Hello Couchsurfers! My name is Mio from Japan, but live now in Berlin, Germany :) I was born and grew up on an island (Sado, Niigata Prefecture) and studied in Tokyo. I knew just my country until I was I 26 years old. But I decided to study art again in Germany and I got the first passport in my life. Now I'm still studying, but I try to save money and travel in different countries to meet people and know the culture. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Until now I just registered Couchsurfing and have not used, because of my tight schedules of trips it was not possible to use. (That's why my review is not so good... : / ) But from the next time I'd like to trip relaxed, meet local people and know how they live what sightseeing business doesn't show. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Now I'm living in a small room of a flat from a friend in Berlin, so It's a little difficult to accept guests, but if I go back to my home town, every guest is welcome. My family has a big traditional farmer's house :) Before industrialization and modernization Japan was just a country of farmers and fishers. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++