Working in a place carrying the title of International Guesthouse, we have staff from many countries! As of now, we speak total of 8 languages; Japanese, English, Korean, Russian, Luxembourgish, French, Indonesian, and German! Here is the breakdown;
Sven Balthasar
He is the one, the man who contributes the most to the number of the languages spoken in this hostel. He alone, speaks Luxembourgish, French, Japanese, English, and German! He loves the sea (more than Romeo loves Juliet probably) he studied marine biology /tourism management and worked as a diving instructor in Australia before finally met the love of his life and moved to Sapporo, Japan.
Hobbies: Scuba diving, soccer, kite surfing, snowboarding.
The cooking master. Learned from the masters of cooking for years in the land of the Hobbits, he got the enlightenment in cooking that not many can achieve. He loves cooking (more than monkeys love bananas probably). He worked as a chef in several restaurants in New Zealand before finally met the love of his life and moved to Sapporo, Japan. Sounds familiar? Lol yes, the man of the sea and the man of the kitchen shared a similar fate in life. Oh, he is Korean but he can speak Japanese!
Hobbies: Cooking, snowboarding, watching Japanese drama.
Amane Naito
Handy man! He can do everything better beyond expectations due to his experience in surviving in wild desert in Australia with kangaroos and snakes for years, making him a tough can-do-anything man. Just kidding! It is in his nature that he does everything so well. Studied in Australia for years, he speaks perfect English (and Japanese of course) and has an open mind. Came back to Japan and worked in one of the hotels in the world famous ski resort of Niseko before finally met the love of his life in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Yes, the handy man too.
Hobbies: Skiing, snowboarding, swimming, sailing, hiking, and drinking.
The ice princess. No, she is not Elsa from that movie and she doesn’t cast magic either. But ice hockey is her hobby. She joined a local league in America as the only female player in the team where she won the second place in a tournament. Majoring in economic, she did a lot of traveling even in her busy days as a student. She won’t be able to build you a magic ice castle but she can definitely share some interesting stories during her travel with you! And of course she would love to listen to yours too! Oh, and don’t forget to ask her anything about Sapporo city; it`s her hometown!
Hobbies: traveling, playing ice hockey, watching movies.
The girl on fire. Why? Because when I looked at her profile, that is hanging at our reception, it says that one of her hobbies is to play with fire! I don`t really know if there have been any casualties due to her hobby, so if you are curious about it, please ask her directly! (No, seriously, she is just lighting POIs on fire for fire dancing, no buldings or anything like that). She is an active and adventurous one; another reason why she is the girl on fire, she has a lot of energy. She did a lot of hiking during her traveling; from the European mountains to the mountains on the other side of the planet too, maybe on the other planets too...who knows because she`s been to a lot of places during her travel. Click on her name to find out more about where she`s been and what she`s done.
Hobbies; traveling, playing with fire, reading, snowboarding, and hiking.
She is ‘da man’! She is our lovely manager, she is the one who takes care of us, making sure we are all well-fed and well-rested, so that every staff here can do the best to support you during your stay! She`s been traveling to the Philliphines, Hawai, Korean and Taiwan for years before finally got married in Australia and settled down here in Sapporo. Hokkaido is her home too so you can ask her anything about it! One of her hobbies is laughing! So anything that can make her laugh; movies, books, pictures, or also your stories will be appreciated so much by her! And maybe she will make you laugh harder!
Hobbies: traveling, drinking, laughing, and drinking again!
Half Indonesian half Japanese, Naoki speaks both languages and feels comfortable in both cultures - especially when it comes to food, which is one of his three big passions. After studying food technology in Indonesia, he went on an adventure to Australia and New Zealand, where he worked (oh, you can guess!) at restaurants and hostels, before coming to Hokkaido to live and work. Never far of reach is his camera, as taking pictures is Naoki’s other big passion. And he is truly good at that - if you have seen the other posts he wrote, you will agree! Which brings us to his (quite new) passion number three: blogging for Khaosan!! Check out the articles he wrote and you will understand ;)
Hobbies: photography, food, blogging, guitar, watching movies
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