CURRENT MISSION

I'm on a secret cheese mission, can't give specifics, it's secret...

ABOUT ME

I am an artist, so when I don't travel I spend my time painting. I'm fascinated by people and psychology, so in my work I try to capture internal world of people. I try to show people's feelings in my portraits. Travelling is an amazing way to meet all kinds of people, so it's one of my biggest inspirations.

ProfileCitiesI've been to 122 cities in 17 countriesAmber is an explorer that:occasionally strays off trackis happy with a roof and running waterlikes a little riskTravel cred: highI rank in the top...0.1% most cities visited - Holy See (Vatican City)0.8% most cities visited - Netherlands0.8% most cities visited - RomaniaAsiaTurkey: BodrumTurkey: DalyanTurkey: GumbetTurkey: PamukkaleEuropeBelgium: AntwerpenBelgium: BrusselsBelgium: LanakenBelgium: MaasmechelenBelgium: TongerenBulgaria: VarnaBulgaria: Veliko TurnovoCroatia: Baska VodaCroatia: BolCroatia: DabarCroatia: Donja BrelaCroatia: DrageCroatia: Dugi RatCroatia: Gornja BrelaCroatia: JadrijaCroatia: KninCroatia: MakarskaCroatia: OmisCroatia: Otok MurterCroatia: PirovacCroatia: PrimostenCroatia: RaslinaCroatia: RogoznicaCroatia: SibenikCroatia: SirokeCroatia: SplitCroatia: TrogirCroatia: VodiceCroatia: ZadarCzech Republic: PragueFrance: Argeles-sur-MerFrance: FougeresFrance: Mont-Saint-MichelFrance: ParisFrance: RennesFrance: Saint-MaloFrance: Vernet-les-BainsGermany: BerlinGermany: DusseldorfGermany: KolnGermany: MonschauGermany: TrierHoly See (Vatican City): Vatican CityHungary: BudapestItaly: RomeNetherlands: AmstelveenNetherlands: AmsterdamNetherlands: AssenNetherlands: BemelenNetherlands: BredaNetherlands: BreezandNetherlands: Capelle aan den IJsselNetherlands: Den BoschNetherlands: DomburgNetherlands: EindhovenNetherlands: EmmenNetherlands: GroningenNetherlands: HeerlenNetherlands: Hoek van HollandNetherlands: LeeuwardenNetherlands: LeidenNetherlands: MaastrichtNetherlands: MiddelburgNetherlands: NieuwerkerkNetherlands: Nieuwerkerk aan den IJsselNetherlands: NijmegenNetherlands: OmmenNetherlands: OrvelteNetherlands: OuddorpNetherlands: RoermondNetherlands: RotterdamNetherlands: SerooskerkeNetherlands: SneekNetherlands: TexelNetherlands: TilburgNetherlands: UrmondNetherlands: UtrechtNetherlands: VaalsNetherlands: ValkenburgNetherlands: VeereNetherlands: VeluweNetherlands: VlissingenNetherlands: VrouwenpolderNetherlands: WestkapelleNetherlands: s-GravenhageNetherlands: s-HertogenboschRomania: Baile TusnadRomania: BranRomania: BrasovRomania: BucharestRomania: PelesRomania: RisnovRomania: Sfantu GheorgheRomania: SibiuRomania: SighisoaraRomania: SulinaRomania: TimisoaraRomania: TulceaSerbia: BeogradSwitzerland: LenzerheideUnited Kingdom: BangorUnited Kingdom: BridgnorthUnited Kingdom: CaernarfonUnited Kingdom: Church StrettonUnited Kingdom: ClaverleyUnited Kingdom: IronbridgeUnited Kingdom: LiverpoolUnited Kingdom: LondonUnited Kingdom: Much WenlockUnited Kingdom: ShrewsburyNorth AmericaMexico: MeridaMexico: MexicoMexico: Mexico CityMexico: PalenqueMexico: SumideroMexico: TulumMexico: VeracruzUnited States: New York Get your own widgetGeckoGo

PHILOSOPHY

"Every artwork is more or less a selfportrait"

"Look at the sun, the shadow will be behind you"

"Drink through it"

Bollock Dog!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have a small apartment in Maastricht, so when I'm around, you're welcome to stay and I hope to be welcome to sleep on your couch as well when I'm travelling. If you come over I can take you to jamnights, (free) art house movie nights and small exhibitions that you probably wouldn't find out about yourself. There also are cool parties going on here.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had quite a lot of people who I met on my travels stay at my place & the other way around, before my first CS experience, but those where people I had already met in person on my travelling adventures.

CS Hosting:
April 2012: Paul from England.

CS Surfing:
July 2012: Erik in Brussels
July 2012: Adrien in Brussels

visited 17 states (7.55%)Create your own visited map of The World or another interesting project

Interests

Art, music (jazz, indie, electronic, rock, classical... about everything basically)

• dogs
• arts
• documentaries
• cheese
• running
• partying
• drinking
• traveling
• painting
• music
• jazz
• surfing
• psychology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Everytime I really look at things I'm amazed how beautiful the world is!

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to share this video:

http://youtu.be/F8tKAFlenrQ

because I have a documentary film coming out in september.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Romania, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands