CURRENT MISSION

Get Buckets

ABOUT ME

I was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and I moved to Japan when I was 1 and a half. I lived in Japan for 6 years, and then I came back to New Zealand. My mother is Filipino, and my father is Kiwi (New Zealander).

When I was 17 I went to Japan for a year to do some volunteer work. It was a very interesting experience, hanging out with homeless people, singing at hospitals etc.

In April 2011, I returned to Japan to work in Chiba because there was no work in earthquake stricken Christchurch, my home town.

Since April 2012, I have worked and lived in Osaka City which I really enjoy. All I really do is work and play basketball, so wouldn't mind some couch surfers to occasionally spice things up!

I think that I am easy going, and relaxed. Really enjoy people coming and going from my home because that is how I grew up.

PHILOSOPHY

Be today who you want to be tomorrow.

If there is room in the heart, there is room in the house.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Be hosted and host! It would be cool to see more Japanese people allowing guests to stay in their houses, but it is not really a part of their culture.

Hopefully I can introduce surfers to some of my Japanese friends who are intersted in going overseas so they start to let surfers stay too.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have both surfed and hosted a little.

I am yet to have a bad experience with couch surfing. I love the idea of people trusting strangers to enter their houses and nothing going wrong.

Interests

Basketball
Music
Watching movies

• culture
• singing
• cooking
• movies
• volunteer work
• music
• surfing
• basketball
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
The recent Batman series, and most super hero movies
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
I am Sam
Saving Grace

Music:
I listen to almost anything
I especially like Jazz
Also like musicals, and classical music such as Chopin.

Books:
Please give me some recommendations or leave a book behind for me to read and trade with the next couch surfers! I would appreciate that.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have now been a part of two earthquakes over magnitude 7. Can't say it was a very fun experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach me how to cook something from your country!

And maybe I can teach you some Japanese or how to cook some Japanese dishes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, China, France, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, New Zealand