We’re a happy couple, got married in 2018. We met each other through Couchsurfing; we both speak English and always up for meeting new people.

We moved to Karuizawa November 2018, still learning a lot about this place. :)

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I love to share ideas with people:
For my interaction with people is definitely one of the ways to enjoy life, and it also helps you to understand who you really are!

I love to travel: My first backpacking experience was when I was 20: About a year and visited over 40 countries, combined with my study in uni regarding educational facilities.

My work - I love my job:
I run a company that does online English coaching, but the objective of 2019 would be Glamping business!
My wife is a Physio Therapist, now an instructor of Pilates.

PHILOSOPHY

-It is more difficult to be honest with yourself than to the others, because it's hard to notice when you deceive yourself.

-The key to be confident but not to be arrogant is to have respect for the others.

-There is nothing "fair" or "equal" in this world as we all were born in different circumstances. So never let these un-realizable concept to make you upset or unhappy. But do fight for the fairness or equality without hostility, because I believe pursuing them is definitely a value.

-You may think the happiness is driven by circumstances. But the reality is, all the happy or unhappy things are only happening in YOUR brain. So it is YOUR mission to learn how to make yourself happy in your life.

-"Love" can mean millions of different things. When you talk about love, try to share the ideas of it, otherwise you have no idea of what you are talking about.

-When you are in trouble, the right question to ask is not "Why did it happen?" but "How can I make this better?"

-Most of all the time, you can achieve things if you REALLY want to, unless it's physically restricted. If that's not happening, you just gave up easily, or you like the status of wanting something and not having it, or you simply like to complain knowing you're not going to get it. (This is for those who are reading this comment. You have internet access, money, time and health to travel, and fairly educated. Indeed you are the luckiest 0.1% in the world!)

-You would like to believe that every single person in this world are meant to have a happy life. It's hard to believe. But the reality is, happiness is accumulation of small things in life, and YOU are involved already to make this come true, even in a very small momentum scale, so go for it - Make yourself and the people around you happy!

-Checking the source along with the context - especially finding out something by yourself is very important. For example, it's shocking to read the first 100 pages of the Bible and see what's actually written - I thought there would be some love and hallelujah and lalaland, but well, it was so different from the image I had for Christianity. Before you put any labels from the images you have, I would encourage to get to the source. In this case, to read the whole Bible: You may find what the Bible is trying to tell you, after being shocked what's written in the beginning.

Quotes I like:

-Happiness Only True When Shared (Into the Wild)

-Where there is a will there is a way. Where there is no will there is an excuse.(Arabic proverb)

-Don’t be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin. (Grace Hansen)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used to host a lot of people, giving the thanks back the world for what I have been getting from the wolrd.

Having hosted 3,000 people in Japan, and hosted some in Australia - I am thinking of what would be the next stage.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It has been great!

Interests

I really love playing soccer although I am not a great player.

• dining
• running
• modeling
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• music
• jazz
• cycling
• backpacking
• christian
• soccer
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Chopin, Scriabin, Damien Rice, Bill Evans
Books: Dostojevskij, Dragonball
Movies: Life is Beautiful, Hitch
Video Game: Final Fantasy 7,10, Metal Gear Solid 2

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was 23, I encountered 5 children in Chile, asking for some money, like always in a lot of places where people suffer from poverty.

That time, somehow I couldn't tell them "I don't have..." like I would usually do. I think I was fed up with myself because I knew myself that it was a fuckin' lie.

So I told them "I don't have money to give you, but I can give you my time, energy and the brain. Look, maybe we can make money together!"

The children liked the idea. The business model was simple; I write people's name in Japanese letters, and the children find the customers for me.

Their work was amazing. In 2 hours they succeeded to get 30 customers, that made $60 USD. They said they had never seen such amount of money in their life. (Average salary in that village for a grown up man was $6,7 per day.)

I tried to split $60 into $12 for 5 children - and the next moment I couldn't believe what they said;

"No, you should take half, because you're the business founder, and we will split the rest $30 for 5 of us, $6 each is enough for us!"

Dude! I thought you wanted to get money from me for nothing?!
After some happy argument, we agreed to split this $60 into $10 for 6 people including myself.

This experience established my policy for dealing with people who beg money. Now I know how to reply;

"Sorry, I have a policy not to give any financial support - but I can share my time and my energy! You want a drink or something?"

It's good for me - I don't have to feel too guilty of having more money than they do mostly because of a mere "luck".

I also believe this small action may inspire some of them in a long run.

Try this someday, I guess that gives you a precious experience, and also contributes to make this world a little better place. :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Various things - I would love to learn how to deliver kindness or love to people, as well as how to eat spaghetti with my nose.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Estonia, Germany, Japan

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