CURRENT MISSION

A good traveller has no fixed plans or intent upon arrival

ABOUT ME

Hiya,

I finished my bachelor degree in social sciences in 2009 and have since worked a bit and done six months of travelling through South America. Now taking it easy with a simple job and enjoying my freedom. Been living in Amsterdam for about eight years now and definately happy to be back as well. It's a great city which I've seen many sides of and since I'm so proud of the city and I'd love to show you all the great sides of it as well.

PHILOSOPHY

Travelwise it's this.

Drift

Let my name carry on from the day I begun
My travels to distant places, fixed upon by unfamiliar gazes
Let my steps be trails my words be tales,
reverbing of mountains and carrying over vast plains
Let memories of me be the only thing that remains
In the bars where I had my brew and watery stew,
on the streets and squares where I met others and I met you
How sweet the memories of these emotions that thrive on
how freeing that it is not just one place I belong.

Author: me :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None myself, just showed a couple of couchsurfers around town and thought it is a good way of travelling. Have been visiting surfers, even went on a trip to Morocco with one.

Interests

I love to go to gigs and hang out in bars. I read a bit, hang out with friends and do have an interest in art and literature.

• arts
• writing
• literature
• traveling
• social science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Seasick Steve, the Doors, Lou Reed, Oasis, Joy Division, Black Keys, Black Angels, Canned Heat, the Kinks, Aux Raus (def check this dutch band out!), Herman Brood, Wolfmother, Foals etc etc. Rock Blues Soul and heaps more

Writers: Charles Bukowski, Irvine Welsh, Herman Hesse, George Orwell, J.P. Donleavy.

Movies: ofcourse anything by Quentin Tarantino, trainspotting, Goodfellas, Ratatouille, the Garden State, La Haine, Heat, Lock Stock and two smoking barrels, snatch, the Usual suspects, Fargo, Les temps qui reste, magnolia, drive etc. Heaps more, used to work in a moviestore and am too lazy to complete this list.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travel South America during six months. Brilliant countries and a brilliant time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands