Dear (potential) friends,

My name is Bas Kuilboer and I am from the Netherlands. At this moment I am travelling through Colombia and in about one month I will go back to the Netherlands to stay there for two weeks. After that I will start my Master degree in Barcelona and I am very excited to start this amazing adventure!

2,5 years ago I went for the first time in my life to Latin America, I have done an internship at a microfinance company in Nicaragua and lived with a host family for 6 months. After this I went to Colombia to study for 5 months, here I lived as well with a host family. Both these experiences were amazing and I am glad that I can talk proper Spanish right now.

My absolute passion is listening to music and discovering new music. At this moment reggaeton is my biggest favourite, because I learn 'good' Spanish from this. Besides listening to music I clearly love travelling and snowboarding.

I am open to all different kind of experiences and cultures and I want to learn as much possible

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet new local people instead of only getting to know foreigners in hostels or hotels, I really want to get to know the local cultures. Moreover I want to improve my Spanish and if anybody wants to I can help them with their English or in the most unlikely case with Dutch as well.

Interests

Getting to know new people as well!

• culture
• traveling
• music
• skiing
• field hockey
• snowboard

Music, Movies, and Books

Into the wild
Requiem for a dream

The Doors
The Beatles
The XX
Nicky Jam (for the learning of the Spanish
Bruce Springsteen
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes

All Harry Potter books (yes very geeky)
1984
A brave new world
Lot of Dutch books which have not been translated to English yet
The Dinner
La Superba

And much more!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumping of a f*cking high bridge!

And swimming inside bat caves

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching English, sharing travel experiences, sharing music, sharing rooms and much more!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Things I have learned during my traveling. I can teach you English, Dutch and a little bit of German. Besides that, I will definitely share my laughs and good energy with you!

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Ireland, Nicaragua, Spain