[UPDATE: I now live in Berlin]

I'm from the Netherlands and in recent years have lived in Sofia, Bulgaria; Istanbul, Turkey; and Moscow, Russia.

I see tourism as a necessary evil, but prefer to get to know a place by actually living there. This leaves me with a huge list of places where I'd like to live at some point.

I work at the crossroads of tech & media, with my specialization being more towards the music business. My last gig was Product Lead at a Russian music streaming service called Zvooq.

Languages: basic Russian, Bulgarian, French, and German - fluent English and Dutch.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing often offers a genuine look into what it's like to actually live somewhere. I trust in relying on the kindness of strangers, and that sharing's the key to happiness.

Interests

My number one interest is music, and I've been blessed to also find a way to deal with it professionally. If you can show me people who are fusing local / traditional styles with other music, please let me know.

adventure, art, cities, communication, culture studies, DJing, exploring, history, improvisation, internet, media, music, people, philosophy, politics, public relations, social psychology, spirituality, stand-up comedy, talking, travelling

• arts
• culture
• politics
• technology
• traveling
• music
• business
• communications
• history
• languages
• psychology
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Can't even begin to answer that question...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Participated in a Spencer Tunick shot in Amsterdam. That's the photographer who makes shots of hundreds of naked people in strange locations.
- Ran for Dutch parliament
- Freediving!

I tend to move to new countries with zero preparation. In one case, that led to me leading a team of 35 developers, designers, project managers, etc. building an online music service focused on the former Soviet Union. Amazingly exhausting, though ;-)

Teach, Learn, Share

If you need help learning how to present yourself, your art, your music, or your company, let me know.

Also, see the interests I mentioned. I can speak for hours about those topics.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Norway, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Germany, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Turkey

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