CURRENT MISSION

Being more awesome at being a strategist, and adding some new countries to my checklist :).

ABOUT ME

I work for the largest digital marketing company in the Netherlands and have a passion for travelling and cultures. I first spent a year abroad when I was 18 and have never wanted to go back since.

I am from the Netherlands and therefore crazy about cheese, riding bikes and good weather (since we don't have any of our own!). I would like to see more of the world and meet as many people as I can, I believe travelling makes the world a smaller and kinder place!

PHILOSOPHY

I believe that everyone should travel and come into contact with other languages,countries and cultures. They will grow from those experiences into a more tolerant person, and become a world citizen.

I also believe that even small steps can help against climate change.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people and opening my home to others.

Interests

I like gardening, I’m a crazy plant lady, I love reading, riding bikes, motorcycles, and good old fashioned hand written post cards.

• music festivals
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• languages
• plants
• craft beer
• home decor
• diy projects

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I saw the Taj Mahal in real life. It rendered me speechless (which doesn't happen very often) and I was amazed by its beauty and grandeur. I was there, in scalding hot Indian weather and could not believe my eyes when I was finally there. It was so much more beautiful and astounding than it was on pictures and on television, a truly humbling sight.

Another moment was when I went to live in Beatrice, Nebraska (USA) for a year with a host family. The first time I went into my new room and the realization sunk in that this was going to be my new home for a year, here where everything was weird and new to me. I cried for an hour and then told myself to suck it up before I fell into a dreamless sleep, with the weight of a thousand new impressions on me. I think it was then that I got infected with the travel bug.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United States, Viet Nam