CURRENT MISSION

To find a new mission 😂😂😂😂

ABOUT ME

Well, I've been back in New Jersey since August 2020 after three stints in Japan teaching English and two in France and getting my Master's degree in the United Kingdom. When I'm ready to welcome guests, I'm eager to show visitors my little corner of the world.

PHILOSOPHY

If I like it, I just do it

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I often hosted guests in Japan. Actually, all of my hosting experience has been in Japan. Since I can't host guests now, my participation on the site is limited to surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Since joining CouchSurfing, I've hosted 93 guests (37 solo travelers, eight couples, nine pairs, two trios, two quartets of friends, two sisters traveling together, a brother and a sister traveling together and a family of four) through the site.

I have surfed 13 couches through the site — Shailee in Seoul (March 2010), Jun and Sayaka in Fukuoka (May 2010), Donna in London (November 2013), Tania in Leeds (May 2017), David in Newcastle, New South Wales (February 2018), Yotaro in Kobe (April 2019), Motoko in Hyuga, Miyazaki Prefecture (April/May 2019), Tomoka in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture (October 2023), Hayato in Saitama Prefecture (October 2023), Jeremy in Osaka (November 2024), Suyog in Tokyo (November 2024), David in Bolton (December 2024), Michael in London (December 2024), Anthony in Sherbrooke (December 2025), and François-Xavier in Quebec City (December 2025).

I've also done some informal and random couchsurfing before, especially in France.

My favorite CouchSurfing experience was during my second visit to Thailand. I sat next to a dude on the ferry ride to Ko Samet who seemed friendly, so I decided to start a conversation with him. Pop (the dude) turned out to be really cool, and I ended up staying in a bungalow with him and his friends that night.

Now that I think of it, that experience was more CouchSharing than CouchSurfing. But it was a lot of fun!

兴趣

Traveling, reading, running (I have completed several half marathons and run 42.195 km three times), writing, football (the one played by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, etc.), listening to music, amateur photography, cycling (how I usually got around in Japan), hiking (mountains other than Fuji), attending concerts, chilling on the beach, delicious vegetarian food, taiko (太鼓)

• writing
• photography
• beauty
• vegetarian
• marathon
• running
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• live music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• soccer
• solo travel
• beaches
• mountains
• vegetarian food

音乐、电影和书籍

Movies: I don't watch too many movies, but Ghostbusters is my favorite. I love watching documentaries.

Music: Usually whatever WXPN plays. Anyway, I enjoy listening to, among others, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Funkadelic, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Sade, and Les Nubians.

Books: I should read more but I love Lonely Planet guides. Regarding favorite books, I enjoy On the Road and Black Like Me.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I don't think it's happened yet. But maybe, it will happen tomorrow.

Now that I think of it, completing the 2025 Boston Marathon (in 2:54.31) was my proudest accomplishment.

教，学，和分享

If you'd like help about learning French (la plus belle langue au monde), I'm more than willing to help. Also, I love running, so if you're up for a jog, that would be great.

I would love to learn how to play the didgeridoo, speak Portuguese and Japanese (despite having spent a lot of time in Japan, my grasp of the language still sucks), and more Francophone rap (I love MC Solaar but his music was old even when I was living in France).

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

A good time!

我游览过的国家

Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, France, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

我居住过的国家

France, Japan, United Kingdom, United States