I am a Canadian ex-pat living in Japan, and I have lived in Wakayama, Aichi (Nagoya), Tokyo (Mitaka), and Saitama (Sayama). I am vegan, I like cats and tea, and bicycles. In Canada I worked as a ski and snowboard instructor.

I'm not a big fan of cilantro though.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to help people out by offering a place to stay, and meet new people from many different countries! I especially want to help out vegetarians or vegans in Japan because that can be really tough!

Interests

I love cooking and food! I also like fitness and exploring new places. As of March 2017 (5.3 years in Japan) I have ridden an estimated 20,000 km on my road bike and mamachari. I've been to 35 prefectures so far and several of those were by bicycle!

• culture
• dining
• cooking
• vegan
• fitness
• boating
• movies
• drawing
• cycling
• skiing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I rode from Hyogo prefecture to Nagoya in 16 hours carrying 5 kg of camping gear on my bicycle.

I also rode a 100 km race in a typhoon once.

In addition to working as a Canadian ski and snowboard instructor, I have also worked at three different factories :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I will teach you English, French or Japanese.

I will share rice and my expertise of cooking (or how to make a dish vegan :)

I work as an English teacher for children aged 6 - 14 and I love talking with kids. I have also taught ages 2 - 5.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you Japanese, translate things to Japanese (or French... or Japanese to English!) and I can draw things too. Also I can lift moderately heavy things, cook food, and wash dishes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Japan