I currently live in the great city of Chicago, USA but my mom and her family are from Japan. Tokyo is absolutely my favorite city I have ever been to.

Next year, I will be moving there to go to grad school. My Japanese is not great at the moment, but I am eager to learn

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love traveling to attain real experiences in new vistas. I aim to meet people, both like-minded and different, to maximize these experiences

Interests

My personal/professional life is devoted to furthering my love of music and technology. I also like fashion, stand up comedy, videography, comic books, and dancing

• technology
• music
• comedy
• world peace

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music: world music, hip hop, free jazz, experimental, noise rock, j pop, bossa nova, art rock

Favorite Movies: grave of the fireflies, indie game: the movie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have played music in every country I have visited

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: how to live like a local Chicagoan

Learn: how to speak better Japanese

Share: my extensive music library

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Colombia, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States