Hello, my name is Sam and I am a Kiwi currently living in Takayama teaching English through the JET program. I am a believer in travel related karma, as I have been on the receiving end many times, and so, to balance out all of the help I have received while tripping around I am keen to host people in my modest Japanese apartment.

I can only host one person at a time. No amount of smooth messaging will alter the layout and size of my apartment.

Interests

• arts
• books
• photography
• reading
• history
• philosophy
• film
• local food
• ancient history
• iaido
• analog photography
• local history
• ramen
• ghibli

Music, Movies, and Books

The Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Pinegrove, Menomena, Radiohead, Coheed and Cambria, Thrice etc etc etc

Books are nice. I enjoy them a lot.

I do not like Marvel comic book films, they are a cinematic plague.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once caught a fly buzzing around in my room, with the light off, in one hand.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I know the best haunts in Takayama.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, China, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, New Zealand