CURRENT MISSION

The journey is the destination, the goal is the drive.

ABOUT ME

I was born and brought up in Amsterdam where I lived till I was 18. After high school I decided to travel for 10 months and left for South-East Asia, side hopping to China, Japan, Australia and New-Zealand, and the States as last stop.

One return it was hard to settle back in regular life and soon left to do my BSc Product Design in England. Northampton. During my time in England I did an internship in Bangalore, India and in Antwerp, Belgium the year after. After my time in India I traveled from Bangkok to Shanghai overland, to Hong-Kong and Burma before moving to London for my final year.

I moved to Berlin, did another internship and did another big trip traveling from Beijing to the Netherlands overland. Now, after 5-6 years I have moved to Delft where I do a Master Strategic Product Design at the Technical University.

On a more personal note, I'm really outgoing and have a lot of energy. I'm an explorer and adventurer, and love meeting new people. I'm creative and social and enjoy a good laugh, good food and a good drink ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surfed for the first time in Bangladesh, which was a great experience. I try to combine the tourist trail, see the country and the sights, with glimpsing in the 'real' day to day life of people.

Sometimes I attend meetings, or meet up with people, but mostly like to stay with people and see how they life. Meet their friends and family. I've never had the opportunity to host people because of my life arrangement, but am always willing to show people around, where ever I am at the time.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Starting couchsurfing (after having met an occasional person here or there) in Bangladesh, later in Iran and Georgia an will try to continue to meet more people.

Interests

Loads! I love learning new stuff and am very widely interest. Some of the acitivities I do are snowboarding, sailing, motorcycling, writing, diving, hiking, reading. Next to that am I very creative and like to come up with creative solutions to problems. I enjoy making videos, taking photos and strike up conversations with random people

• writing
• design
• dining
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• adventure races
• scuba diving
• sailing
• snowboarding
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

I read a lot, lot of books, so I couldn't name just a few :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I traveled from Beijing to Amsterdam overland by myself, which was absolutely fantastic! I once slept in on the station between homeless people in Japan, that was quite an experience haha.

During the summer of 2016 I made a motorcycle trip with one of my best friends, 5000 km in two weeks going from Amsterdam, Germany, Denmark, Norway to Sweden to eat at one of the best restaurants in the world!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a big fan of exchanging skills, knowledge and time. I'm a creative strategist and really like to help people solve problems. I can always provide a fresh perspective and I love to engage in new things. The more I know the more I realize how little I know...

What I Can Share with Hosts

A lot of laughter, positive energy and good conversations. Next to that I really enjoy helping people solve their problems (I'm a designer and strive to make people their lives better with products), especially business stuff I really like to help think along...

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, Germany, India, Netherlands