I haven't hosted in years, but loved Couchsurfing when I was still young and single :) By now I've bought a house with my girlfriend, where we live together with our beautiful baby boy. I work as a journalist, copywriter and ghostwriter. A storyteller, quoi. I'm always looking for new stories to tell. Maybe yours?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm not comfortable hosting anymore, but I'd still like to show you around the city if I find the time. I'm freelance, so my schedule can be pretty flexible.

Interests

Film, music, literature, poetry, prose, writing, radio, television, football, basketball, friends, travel, journalism, politics, beer, wine, drinks, kisses, love, butterflies, sun, summer, warmth, people.

Music, Movies, and Books

(These lists are from when I was 24 years old. Sure, I could add a genre, or a title or 20, but for some reason I like this little glance into my younger self)

Music: Singer-songwriter, rock, postrock, poprock, prog.rock, alt.rock, alt.country, folk, alt.folk, challenging electro, drum&bass, hiphop, jazz, blues, roots, reggae.

Film: American Beauty, Fight Club, Wonder Boys, Kill Bill Vol. I, Kill Bill Vol. II, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Lock Stock and two Smoking Barrels, Requiem For A Dream, Trainspotting, Romeo+Juliet, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Lost In Translation, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, The Cooler, The Dreamers, Almost Famous, The Rules Of Attraction, Viva Zapatero!, Goodnight and Good Luck, Le fabuleux destin d'amelie poulain, Un long dimanche de fiancailles, Romanzo Criminale, Garden State, Closer, Donnie Darko, Paris je t'aime, V For Vendetta, Big Fish, Hotel Rwanda, Lord Of War, Children Of Men, An Inconvenient Truth, The Big Lebowski, A Love Song For Bobby Long, Funny Games, 13 Tzameti, Planet Terror, Apocalypse Now, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, Bowling For Columbine, Jeux d'Enfants, The Last King Of Scotland, The Queen, The Departed, Gangs Of New York, United 93, The Simpsons Movie, Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, The Dark Knight, Little Miss Sunshine, Dagen Zonder Lief, Lola Rennt, Charlie Wilson's War, (500) Days Of Summer, Into The Wild, Låt Den Rätte Komma In, Inglourious Basterds, C'est Arrivé Prés De Chez Vous.

Books: The Coma (Garland), The Beach (Garland), The Tesseract (Garland), Less Then Zero (Easton Ellis), The Rules Of Attraction (Easton Ellis), Lunar Park (Easton Ellis), The unbearable lightness of being (Kundera), The discovery of heaven (Mulisch), in cold blood (Capote), Stupid White Men (and other excuses for the state of the nation) (Moore), Dude, where's my country? (Moore), Perfume - The Story Of A Murderer (Suskind), The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (Shakespeare), Keane (Keane), The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Stevenson), S/he (Williams), Slam (Hornby), Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close (Foer).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, and partied in an abandoned prison. I swam in the Caribbean Sea under the watchful eye of Mayan town Tulum. I think landing in Las Vegas by night is absolutely wonderful. I had a fucking expensive drink in a Greek brothel and still didn't get laid. I spent six days with the woman of my life on Gili Trawangan, where there are no motorized vehicles and everybody is just having fun. It was Paradise. I strolled over the Island of 'Lost' in Hawaii, but didn't find the Others. I listened to Cuban kids doing awful but amazing covers of Beatles songs in Havana. And I hopped on a snow scooter in Iceland, which is something else.

But seriously, the most amazing thing I'm doing every day, and that's raising our son.

Teach, Learn, Share

The only thing I really want to learn, is how to become a better part of this world (boy that sounds awful). What I mean is: any lesson, conversation, connection with someone else that doesn't make me think I'm wasting my time, is basically what I'm after. Because that's the stuff that connects me to the world.

I just want to talk and joke and have fun, man. That's what learning is all about.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Cuba, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Lebanon, Malawi, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium

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