CURRENT MISSION: Build my business as a kimono tailor ;-)

ABOUT ME: Easy going & open minded.

PHILOSOPHY:
Each soul has a role, so do your best at the role.
Every event has a meaning, so learn well from the event.

日々是好日 （Everyday is a good day）

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING:

My English teacher was one of CS members and told me about it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE:

My first guest was an American lady. She stayed here for 2 nights. Because she knows well about Japanese language and culture, spending time with her was very easy. Moreover, her personality was like a violet - soft and gentle. I liked a lot. It was like that I had known her since long time before at the end of those two days.

I have many experience now and can not tell you all ;). May be this one:

When my parents have CSers at their house for the first time, it was a huge drama for my mother. The CSers were Khaya-san and her two friends. I had hosted Khaya-san in Hokkaido before, so I thought it would be easy to handle the situation - my parents had not used to have guests from abroad. One day before they come, my mother asked me.
"Do they use slippers? These slippers would be OK for them?"
"Mom, I think they don't use them."
"But if they need them?"
"OK. Let them put here and ask them if they want to use."
"I see. Then, how about a dinner? Should we prepare some Western style one?"
"Mom, we don't need to prepare meals for CSer. Basically, we offer some space to sleep. That's all. I think preparing special things for them would be too much."
"But, Yufu-chan! There is no restaurant around here!! It would be a problem, no?"
"It could be... OK, let's prepare a nomal dinner for them and us."
"Yes, it would be fine. And, Yufu-chan..."

Khaya-san and her friends didn't use slippers, but enjoy the dinner with us. Now, my parents have used to have CSers and started to enjoy.

Centres d'intérêt

Sewing, Japanese kimono culture, the way of tea (Chado), and the way of bow (Kyudo)

• culture
• business
• teaching

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Movies： MATRIX, 闇の子供たち, Pride and Prejudice, The Lord of the Rings
Music： Classic, World on 3(BBC radio), Buena Vista Social Club
Books: MOMO(Michael Ende), A Wizard of Earthsea(Ursula Kroeber Le Guin), 空色勾玉

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

Teach: Japanese traditional culture, especially Kimonos! and little about tea things.
Learn: I can learn who I am by knowing my guests.
Share: My knowledge about Japan, especially about kimono.

Pays que j'ai visités

Belgium, Burkina Faso, Canada, China, Laos, Madagascar, Philippines, Senegal, Switzerland, United States, Viet Nam

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Canada, Japan

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