I grew up in Nagasaki prefecture (it is famous for having atomic bomb tragedy) I have lived in Tokyo for 10+ years from 2012, when I entered the university of Tokyo. I majored in chemical engineering and finished master course there. Until Oct. 2024, I had been a consultant at one of the major global management consulting companies. Also, I'm going to have a manager role at one of the largest global organizational HR consulting companies next year. Before entering the new firm, I'm going to have a career break for several months and travel around the world. My IG account: https://www.instagram.com/shimiaki829/ (I’m gonna upload trip photos in this account) I personally don’t drink alcohol, but enjoy accompanying with people who enjoy alcohol. Also, I’m a “early to bed early to rise” type person, so I won’t bother you by coming back at midnight and make noise.
Interested in Hiking
Interested in Meditation
Fluent in English
Learning English
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I love getting to know and having wonderful conversations with travelers/local residents. Those things in my young age gave me a flourish experience, brought new perspectives/changes into my mind. I want to cherish them and am willing to such experiences also in my future travels/lives. I want to accept foreign travelers to Tokyo, but I live with my girlfriend and my room is too small to accommodate other person, I'm really sorry, but I'm willing to have a coffee chat/walking around/lunch or dinner in Tokyo. Also, I want to have those experiences at cities I visit in the future.
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies - Into the wild - Matrix - Goodwill hunting - Dead poet society - Movies by Christopher Nolan, Ghibli, Books - Harry potter - Norwegian Wood Murakami, Haruki - A Christmas Carol - The Art of Loving - How we got to now : six innovations that made the modern world - Innovation of Life for you who nest at Harvard Business School - Humankind: A Hopeful History - Books written by Matthew Syed, Daniel Kahneman, Nassim Nicholas Taleb Manga - One piece - Naruto - Dragon ball - Kingdom - Hunter Hunter
What I Can Share With Hosts
I will help some house works and cooks (some Japanese dishes) I can teach how to make paper cranes (Japanese traditional craft), how to write your names in Japanese traditional letters (by using Japanese traditional brush) I can discuss the current situation in Japan regarding managament-consulting-industry, decarbonization. Also, I can have a casual chat around those topics. I'm currently interested in organizational development, culture transformation, coaching, and MBTI (currently having qualification lectures) and going to take role of a manager position at a global organizational HR consulting company. Hence I can have a casual chat around these topics, as well. I've traveled around ten countries so far and I'm planning to travel around the world for several months from Oct. 2024. I can share wonderful experiences in those travels.
