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  • 33 references 20 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, Spanish
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Bike mechanic & student
  • Tourism (management/sustainability)
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Something with satellites and nuclear weapons. I'd have to kill you if I say more.

ABOUT ME

I could put a whole CV here listing meaningless qualities. The only thing I can tell you is I love people, I love travel and I love learning. Get to know me in person instead of through a web page and I hope to make sure you won't regret it.

PHILOSOPHY

Happiness is not a destination, it is a way of life. Future and past don't exist anywhere but in our minds; it's our present moment attitude that decides our well being right here, right now.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and surfing the world

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Some in Asia, much in New Zealand and now getting into the European CS experience.

Interests

I have a lot of different interests. Basically I'm always into trying something new! Some of the things I always enjoy doing though are:

- Cycling, running and yoga/pilates
- Music(mostly into guitar but not exclusively)
- Playing guitar (not really good and an even worse singer but I do enjoy it very much!)
- Photography
- Philosophy (love to discuss it, love to read it, love to write it)
- Meditation
- Hanging out in coffee places/bars with a good conversation or just being whacko
- Meeting new people
- Cooking
- Learning languages
- Doing stuff I haven't done before

  • photography
  • cooking
  • coffee
  • yoga
  • pilates
  • running
  • meditation
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Wouldn't travel without some books & music. Best thing of all is to exchange/trade. Who doesn't love a book that's been passed on many times and thus enjoyed by many different people? Or how about downloading someone's music to your mp3 that you would never, ever hear in your home country?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living and travelling abroad for well over three consecutive years, an experience of a lifetime that changed everything.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: English; Dutch; travel experiences; very basic guitar skills; business management, tourism

Learn: Chinese, Spanish and Thai; more advanced guitar skills; better photography; anything that comes to use in everyday (or not-so-everyday) life

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Samoa, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain

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