I am Japanese and now studying Geography in a master's program at Ohio University since August 2017.

Born and raised in Nagoya, I lived in Tokyo for college for 4 years in total.
During my college years, I studied abroad at college in NC as an exchange student for an academic year in 2015-2016.

I used to dance the samba, a Brazilian dance, and hula, a Hawaiian dance, but not anymore...and now I do photography for fun, not professionally.

Passionate about traveling and here is a list of where I've been:
Saipan, New Zealand, Iceland, the Philippines (Manila), Ireland (Dublin), Thailand (Chiang Mai), Indonesia, South Korea (Soul), Hawaii (Maui), Canada (Toronto), US Mainland (Columbus in Ohio, Chicago, New York, Princeton in New Jersey, Boston, New Haven in Connecticut, D.C., and Philly, Jacksonville in Florida, New Orleans, Nashville in Tennessee, Los Angeles, and Bay Area)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing allows to have local experiences and make new friends!

I have just a few experiences to surf in New York, Boston, New Haven, D.C., and Bay Area, but I really loved them!

Interests

HOBBIES: world music, films, documentary films, musical theatre (Broadway), drinking, eating, traveling, art, photography, museums, dogs,

ACADEMICS: geography, anthropology, gender and sexuality studies, history, urban studies, environmental studies, social justice, feminism

• dogs
• arts
• culture
• photography
• documentaries
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• world music
• anthropology
• environmental studies
• geography
• history
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite movies are Mona Lisa Smile, Home Alone series, Harry Potter series, Argo, Sister Act series, Indiana Jones series, and 怒り(Rage: a Japanese suspense mystery film).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've met and had a conversation (in English and Japanese) with George Takei.

Teach, Learn, Share

Japanese language and culture, my travel experiences,

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, New Zealand, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States