I love to meet people from all over the globe. I love traveling, hiking, camping, watching good movies, listening to good music, and enjoying good conversations with interesting people :)
I also love wine and sake. A good bottle of wine/sake and a good conversation; what could be better in life? I also regularly pracetice yoga and meditation for self-development.

Looking forward to new adventures in a new chapter of my life and meetig world travellers here :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I love meeting nice, open-minded people who love traveling :)

Interests

Traveling around the world, meeting interesting people and making the best out of this short life that I only live once :) I also love yoga and meditation to have some inner peace, calmness and universal love in my life. Cats are also my weak spot ;)

• cats
• arts
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• yoga
• meditation
• walking
• anime
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• camping
• history
• adventure
• trekking
• spirituality
• sake

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music: Hatoa by Bonobo, Peacock Tail by Boards of Canada, JLTF by Moby, Relaxin' with Cherry by Kid Loco, Jose Gonzales/Junip, Chat Faker, jazz, Mozart, etc., but I listen to so many other types of music too :)

Favorite Movie: Motorcycle Diaries, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Lord of the Ring Trilogy, Ghibli films and many more!

Favorite Books: Kilomètre Zéro by Maud Ankaoua, Works by Toni Morrison, Haruki Murakami, Khaled Hosseini, etc. Love great books! I also read manga :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled almost 1,000km in the sub-Saharan desert in Senegal with a compass on a small motorcycle (Yamaha AG125) when I lived there as a community development agent for two years in a small town among Peul/Fulani nomads and semi-nomads.

Walked about 1,300km on the 88-Temple Buddhist pilgrimage path with a tent in Shikoku, Japan.

2,000-km motorcycle tour in France and another motorcycle tour in Turkey and the Balkan Peninsula all the way to back to France :)

Teach, Learn, Share

When I have a guest in my home country, I usually like to take them around to sites off-the-beaten paths and enjoy some time with them when I have time.
I can also teach some Japanese, and if the guests are interested in learning Japanese vegetarian/vegan (Sho-jin) cooking, I can teach them that, too :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach any language I can speak or Japanese/French cuisine if they are intersted. I can teach them how wo prepare shojin (Japanese Buddhist vegan cuisine), too!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Croatia, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Mauritania, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Portugal, Rwanda, Scotland, Senegal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Burundi, Cameroon, France, Indonesia, Japan, Senegal, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States