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Overview

  • 154 references 111 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Japanese; learning Italian, Portuguese
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Aromatherapist
  • Ishikawa National Collage of Technology(Architecture )
  • From Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
Enjoy CouchSurfing!
Live with curiosity.
Enjoy the life.
Eat local delicious foods and try not get fat :p

ABOUT ME
I moved to Poitiers, France 2017 and now I'm living there with my boyfriend who I met at hiking (How cute we are!!)
But still looking forward where I can feel like "It's my city!!"
So I will travel around, move around anywhere my destiny takes me.
Explore and feel their culture, character of city and people.

As a host, I've been picky about guests these days so please write in your message about what is your favorite to do and what you can share with me IN ENGLISH.
Otherwise maybe I can't find how wonderful to have you at my place!!
My favorite things to do with my guest/host are cooking, eating, dancing, hiking, chatting etc...

I usually don't accept one guest longer than a week. If you want to stay more than 6 nights, I may ask you to share my room rent for by week.

Most of my foreign friends says I'm not like THE JAPANESE at all.(I hope its means something good ;)
I can't say so much about my self... but probably, pretty Easy-going and Open-minded maybe Funny as my references.

I like meet new people, attend party, food(cook and eat), dance, sing, go to adventure and discover new things.

I'm interested in my own Japanese culture as I interested in other country's.
So, I love to study about Japanese ideology, especialy "Tea ceremony" "Zen" "Shinto".

I also interested in environmental protection and natural lifestyle.

I'm working as a massage therapist for 7 years.
Aroma oil massage, reflexology, SHIATSU massage and Thai style massage I can do.

PHILOSOPHY

"Fortune comes in by a merry gate"
Smilling... its the most Peaceful Charming Magical force :)
"I'm flexible"
Its one of my good JAPANESE sense.
I don't change my philosophy but can be "flexible" to suits to the culture I'm visiting.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Meet interesting people to make my life shining.
Make CouchSurfing community more active around me and in Japan.
I recently start writing a blog about CouchSurfing and travel in Japan because CS is still not that popular in there and I think it's really pity!
https://ameblo.jp/maki0603jp
Because I think CouchSurfing can make world better!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've travel around by CS as my first experience of CS guest at 2012.
Meet up many great(crazy) CSrs who enjoying life a lot.
(And share it as well)
Who trust and respect people as their old friend.
It change my life, REALLY.
I can't tell all the story I experienced but I think... you know that, again, "CS has big potential to make world better".

Interests

Travel, Party, Movie, Nature, Massages, Architecture, Eco activity, Falk remedies, Traditional Music and Dance, Culture, Foods(Cooking)

  • culture
  • singing
  • architecture
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • partying
  • traveling
  • blogging
  • music
  • surfing
  • language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

Book:"Breakfast at Tiffany's" €€Truman Capote
Movies: "Devil Wears Prada"
Guy Ritchie's film and Luc Besson's film.
Music:I don't know so much but... Jazz, Funk, Classic, Old American music, Old French music...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived without electricity for three years in my hometown Kanazawa with my ex husband for ecological slow lifestyle.
Just to be punk... you know... when people says "it's impossible" it motivate me to try.
It worked pretty well and I really enjoyed it!
(I even hosted some CouchSurfer there)

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn traditional dance and cooking. MAYBE your langage too.
Also I want to know about the culture, philosophies, lifestyle... I might put a lot of questions!

I can teach/share Japanese cooking if I surf.
Also it's always welcome to ask me some travel tips about Japan.
(I'll really enjoy thinking your travel together)
And if we have enough time, I can teach some massage technic.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I LOVE cooking.
Eating as well :)

If you like to try, I can prepare a nice Japanese homemade cooking while I surf ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Macao, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Philippines, Portugal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan

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