When I was younger I already loved to travel in the C.S. spirit, but there was no internet those days so it was not as easy as it is now !
I 've always been interested in other people, culture, religions, countries,.... so I always prefer to stay with locals and learn a lot about their experiences, way of live, stories,...
That is also why I love to host. And I have this idea that says " if you have too much : get a bigger table instead of a higher fence" ( this is also the reason I had foster children during 20 years)
When I host surfers I love to show them the hidden places in my( beautiful) hometown Antwerp.
I also love surfers who can cook me a good meal ;-) and want to taste a few of the famous Belgian beers ;-)
So far I have been very lucky ...
To earn my money I 'm a teacher and I still love it ! I work with 6 years old children and teach them how to read and write....... Great job !!!
During my holidays I want to learn and see things and meet people, so I travel a lot. When I don't travel I hang out with my friends or children, run, read or go to the theatre.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started hosting in 2008, but created a profile on my daughter's name (Randi Buvens). That's why I don't have many references yet.

We hosted many couchsurfers since then and always had a really good experience with it. We met a lot of nice, crazy people with whom we are still in contact!

Now it's time for me to create my own profile and start travelling myself!

Interests

Running,
reading,
travelling,
sightseeing,
what most people do... :-)

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Michael Buble, Simply Red, Golden Earring, French music,...

Books: the ones I read

Movies: no time...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Raised 3 children.
Walked 100km in 23 hours (Dodentocht = "walk of death").
Biked from Antwerp to Santiago de Compostela.
Just being happy and grateful every day

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you everything from elementary school :-D, but I'm guessing that wouldn't be of much use to my guests.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My home, my wisdom, my time, my travelstories, everything but my money... ;-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Austria, Cambodia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Russian Federation, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium