CURRENT MISSION

Self exploration and meeting new people, settling in the new country.

ABOUT ME
@shojisatophotography
I was very conservative and stayed in my own shell, but hoping to break out of it.

I think my time in London has changed me a lot, and turned me into a more sociable, outgoing person. Since there are loads going on out there and I just don't want to miss out of it.

I recently joined some social events like International Pillow Fight Day, and No Trousers Tube Ride and had so much fun interacting with others.

At the end of the day, life is short and we should make the most of it.

PHILOSOPHY

Seize the day

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

New to Montreal and would love to meet new people, start new chapter of my life through CS.

Interests

Photography, movie, literature, football(soccer), travelling, food, wandering around the city, meeting new people

• literature
• fashion
• photography
• beauty
• dining
• traveling
• soccer
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

(Movie)Breathless, The Dreamers, L'auberge espagnole(trilogy), The Motorcycle Diaries, Elsker dig for evigt, Persona, Before Sunrise-Sunset-Midnight, Apocalypse Now, Three Colors: Red-Blue-White, The Lives of Others, Veronica Guerin, The Godfather, The Edukators, Good Bye Lenin!, Run Lola Run, The Constant Gardener, Manhattan, Blue Is the Warmest Colour etc,

(Music)Urban Symphony(Sandra Nurmsalu), Tchaikovsky, Nina Simone

(Books)Leo Tolstoy, The Millennium trilogy(The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest), Into The Wild, etc etc..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

(Seen)
On the way back to Reykjavik from Jökulsárlón(Iceland), I stumbled across northern light. I just lay down on the ground for a bit, feeling how small we are in comparison to the greatness of nature.

(Done)
Took London buses from number 1 to 100 all of them without any purpose. Just out of curiosity and kind of a self imposing challenge, no meaning whatsoever!

Jumped into a fountain in Trafalgar Square(London).

Teach, Learn, Share

Some photoshop skills maybe?
I love doing some fashion&beauty Photoshop editing as well as still life, landscape editing. Still learning a lot in terms of actual photograph skills, as well as editing skills. Would love to share info and learn from the people around.

I am a qualified Japanese language teacher and at one point I was teaching in a public school in London. I think I'm not good enough anymore since it's been ages but yeah should be able to help you a bit.

Another wacky thing is ..well not quite sure if this is relevant to this, but there you go.
I was at one point Street Fighter 2 European champion and if you want to learn? or just develop your level then more than happy to help you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good laughs

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Russian Federation, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Estonia, Japan, United Kingdom