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Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
@belleau
Member since 2021
“All the world’s a stage” and I own the stage of my private little theatre 🎭 I embody play and thus I smile and laugh (hysterically) a lot :D I wish to hear the rich diversity of stories across cultural, geographical and temporal contexts, from you! Currently, I feel passionate writing short stories about art. I have a substack page on my imaginations of songs: https://entaled.substack.com/. On Letterboxd I also write reviews/reflections on cinematic art: https://boxd.it/141eL. Let’s converse about the movies/books/music we know in common!
Interested in Action
Interested in Amusement Parks
Fluent in English
Learning Italian
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I seek to connect with people who embody kindness, non-judgmentality, openness, curiosity, mindfulness, and a healthy dose of weirdness. I believe that travelling and meeting locals is one of the most beautiful ways to manifest this pursuit.
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: Flavien Berger • Andrea Laszlo de Simone • Salvador Sobral • The Beatles Philosophers: Slavoj Zizek • Marcus Aurelius • Alex O’Connor Books: Consolations • Humankind • Man’s search for Meaning Painters: Caravaggio • Escher • Van Gogh Films: Everything Everywhere All At Once • Oldboy • Parasite
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Hitchhiking from Amsterdam to Gent within 3 hours!
Teach, Learn, Share
I teach Dutch so I can help you practice and teach you my favorite words/expressions. I speak Italian at an intermediate level and Vietnamese + Portugese at a rookie level. I can tell you how I learn languages in a fun way. I have lived here, in Amsterdam, my entire life. So I can tell you close to nothing about important cultural landmarks (schooltrips to musea demotivated me I guess) and waaaay more about niche stuff like an underground movie club showing censored movies from all around the world. I sing and play the guitar so I can teach you the basics or serenade you, the choice is up to you ;-) I have guided an experiential dance so I can show/invite you to dance without shame and let loose/go I play table tennis at an intermediate level so I can be your challenger! I finished a bachelor in psychology so I can definitely still not read your mind, but share with you my knowledge of some obscure and ethically questionable psychology experiments from the sixties. I have followed two practical non-violent communication courses so I can explain and show you what this need-based communication style is like. I can guide a simple meditation for you.
What I Can Share With Hosts
All of the above + mediocre dad jokes Q: What do you call the act of resurrecting of an extinct species? A: To undodo Unfortunately, I cannot host people that easily, as I live with people (dad…) who prefer not to. One day when I have my own place I wish to give back to the community for what it has gifted me <3. But when we meet up, maybe there’s something logistic I can help out with if I got the energy/space for it!
