Hi! Im Balte. I quit my studies archaeology in Brussels to pursue my passion in circus. I’m doing a prep year in circus arts right now and hope to be able to get through audition in Canada next year December 2024.

I live in a town 15 min with the train/car from Antwerp. For this year I will live again with my family (2 siblings, mother & father) but we are open for hosting people in our home.

Activities I like are reading, going to parks, spending days and days in museums, walking around in bookstores, dancing to music while cooking in the kitchen, looking around in organic stores, journaling, drawing, tattooing myself and meditating.

FOR THE JUGGLING NERDS:
Pb’s: (as of 02/01/2023)
- 7 ball: qualification
- 5 ball: 300+
- 5 clubs: 20

Working on:
- 3 club backcrosses
- endless 5 b cascade
- 4 b Mills Mess
- 4 club async
- 5 club cascade

Dream tricks:
- 5 club backcrosses
- 7 b easy
- crazy 6b siteswaps:)))

What’s in my bag:
- 7 Norwik russian balls
- 6 Henri pirouttes clubs (want to do more passing:) )

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to hear stories from people that are travelling the world, their passions, adventures but also how they see their future plans.

For me it’s sometimes very easy to go pretty deep into a connection with a stranger and talk about all parts of life, fears and death, ofcourse with a good cup of coffee;)

Interests

• vegan
• traveling
• juggling
• backpacking
• art history
• art
• nature
• circus
• archaeology
• veganism
• handstands
• circus arts

Music, Movies, and Books

The biggest fan of Oscar & the wolf! Also love the music of Mike posner, Noah Kahan, Harry Styles and Mac miller, don’t really watch movies but listen to podcasts almost every day. I read a lot of national geographic and art books.

I’m obsessed with art, this is mainly for me in the form of music, sculpture and paintings. If I like an artists I obsess over their live and have to know everything about them. My knowledge about art is good for certain artists like Hockney and Basquiat, Mac Miller and Mike Posner

Podcasts (episodes) I recommend:

- Your Life Is Now: Mike Posner On Walking America, Summiting Everest & Crafting Hit Songs

- On purpose with Jay Shetty

- The Rich Roll Podcast

- Heal Thy Self with Dr. G

- The Plant Code Podcast

- Huberman Lab

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Did a 3 week circus exchange in Palestine In July 2023. With 20 Belgians and 20 Palestinians. This exchange was in a lot of ways life changing for me and I’m immensely grateful I could be part of it.

Also spend 1 year of hosting people in my dorm when I studied in Brussels, it was so amazing to have people from all over the world and making memories with them. I feel so much gratefulness towards this period of my life

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach handstand, juggling and how to ride a unicycle, also the other basic circus skills. I love to share a vegan meal with my guests. I also love to share my circus friends with my guests, they are all open minded and fun people!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Dancing in the kitchen, vegan recipes, circus sessions, travel stories,…

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium