CURRENT MISSION

Obtain my PhD by researching the effects of chaplaincy. At the moment I'm writing my PhD proposal. As a preperation I'm visiting the United States for four months (february-june) with a grant from my university to learn how chaplaincy research is conducted in the United States

ABOUT ME

I've graduated last year as a humanist chaplain at the University of Humanistic Studies. For the one's who think: sorry, what is chaplaincy?, I'll try to explain. A chaplain works at a hospital, in the military, in prison or in other places and counsel people on life questions. It is a job closely connected to spirituality, searching for example for answers to 'What do I think is the meaning of life?', 'What is my ultimate concern in my life?' etc. I am specialized in working with prisoners. It is a wonderful job!
Next to my work I dance the argentine tango a lot and sing in a classical choir. I like racebiking, walking in the mountains, travelling. And every summer I organise with a couple of friends a hiking summercamp in a Norwegian national park (www.noordelichtkampen.nl).
The profilepicture is from my bicycle trip to Iran: I cycled from Utrecht, the Netherlands, to Teheran, Iran, in 9 months. It was an amazing experience. So my travelrecommendation would be: follow the Silk Road!

PHILOSOPHY

Be attentive to each other

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am offering my couch and sleeping couches of others

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had some guests, and I surfed in different countries in eastern europe

Interests

I am interested in human beings (see my study) and religious renewal. I am also dancing the tango, singing in a choir, playing the piano and I love to meet with my friends.

• beauty
• dancing
• tango
• coach
• walking
• flowers
• traveling
• piano
• cycling
• soccer
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Herman Hesse, Etty Hillesum, Paulo Coelho, Dag Hammerskjöld, Nietzsche, Chaim Potok

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camino the Santiago, walking for 50 days through poppy flower and wheat fields, the sun burning at your head. And Iran: standing at the second biggest square of the world, watching the Emam Mosque in all its beauty.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands, Spain