Hello folks！Konitiwa🇯🇵

My name is Shuhei and I'm planning to travel and volunteer around the American and African continents from June 2023, thus passionately hoping to encounter nice people with various backgrounds and learn about the cultures and ways of thinking.
Looking forward to seeing you!:)

📽️(Slowly updating videos on YouTube)→https://youtu.be/IvJfEP9H2LI
-----My life history, very briefly↓-----
・〜16 years old
An ordinary Joe who'd never been abroad.

・17 years old
My first international trip to Taiwan with money I earned at sushi restaurant, my suitcase disappeared on the first day, realising the joy of travel abroad.

・18 years old
Study abroad in Ireland for two weeks, my english didn't improve, yet I at least learned how to deal with cultural differences..and how to drink🍻

・19〜20 years old
Majoring international relations, self-study French.

・21〜21 years old
Gap year in Europe, studying French, traveling, volunteering in more than 50 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.

・22 years old
Final year of study, traveling by *Mamachari🚲 from Hokkaido to Kagoshima in Japan for 4 months.
*A bicycle moms use to go to supermarkets nearby.

・23 years old
Working at a small staffing company for hydropower plants abroad, learning basic electricity in a country where a half of employees are Pakistani.

・24 years old-present
Engaged in refugee support in Tokyo, I was supposed to do my master in Sweden or Belgium but things didn't work out.
A movie called "Secret life of Walter Mitty" made me realise I am not living for working and inspired me to travel.
So, I have decided to take a gap year and travel to places I never visited.
Starting from June 5th from San Francisco, the states to Ushuaia , Argentina by land.

Interests

・Listening to music in foreign languages like French, Arabic, Brazilian,
・film photography (35mm, 120mm)
・Trying to cook foods I had in other countries
・Visiting contemporary museums
・Sports in general, especially handball

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

・Round trip between France and Turkey only by land (Hitchhike, bus, Train)
・Traveling from Hokkaido to Kagoshima by my mom's bicycle
・Working at Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic village in 2021
・Commuting by extremely congested trains in Tokyo every single morning.

What I Can Share with Hosts

・Photography(Digital and Film)
I have been taking portraits of my friends, their families, I can take portraits for you or anyone else, foods, architectures.

・Babysitting/Children care
I have done voluntary work for refugee children aged from 5 to 17.
Also, I am used to taking care of children as I have two younger brothers and all of my cousins are much younger than me

・ Sports
I have played soccer(7 years) and handball(3 years), excise at home.
So, ideally good at any of sports so if you need someone to teach you these sports or just a member to play with, I would be delighted to!

・Cooking
Cook you nice sushi🍣 or something Japanese if there are proper ingredients

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nicaragua, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Ireland, Japan, Morocco, Turkey