Although I am Swiss, I am currently living in Kyoto Japan for University Exchange. I study Archaeology and Japanology (Japanese Studies) in which I am deeply involved.
I would describe myself as someone curious. I love discovering new things (countries, culture, languages, food, etc.) which explains why I obviously love traveling (why would I be on couchsurfing otherwise). My main passion is Japan of which I study the language and history in my studies. My other hobbies are reading (not specific kind of book, although I am particularly fond of history), learning languages, and sport (I practice karate and kobudo).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing has two main advantages in my point of view:
1. A unique opportunity to meet the people of the region I am visiting.
2. The economic aspect (I remain I student after all).

Interests

• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• history
• languages
• archaeology
• japan
• japanese culture

Music, Movies, and Books

It is no ranking nor exhaustive list, just some titles that comes to my mind
Movies:
Miyazaki Hayao's Movies (Mononoke Hime; Nausicaa; Laputa); Kurosawa Akira (7 Samourais; Kagemusha; Ran); Steven Spielberg (Schindler's List); Quentin Tarantino (Django; Kill Bill 1&2); Stanley Kubrick (2001 Space Odyssey); Christopher Nolan (Interstellar; Memento; Prestige); The Green Mile; The Man from Earth; Angry Men; Shawshank

Books:
A Song of Ice and Fire; Yasmina Khadra (author); Heike Monogatari;

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Go fishing on a boat, spend the night anchored in a small bay and being reached in the morning by a military corvette which inform you that you just spent the night in the middle of a highly dangerous military operation area. (We also almost collided with the shore during the night when fishing because of a GPS default). That was a holiday full of emotions but which fortunately ended well.

Teach, Learn, Share

Being a real language buff, I might probably ask you to teach me some basics of your native language.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Beware, I can be dangerously talkative on subject I love (mainly Japan and history). But if you are interested in them, I would be glad to have some good discussions with you.
Otherwise I can be a nice company for a few days.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Andorra, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Monaco, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Japan, Switzerland