I'm a graduate school student from Japan. I was born in Kobe city and used to live in Kyoto. (I strongly recommend you to visit Kyoto if you have a chance!) After graduation from undergraduate school, I entered in the University of Tokyo, which is located nearby Tokyo.
Now, I'm staying in Cologne, Germany for study. It's my first time to study abroad, so I'm struggling with making friends and getting used to a new life... but I'm making effort to make my stay more meaningful and a nice experience.

My original major was economics, but I'm now majoring in international studies which focuses on developing countries. The theme I'm working on is "how people in developing countries adapt to climate change". This comes from my strong interest in effect of climate change and increasing natural disaster on people's livelihood. I conducted field researches in Thailand in order to see how climate change impact on local people. I can talk about such experiences if you get interested my study (^^) I'm still seeking for a good way of contributing to this problem, but hope my future work as a researcher will help somebody suffering from natural disaster.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling to unfamiliar places is my hobby. To broaden my horizon, I'd like to meet new people and make friends throughout my life!

Interests

• japanese food
• volunteer work
• volleyball
• workout
• climate change
• japanese music
• christmas market

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite Music: Michael Jackson, JPOP, KPOP
My favorite movies: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
My favorite drama: Sex and the City
My favorite books: I'm always reading academic paper...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I used to be a president of the youth NGO which is organized by Japanese youths who has strong interest in climate change. We hold interesting events to raise awareness of young people and attended the united nation climate change conference.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I've worked on the volunteer work both nationwide and on global scale.
Especially, I'm pleasure to share my experience of the volunteer activities in India and Philippine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Hong Kong, Marshall Islands, Qatar, Serbia, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan