HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I first CSed in Japan years ago, had a great time, and wanted to give back to the CS community. So now I host whoever happens to pass through my area. :) COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Couch surfed in Japan summers ago and met beautiful people who challenged me to become more open and loving by example. :) And now I try to be an awesome host. I think I'm alright at it.

Happiness of the Katakuris by takashi miike is one of my FAVORITE films, (japanese horror + musical + claymation!), then Me and You and Everyone We Know, Miyazaki films and a bunch of others, though those are probably my top favorites. I don't watch movies that often--not due to avoidance, but just because I just never think of it, i guess. music: anything that i can dance to, fast or slow or whatever. things that move me, inside (and usually, as a result, outside, haha). Books: Jane Eyre, the Ender series, anything by Banana Yoshimoto, Harry Potter, Sabriel series, anything by Miranda July, Paulo Coelho, Leo Buscaglia