I know my name is hard to pronounce for most people, so please just call me TK (my friend in Seattle gave me this nickname and I actually like it a lot. )

Work at the Marketing Research company in Osaka.
Used to be an International exchange student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for a year.

Usually hang out in Kyoto. My home is about an hour from JR Kyoto station by train.

*Getting back to this community from May 2023.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet interesting people in the world and to develop my English skill so that I can handle global research projects better.

Interests

Learning about cultural differences.
Looking at Japan from foreigners’ perspective.
Watching NBA basketball games on TV.

• watching movies
• ramen
• culture exchange
• cafe hopping

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Avicii, Coldplay, Jazz music, etc.

Movies:
Ghibli movies(The Boy and the Heron, Spirited Away)
All of Jordan Peele’s movies(Get Out, Us, Nope)

Books:
Manga(Jujutsu Kaisen, Dragonball, Bleach)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Working at the Green Tortoise Hostel Seattle for 3 months in U.S.
Doing Workaway in Toronto, Canada for a month.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can be your free tour guide in Kyoto/Osaka if you want.
Can teach basic Japanese (I used to be a language tutor at UMass).

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States