Hi, my name comes from 上杉鷹山, Yozan Uesugi, a Japanese prefectural statesman in Edo era. No deep reasons for the choice, I just like how playful it sounds: whiskey & Yokan. If you wonder, Yokan is a Japanese sweet :)

I grew up in Shanghai and spent most of my adulthood in the UK. Now I live near Cambridge, England.

I work in academia, am a programmer, and devote my career to improving human health.

I am working on my blog on Note: https://note.com/whiskey_yokan

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like stories from real people. I like sharing stories with real people. Knowing people and engaging in conversations are the biggest excitement for me. I hope to find like-minded folks here.

Interests

• cats
• cooking
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• swimming
• geography
• history
• languages
• road trips
• beaches
• food
• japan

Music, Movies, and Books

It's been changing over the years and I am enumerating some of my favourites, although I no longer actively engaging in some of them.
- The Fate series/world view
- ZUTOMAYO
- ChiCO with Honeyworks
- Taylor Swift
- Suits Travel Channel (YouTube)
- Coten (History) Radio
- Wikipedia

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I taught myself the Japanese language to N1 level without having lived in Japan or taking any course. It took 12 years and is still continuing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am establishing research engineer as a business model for pushing academic research forward. Let me know if you'd like to have a discussion!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am new here on the site but I have been travelling, both solo and in groups, for quite a long time. If I know you and we become friends, I am very happy to host you back here in Cambridge, UK.

I also studied in both University of Cambridge and Durham in England, and can introduce you to the application process and some of the projects that I've been done.

I am quite easy going and curious and love conversations. I speak English and Japanese fluently. I can also speak Mandarin Chinese but I prefer conversing in the previous 2 languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom