ABOUT ME

I live with my husband and one son. I have three sons.
Two of them have got married. I have two grandsons.
I teach children at home, Japanese, math and English.
I like travelling, onsen, watching movies, reading books,and I've been reading picture books to children in the library as a volunteer.
When I was 21, I was chosen as a member of Aichi Youth Goodwill mission. and I had an opportunity to visit South East Asia, Austraila and New Zealand, and had a chance to homestay. That's a start to have interest in foreign countries.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is limited. Keep looking and don't settle.
I want to be happy, and I'd like to make the other people happy as mch as possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I read an article about this organization in the magazine called English Journal recently.
And visited the website.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just once by CS so far. But I have some similar experiences to stay with my friends in overseas, such as in New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, America (New York and Hawaii)Ireland and England, and also in Switzerland.
I have some experiences to accept homestay guests from overseas, too, since I got married and moved to Tokushima.

Interests

travelling, camping, onsen, driving, watching movies,communicating with people and learn the other cultures and people, reading books for myself and picture books for children in the library.

• culture
• books
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• camping
• scuba diving
• calligraphy
• mathematics
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I like picture books. My recent favorite one is "Miss Rumphius" by Barbara Cooney. And because of this book I knew a girl in New York and finally I went to see her to America and stayed with her and her boyfriend.
I love to listen to various kind of music. but I can't play any instrument.
I like movies and drama very much, which is based on the true story etc.
Good movies and books makes me feel to go visit those countries.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In Rotorua, New Zealand, I did sky-diving with my son. First and last in my life.
Actually he wanted to do. At the counter the staff asked me , how many people? Will you?......Why not, and I did.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Japanese, calligraphy.
I learn English as a communication tool. Also I teach English at home.
I'd like to share each culture.

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Japan, New Zealand