CURRENT MISSION

Live life like a party

ABOUT ME

Hi there

My name is Alex, I`m from Capelle a/d IJssel, The Netherlands.
I`m a spontaneous, easy going young man who likes to see and do new things. At the end of February i will leave for a working holiday Down Under
The things i like to do are: hiking, meeting new people (and get to know their culture),roller skating, ice skating, being in the nature, and (of course) traveling.
I would like to share much more about myself here, but that`s way easier to do when i meet you in person :)

PHILOSOPHY

Each day`s a gift and not a given right.
I`ll just see wherever the road might take me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, surfing, partying, going to the CS events (and volunteering in the Rotterdam event), and meetings.
Surfing when i`ve got time to travel, when i don`t, I like to host people to show them the interesting parts of Rotterdam. I liked the CS events where i went to, and will certainly join more of those.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Many many good experiences, from CS camps and CS city events to watching turtles breed just because I met the right person. I geuss many more will follow.

Interests

I`m interested in many things, but particularly in the beauties of nature, there is so many variety that you`ll never get enough. Seeing more different cultures, (Hitch)Hiking are some others.

Music, Movies, and Books

There are lots of books i like, writers like Patricia Cornwell and Stephen King, but also the books of Charles Darwin and Lord of the rings.

Music genres: Salsa/bachata, (Hard)Rock, Pop, Wagnerian rock. Bands/ artists :Three doors down, Daughtry, Golden earring, Meatloaf, Serj Tankian(System of a down), Three days grace, Bowling for soup, Sick puppies, Bruno mars, Pink, Intwine, Rise against, Avenged sevenfold, Thalia, Erik Rubin, Prince Royce and lots more.

Movies: Lord of the rings, The green mile, Shawshank redemtion, BBC life, Frozen planet, Amazing planet,
Green street hooligans, grease, Step up.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volcano hiking in Guatemala starting at 3 AM, reaching the viewpoint during sunrise. Hiking/camping in Sweden.
Hitchhiking in :Australia, Malaysia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Germany The Netherlands, Italy, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, Belgium and Mexico

Teach, Learn, Share

I can learn you to Ice/roller skate and juggling. I know a little bit Spanish which i like to share and of course i like to share (traveling) experiences.

I`m interested in learning more Spanish (actually learning a few words in many different languages would be amazing).
Salsa dancing, scuba diving and surfing are some of the other things I definitely want to learn

What I Can Share with Hosts

My time, stories, experiences and company.
My blog http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/aussie15/1/tpod.html
And of course my company.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Netherlands

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