CURRENT MISSION

Enjoying the wonderful thing called life. Shortterm missions are marathon running, doing good, learn new skills and insights and connect with those around me.

ABOUT ME

An enthousiastic thinker filled with loads of energy and ad hoc honesty

PHILOSOPHY

Ongoing process of deciding on this one, afraid it's on the serious side: it is better to be Socrates dissatisfied, than a fool satisfied.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, so good! Couchsurfed part of a cycling trip in 2012 with two friends bringing us from Maastricht to Austria. Was very excited about the contacts, openness and kindness of all our hosts. Last sumner, 2014: we cycled to Berlin via the North-Sea coast, and we were lucky enough to have a wonderful and broad range of hosts via Couchsurfing. Hosted only once myself, not living in the most ideal location thus far (single student room). April 2014 with two friends I cycled to Ghent (via Leuven) in Belgium and also here, very nice experience with new impressions. Made a great friend when I stayed in Berlin summer 2017 for a few months via couchsurfing who taught me German and is still a good contact.

Now I'm living with my boyfriend rather than random housemates, happy to return the favour for those who'd like a place to stay in R'dam! We both eat vegetarian so if you're able to handle no-meatdays, do contact!

Interests

Sports, books, quality food, laughter, going to the movies, discussion, insights, contemplation and beauty

• books
• dining
• cooking
• running
• meditation
• movies
• cycling
• sports
• rowing
• philosophy
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Safran Foer, Kafka, Edgar Allen Poe, Zadie Smith, Twelve Angry Man, Whitest Boy Alive, Paolo Nutini, Afth vd Heijden, Editors.. basically; anything that is beautifully phrased and provides new insights. Or just fun :).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Learning that we are made from the exact same material as stars lightyears away.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am learning how to cook, since I am well, still learning. For my teaching abilities, not sure yet, I coached rowers, volunteer helping immigrants in the Netherlands grasp Dutch, quite structured at making ‘lifeplans’ and like to consider myself a decent thinker and due to this worthy discussion partner.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Portugal, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Singapore