I think I am a relaxed laidback person who hasn't found his destiny yet but is very okay with that. I just keep on trying different ways to do something with the time I have in this world. I have figured out that being on the road meeting new people exploring new places and cultures gives me the feeling I am alive.

Travelling gives my life variety and many opportunities. I believe that it does not really matter where you travel or who'll you meet. In the end, I think It all depends on how you perceive these experiences. I use my ''travel mindset'' to make things more challenging and rewarding for myself.

Over the past years, my solo travels have changed my outlook on life. I turned from a typical materialistic student into a free-spirited kind of hippie. It became clear to me that It is not making me happy to settle somewhere and build a career or to buy all the things I ever wanted. I have many idealistic dreams, but not so many concrete plans yet. I like to keep options open by going with the flow, you never know what you will run into. I'm okay with the fact that I don't know what want and what I need all the time.

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I always try to combine my travels with Couchsurfing. Whenever I'll have the possibility to host people, I will.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed on many couches. Also hosted many surfers at my parent's place.

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Movies:

Mr Nobody, Garden State, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Into the Wild, The Broken Circle Breakdown, Magnolia, Deliverance, Just a few I remember.

Music:

Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Doors, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Tallest Man on Earth, Bon Iver, Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, Van Morrison, Tom Waits, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Nick Drake, Nina Simone, Led Zeppelin, The Kinks, The Black Keys, Tame Impala, Johnny Cash, Simon and Garfunkel and a lot more.

http://www.last.fm/user/arwal

Books:

mostly Dutch literature, non-fiction, and now and then a classic novel.

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

I jumped off a 15-meter waterfall in Litchfield national park, Australia. I felt my back for 3 months, but it was worth it.

I did a 1500 miles bicycle trip from Miami to New Orleans.

Hitchhiking 4000 km through the Australian desert to see ''my girl'' in 5 days.

Hitchhiked along the great Ocean Road, Australia.

Sleeping on the roof of a hair salon for a week in Darwin, Australia

Sleeping on a bench in Harlem, New York for 5 nights.

Hitchhiking in Iran

Doing refugee support work on a Greek island

Worked in the oldest operating wind turbine in the world( in Tvind, Denmark)

Crossed the Atlantic ocean on a sailing boat with an 80-year old captain

Cycled from the south of Portugal to the Netherlands

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

I'm always happy to share my personal outlook on life(it changes from time to time) and I can also teach you something about the Dutch and Frisian culture and the language. If you want, I can also tell you a lot about how to travel on a low budget or even without money.

Pays que j'ai visités

Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Montenegro, Nepal, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin (French part), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Australia, Netherlands

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