, Spanish, nutrition, art...etc So much I want to learn in this world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Nicaragua, South Africa, United States

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