Send me some nice music on youtube with your couch request. After 20 requests, it's difficult to tell them apart, so this adds some flavor!

Here are some songs I loved receiving!!

June/27 2018 [[ Kokoroko - Abusey Junction ]]
................... https://youtu.be/tSv04ylc6To
Sept/30 2016 [[ Frankie Reyes - La Comparsa ]]
................... https://youtu.be/FXg0f0gsst0
July/27 2016 [[ Jerusalem in My Heart - Dam3et el 3ein 3 ]]
................... https://youtu.be/hykYkuZDSJg
Feb/4 [[ James Chance - Contort Yourself ]]
................... https://youtu.be/uCI24Lt9aNQ
July/3 [[ The Wulu Bunun Tribe - Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi ]]
................... https://youtu.be/-lAI5QFXEFM
June/19 2015 [[ Yamashita Tatsuro (山下達郎) - Dancer ]]
................... https://youtu.be/FXU6jiQjFvI

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ABOUT ME
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- I grew up in the countryside of Japan, lived in the mountains of Switzerland, and cities in Canada. I spent some time in urban Senegal as well as grasslands of Paraguay, now I'm living in an old wooden house in Kyoto.

- I love to cook, Japanese food or other cuisine. Good food, good music, and good people are all I need in my life. Though, a few drinks never hurt.

- I'm a forest ecologist working in University of Innsbruck (moving to Austria in Jan/2018).
My main interest is the mortality of trees and how they experience the process.

- I've been lucky enough to visit many countries in this world. Partly due to my work in field research, and partly for fun :) I love to experience new cultures and beautiful ecosystems around the world, but I'm also sometimes unsure if I'm experiencing or consuming them. Tourists can suffocate local cultures and it's hard thing to reconcile. For me, CS is a good way to at least try to keep me in check.

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HOUSE RULE
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Unless you are 100% comfortable with with people's identity, choice of life, religion etc etc, or at least willing to put effort to get comfortable with, please stay away from my place. I really don't want to deal with that at home.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

There is a beauty in excluding money from simple human relationship and encounters. CS is not a service. Doing Airbnb would be stressful, yuk.

This also means I have my life, and plans change. I understand some people want to "reserve" my place a few months in advance, but I can't accept your requests until 1~3 weeks before your arrival. I apologize in advance if I hang on to your requests for a while.

Interests

Finding neat hidden bars and restaurants. There needs to be a good dose of chaos.

Cooking, eating, drinking, food of any sorts.
I became a vegetarian a while ago, but my passion for funky things haven't left.

• arts
• culture
• dancing
• cooking
• coffee
• drinking
• music
• ecology
• science
• mountains
• botany
• tree
• folk crafts

Music, Movies, and Books

I really enjoy rhythms and noise in beautiful music (not much harsh noise or any metal related music). Just the healthy dose of noise :)
[Boards of Canada, Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, Oni Ayhun, Shabazz Palaces, A tribe called quest, Radiohead, etc.]

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Breaking the fast at the end of the day during ramadan with a glass of hot Bissap in Dakar

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Paraguay, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Canada, Japan, Paraguay, Senegal, Switzerland