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Overview

  • 2 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French, German; learning Spanish
  • 49, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • yoga, tapdancing, traveling, laughing
  • dance academie of arts
  • From Gent, Belgium
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

to be in harmony and share my love and positive energy with other people :-)

ABOUT ME

I moved to Amsteram to study theater-dance when i was 20.
It is a great colourfull and open-minded, non discriminating city. It offers a big platform for creativity. People from different cultures,religions live here peacefull with oneanother. I love this city.
I like to talk about life, why are we here and how can we enjoy the most and suffer less :-). We make mistakes, learn, grow, have new experiences, good times, bad times. Life is fascinating. Having friends is the best thing on earth.
Travelling is great to learn more about life and people, it gives you different perspectives . And actually besides our looks, cultural background we are less different than we think. We all have hearts, friends, love, hope, fear, laugh,cry etc. To me every human being on this planeth is equal.
I ve travelled a lot and made a lot of international friends and that's why i also feel quickly at ease somwhere else.So many good memories because of travelling.
Theater is my passion since 17 years now. It is a great to be in a creative proces together with other people, to encounter problems, to solve them and then to go to the next level, that gives a rewarding feeling. Exchanging positive energy, sharing and making fun with others, having a good time :-) Cheers.

PHILOSOPHY

Share with others. Give love, see what happens and enjoy what others give back.
you will be happier by having a lot of friends and no money, and be able to knock on their doors for a cup of soup then becoming old in your big castle, being unhappy with all your money and no friends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i made a donation, so soon i ll be a verified member and of course i offer a " couch " .

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i stayed a few times all over the world at peoples places by talking to them on my traveling trips and some of them came and stayed at my place in Holland and became friends. I ve been twice a guest through CS and hosted 2 times myself. I am open for more of these experiences.

Interests

life, people, friends, music, movies, photography,theatre, languages, nature, culture, dance, yoga, traveling, percussion, meditation surfing , walking in nature etc.

  • culture
  • theater
  • photography
  • dancing
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • walking
  • boating
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • surfing
  • teaching
  • languages
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies :io sono l'amore, no country for old men, das weisse Band, The imaginarium of doctor parnassus
Music : Nena, Parov Stelar, Paolo Conte,System of a down, Trentemoeller, Editors
Books : Power of Now by Eckart Tolle. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel( Can),The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho(Bra),The consolations of philosophy by Alain de Botton( Sui)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i gave somebody i got to know on a trip, my shoes, jacket and money, because he needed it.
Seeing a killerwhale jumping out of the water next to our boat at six o clock in the morning in the waters of New-Zealand

Teach, Learn, Share

i m doing a 4 year Raja-yoga teacher trainig, following the path of 8 steps of Patanjali. My life got much more relaxed through yoga. I let go more of my fears, willing to face them. I m more open and living life fuller. I feel it is still gonna change me a lot in a positive way. I am more in contact with my feelings and enjoy others more then before.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Ecuador, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Germany, Netherlands

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