Hi, I am Taishi from Japan. I currently live in Germany and work for wind energy projects.

I am still struggling with leaning German. Especially, it is hard for me to pronounce "ü". I always squeeze my throat by both hands to pronounce this alphabet. Hope I will not kill myself for this mysterious alphabet in near future.

It is also difficult for me to pronounce "th" in English properly. One day when I stayed at the hostel, I asked the owner, where can I take a "bath"? However, due to my bad English pronounciation, the owner thought I was looking for a "bus". Then, I was guided the nearest bus stop...

I like finding funny things in my ordinary life and am interested in many topics such as painting, history, language, travel, music, salsa, bachata, cooking, renewable energy etc. So, when you meet me, let's talk about many things.

My favorite word is "Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around" from Vanilla Sky :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It is the 1st time for me to use Couchsurfing. I would like to see how it works out.

Interests

Through my trip, I have met many people and learned many things from them. Everybody has different background and unique stories. I am quite interested in hearing about such stories and telling mine.

• salsa dancing
• bachata
• cooking
• yoga
• working out
• painting
• music
• guitar
• history
• languages
• travel
• renewable energy

Music, Movies, and Books

Linkin Park. Avicii. Vanilla Sky.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I enjoyed sleeping at the beach in Batumi this summer and got sunburned on my front body. Since it became cloudy in the latter half of the day, I had no time to get sunburned on my back, and hence my back still remains white. Currently my body looks like a othello :)))

Teach, Learn, Share

I learn German, French, Spanish, Egyptian Arabic and Russian.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Micronesia, Federated States of, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Japan, New Zealand