英語じゃなくて日本語が喋る方へ
英語のみのプロフィールにも関わらず、日本語のみの方もどうぞ！斑尾高原スキー場前にペンション購入し住宅として利用しております。バイリンガルでご心配なく。

Translator and ski lodge owner on Mt. Madarao.

Japan has been the vast majority of my career and it will continue to be - I've been living here my entire adult life at this stage (post-university). I love what I do and what I've done for the most part and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOSTING: Karma generation, for the most part.
SURFING: Friends are nice.

Updated 2023: I have been inactive on Couchsurfing for some time, mostly because of a lack of couch space and that Japan's borders have been closed. But in 2022, I bought myself a ski lodge on Mt. Madarao - one of the best powder mountains in Japan and very close to Tokyo - and I'm working on renovating it as of this post. It has been open to my friends and their friends for some time, and I'm opening this up further (limited availability during the winter, naturally).

Interests

• photography
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• rock climbing
• journalism
• languages
• theatre
• winter sports

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

After the earthquake hit Japan, I ended up going up north to the disaster area as an interpreter, seeing the wreckage first-hand as early as five days after the quake. Spent quite a bit of time up there, helping out and translating and getting stories. This story gets long though, you'll have to ask me in person.

Teach, Learn, Share

What goes in this field again?
I mean, I make a mean Trello board if you really want to get your life in order.
But be aware that I know virtually nothing about the anime. That's not my side of Japan.

What I Can Share with Hosts

As a guest, I'm usually low-key and have my own agenda, so don't expect me to be in the way - and if I am, tell me. I can offer photographic services, some intermediate IT handiwork, errands/gophering, housework, or film your audition tape for Survivor (have I mentioned that I haven't watched US network TV in about two decades?)

When I'm hosting, I'm usually pretty insanely busy. So, as a host, I can seem aloof or distant - that's just because I have a lot on my plate.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States