CURRENT MISSION

Keep my dream alive :)

ABOUT ME

* honest * creative * helpfull * independent * spontanious * serious * intuitive * patient * adventurious * open minded * vegetarian * traveller * friendly *

I'm a 24 year old girl. I grew up in the east, a town called Hengelo. After my secundary school I went up to the north, for studying Graphic Design at the Art Academy Minerva in Groningen. My boyfriend who I met in my schoolyears before also lived here...
I've finishes my Bachelor study (4 years) in July 2007! My title now is: Bachelor of Design! Now I realy want to travel and see some more of this amazing world.
When I travel I hope to meet a lot of CS people, who wants to host me as a guest in their houses.
Wanna know more about me and my life, just ask me..

PHILOSOPHY

"keep the dream alive"

"never regret the things you did, but regret the things you didn't do!"

"the life you dream of, may be yours"

"get to know what world you live in!"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Chat/talk with people all over the world, to show eachother things from our countries. Learning new languages. Helping people get around and do what I can to make them feel home in my country.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

not Couchsurfed yet... but who are interested in my profile?!

Interests

Traveling, cultures, asian languages, animals, land-yachting, movies, graphic design, illustration, photography, biking, music, cooking, walk with my doggy, eating with friends, nature, good food, surfing, chocolate, smoothies, read about traveling cultures and countries, maps...

• animals
• arts
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• illustrations
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• vegetarian
• yachting
• movies
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• surfing
• paragliding
• cartography
• languages
• beaches
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

All kind of MOVIES; I go to the cinema almost every week. Watch a dvd at home will also do.
I love many different styles of MUSIC; rock, funk, jazz, reggea, pop, ska, punk...etc
BOOKS.. uhm...travel and design magazines. Looking on a good map can really bring me to a imaginary world. =)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Roadtrip in Vietnam; explore the country from south to north on the back of a motorbike for 40 days.. WOW!
- Slept for FREE in one of the most expensive, exclusive and luxurous hotels in NY; Walldorf Astoria Hotel.
- Paragliding
- Landyachting on the beach in France
- Standing on top of the St.Pieter (Vatican)
- Been to London with a return flight in 1 day
- The Plitvice lakes in Croatia
- Live and study for 3 months in Exeter, United Kingdom

Teach, Learn, Share

I Teach. Learn. Share everything you want... just let me know your interests and I will try to share my opinion, knowledge and skills about it.
And ofcourse I will always show you around in Groningen (or Hengelo) to show you the great and most amazing places! Just ask me..

If you can/will teach me your language, you're always welcome! (some more Malay or Vietnamese?! or another interesting language.. haha)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United Kingdom