“All the world’s a stage” and I own the stage of my private little theatre 🎭

I call myself a playful romanticist. I entertain by imagining and carving stories out of rocky experience. I wish to hear the rich diversity of stories across cultural, geographical and temporal contexts, from you!

Currently, I feel passionate writing stories about experiencing art. I have a substack page on my imaginations of songs that enchant me: https://entaled.substack.com/. On Letterboxd I also write reviews/reflections on cinematic art: https://boxd.it/141eL

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I seek to connect with people who embody loving-kindness, non-judgmentality, openness, curiosity, mindfulness, and a healthy dose of weirdness. I believe that travelling and meeting up with locals is one of the best ways to manifest this pursuit.

Interests

I am mainly interested in the mystical unknown

• singing
• italian food
• vegan
• reading
• music
• philosophy
• psychology
• spirituality
• film
• learning new things
• vietnamese food
• social psychology
• peanut butter
• italian language
• burritos

Music, Movies, and Books

I love lists! For they provide us structure and ease. So here are some pieces of culture that deeply resonate

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
Musicians: Andrea Laszlo de Simone • Salvador Sobral • The Beatles

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking from Amsterdam to Gent, Bruxelles, and back. The total waiting time was 1 hour! A lot else happened so I would love to tell you more about it in real life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am super excited to share with you my knowledge and experience of Dutch, English, Italian, Vietnamese and language learning in general.
I know what it is like to live in Amsterdam, having lived here my entire life.
I have some experience singing and playing the guitar so I can teach you the basics.
I have guided an experiential dance (can tell you more about that in private)
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 morally 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 puns

Q: What do you call the act of resurrecting of an extinct species?
A: To undodo

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands