Hey, everyone nice to meet you!
I'm Gesine and I'm currently living in Japan on a working holiday visa. It has been my dream to come to Japan for almost 5 years and I'm very happy to finally be here! I've been interested in learning about Japanese Culture, language and literature for a longer time now and I want to deepen my knowledge. I'm on a beginner level Japanese despite this, I endeavour to study as much as possible to become more fluent. It is very important for me as I want to understand Japanese culture and people. I'm always happy to learn more about Japan no matter if it's cooking, traditional architecture or Japanese philosophy.
I love talking about languages and the differences between cultures and I'm always down to have a chat. I lived in Western Germany for most of my life but I lived on year in the Netherlands as well. I speak Dutch on a conversational level and Chinese on a elementary level. I am also very happy to teach you German or English if you want to :)
I can find joy in a lot of things but my favourite activities are yoga, meditation and cooking new recipes.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me anytime and I try to answer as fast as possible!
Hope you have a lovely day and may be we'll meet soon :))

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

I joined couchsurfing because I think you have to live with locals to fully understand a country. I really want to get to know Japanese customs and traditions or Japanese daily life in general. I love to meet new people and have a chat about our languages and countries.

Centres d'intérêt

• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• cycling

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

My favourite band at the moment is the 1975. May favourite Japanese band is Radwimps and my favourite song is いいんですか
I try to watch as little TV as possible because I enjoy doing active things a lot but my favourite shows are Jujutsu Kaisen, Game of Thrones and Hunter x Hunter.

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

In my first week here in Tokyo I got lost on my way back home and two people helped me find my way back. I didn't have mobile data at that time so I couldn't use Google Maps so one of them accompanied me almost all the way back home which made me very happy. We stayed in contact since. I was very touched by this kindness for a random stranger.

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

I would be very happy to have a cultural and language exchange. I can teach you English or German. I would also be very happy to learn Japanese as well. I'm currently studying very hard to become better.

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

One of my hobbies is cooking I can show you some vegan recipes or German cuisine. I'm always excited to learn new things or hobbies you can show me what you like. I do you Yoga almost everday: we can do it together if you want.

Pays que j'ai visités

Belgium, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Germany, Netherlands