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Overview

  • 32 references 19 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning German, Spanish
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Finance/Banking
  • VU University
  • From Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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About Me

I'm working for a bank and used to be a city councillor in my former municipality for a social liberal political party. I'm very open minded and love to experience new things all the time. I love good food, exploring cities/countryside, making new friends, visiting museums and talking about cultural differences.

Live and let live is my motto.

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Insta: @nextjourneyahead
www: nextjourneyahead.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I surfed a lot of couches at friends places around the world. It's always so good to be at people's houses and meet the locals. On CS I have mainly hosted, showed people around Haarlem and Amsterdam.

Interests

Standing on mountain summits, going for a drink, enjoying the sun, and having an overall good time. I love discussing current affairs and know a little bit about everything. But being very curious I always want to know more :-)

  • modern art
  • politics
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • scuba diving
  • museums
  • city trips

Music, Movies, and Books

***Movies & TV: Inception, Kill Bill, Sunshine, V for Vendetta, Interstellar, Band of Brothers, Pose, Bron/Broen and lots of stuff on HBO and Netflix.
***Music (at the moment): Jessie Ware, Robyn, Lauryn Hill, Jamie XX, Empress Of..., Janelle Monae, Kraak & Smaak, Kaytranada, Anderson .Paak, Roisin Murphy, Beyoncé, Solange, Sault, Groove Armada, indie stuff, techno, jazz, just really no heavy metal haha
***Books: mainly graphic novels such as Daytripper, Blueberry and March!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The best thing I've done was a 10 month trip through Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Bangkok. What a fantastic experience, one that I will never forget. Two of my favourite adrenalin fueled activities were a skydive over a huge lake and white water rafting on a grade-5 river. Awesome!!!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Dutch, love to learn about sustainable developments.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Netherlands

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