Introduction: My name is Tetsuya Makino, and call me "Macky". I'm 22 years old and university student in Hokkaido. Almost all of my friends usually say to me, “Your smile is good".

Language: I can speak some English. However, I'm poor at listening to some English, so I study English now in language school in the Philippines for three months. I will improve my English. Of course, I can Japanese fluently.

Hobby: My hobbies is playing ski,playing soccer. I like moving body so I have been playing some sports for ten years. Also, my hobby is not only sports but also reading the books and cooking. I cooked every day because I left my hometown to go the university and did dormitory life for 4 years. I intend to draw the pictures with crayons as new hobby recently.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My dream is to work for a developing country in the future, so I think that I need to communicate with all types of people. And, I'd like to become to adequately express myself and my country. Therefore I'm on Couchsurfing.

Interests

My major is Agriculture and International cooperation, so I'm interested in food, animal, learning foreign culture and so on. Also, I think that it's worth to learn about something, therefore I'd like to learn various things.

• animals
• culture
• books
• dining
• cooking
• reading
• drawing
• skiing
• sports
• soccer
• agriculture
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music : Bad Day （Daniel Powter）
Movie: Princess Mononoke
Books: Keigo Higasino's books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A professor and I went to Mongolia last year. And, we lost our way in the wilderness then. The time we got lost is midnight, so we were confused. Eventually, we pitched a tent and spent the night.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Japanese and Japanese cultures. As I have been to South Korea, Mongolia, the Philippines, Malaysia, New Zealand, I want to share my experience and photos. Also, my major is Agriculture and International cooperation, therefore I want to share some knowledge about Food and Developing country.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can Share Japanese and Japanese cultures. Because I have been to some foreign countries, I want to share my experience and photos. Also, my major is Agriculture and International cooperation, therefore I want to share some knowledge about Food and Developing country.

Countries I’ve Visited

Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan