CURRENT MISSION

Leave nothing but footsteps, take nothing but pictures & kill nothing but time.

Travel, not for the world to see you but for you to see the world.

ABOUT ME

Hello, my name is Ryan...you know, as in shaving Ryan's privates.
I'm a very outgoing person. Thirty Two years old and still alive and kicking.
I'm an adrenaline junkie, and I'm more at ease among people. I love to travel, and I'm very open minded and social. I live in the heart of Mechelen, a smaller city in between Antwerp and Brussels, with a good connection to Amsterdam and Paris. I love animals, even the ugly ones. I strongly believe in Animal rights.

What Keeps me busy: Bike riding, running, photography, swimming, chilling, parties/ festivals, traveling/ road tripping, reading, movies, board games, Cultivating...

What interests me:
Sociology, psychology, foreign cultures, street photography, traveling, world Religions, movies, skydiving, street art, animals, music...meeting new and interesting people.

Dislikes:
Mosquitoes, Fast Moving Spiders, fur coats, Self-centred people, Narrow mindedness, Vanity, Slicing Onions, Waking Up, Rimpled Fingers when coming out of bath, fraternity jocks, whale hunting, tectonic, traffic jams, racists, hard drugs and greed.

PHILOSOPHY

A stranger is a friend you haven't met....

The early bird might get the worm, but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.

Carpé Noctem

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed in Vancouver, Canada and throughout Europe. I was a teacher in South Africa for 6 months and lived in Australia for two years. Hoping to do more traveling and meeting like minded people! :)

Interests

• animals
• dogs
• festivals
• bbq
• partying
• movies
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hunting
• skydiving
• swimming
• psychology
• religion
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Pff...Too much to name: Scarface, C'est arrivé pres de chez vous, Fear and Loathing in LV, Fight Club, 12 monkeys, Godfather I & II, monty Python, Seven Samurai, Citade de Deus, Blow, Usual Suspects, The Good the bad and the ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Blood Diamonds, Seven, La fabuleux destin de Amelie Poulain, Deathproof/Planet terror, La vita est Bella, Pulp fiction, Shawshank redemtion, La haine, Snatch, Dr. Strangelove, Spriggan, Akira, The great Dictator, Microcosmos, The machinist, Hell ride Finding Nemo, Team America, Walk the line, Casino, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Scent of a woman, Cassablanca, Diarios de motocycletta, Amores Perros, Babel, Sin City, 300, Lord of War, Raging Bull, Killing Fields, Butterfly Effect, Donny Darko, Apocalyps Now, Der untergang, Behind Enemy Lines, ...pff...I could go on and on..

Books:
1984 & Animal Farm (george Orwell)
Fear and Loathing in LV (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fight Club (C. Palahnuik)
Fahrenheit 451 (R. Bradbury)
Brave New World (A. Huxley)
The alchemist (Paulo Coelho!!)
Listening to Whales (Alexandra Morton)
Maus I &II (Art Spiegelman)
The Hobbit (Tolkien)
Comics by Franquin (Marsupilami, Guust Flater...)
The Notion of Power (M. Foucault)

Music:
Hippedie-Hop, Trippedie-Hop, Drum'n Bass, Dubstep, Ragga, Dancehall, Booty, Elektro, (Classic) Rock, Balkan, Stonerrock, Metallica, etc...Don't like jump.
It all depends on my mood swings and the social setting.
In the words of Bourdieu, a Cultural Omnivore ;)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kajakking with Orca's in Vancouver.
Worked on a greenland dog farm in Norway.
Great Barier reef in Australia (3 times)
New York (stood on the WTC towers in August 2001!)
I have my skydiving certificate.
Visited the great wall of China.
Went To Moscow.
Lived two years in South Africa and returned there when I was 9 years old. Kruger Park was definatly the highlight of the trip. Went again for 6 months in 2013 to teach in Townships and work in Various Backpackers
Saw Mt. Fuji in Japan.
Lived in Australia for two years (Mainly Brisbane and Hobart).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Accomodation, wifi, central location, food, drinks, laughter and share some European history.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, South Africa