Hi, there! I'm Yuka. I'm single, live in Tokyo. I'm currently a fourth year student at university, majoring in English and minoring in Mandarin Chinese. I went back to school in 2015, I know I'm a bit too old for school, but I think now is the perfect time for me to dedicate my life to study. I used to do modeling and acting jobs in my 20s and 30s. I wanna go to grad school after undergrad. I started learning English when I was 5, but I need to improve more.
I like traveling alone. I’ve been to the United States many times and met amazing people there. I also like watching movies, watching sports, online shopping (addict), twittering, and discovering sweets. I always try to communicate better with others. I think I'm easy to talk to and get along with :)

大家好！ 我叫友加。我现在在大学专业英语。因为我从五岁开始学习英语，所以我会英语。我也在学习中文，但是我说中文说得不好。我很喜欢旅游，去过十次美国。可是我只去过一次中国。去年夏天我去中国的时候，我非常开心。我想再去中国，在那里想说中文。因此，要学习更多的中文。

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I wanna meet new people in a new world.

Interests

• fashion
• chocolate
• baking
• mexican food
• fast food
• walking
• shopping
• movies
• watching sports
• rock music
• american football
• teaching
• languages
• volunteering
• solo travel
• budget travel
• youtube
• watching movies
• learning languages
• hollywood
• different cultures
• china
• usa
• taiwan
• meeting new people
• latin america
• sweets
• foreign cultures
• hong kong
• old movies
• philippines
• coffee shops
• drinking coffee
• cafe hopping

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: KISS, HANOI ROCKS, IRON MAIDEN, GREEN DAY, etc.
Movies: Big, BTTF, Jerry Maguire, Mrs. Doubtfire, School of Rock, The Holiday, Music and Lyrics, The Terminal, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, and I had surgery and underwent chemo, and now I'm healthy enough to go to school every day. Since after I went back to school in 2015, my current life has been kind of hectic, but I'm motivated to study and feel like I became a new person!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Japanese and basic English.
I'm learning English and Mandarin Chinese, but my Chinese speaking skills are disastrous :( I can share my travel experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share Japanese culture. Japanese food (I'm not good at cooking though lol)

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Hong Kong, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan