CURRENT MISSION

Don't Worry, Be Happy (Bobby Mc Ferrin)!

ABOUT ME

Heya,

I am Carlijn from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I am 26 years old and grew up in a little town near by Amsterdam.

Music is basically my life. I sing and play jazzy bluesy indie- cello (with loop) and have my own songs. Currently I am working on my first album.

I travelled a lot, with my Orchestras and by myself. This provided me many memorable and wonderful times.

I am an enthusiastic, positive, open minded, easygoing and fun person and I love to meet new people!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to do some activities with other CouchSurfers in London, to meet new people and to experience this beautiful city!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Friends of mine told me many good stories about CouchSurfing. Now I want to discover it myself!

Interests

lots of interests...It begins with music: Indie, Jazz, Blues, Electronic music, almost everything! Love to hike in the mountains.

• singing
• music
• electronic music
• jazz
• guitar
• blues
• cycling
• hiking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Manhattan (Woody Allan), Notting Hill ....
Music: Tsjaikovski, Shostakovich, Ravel, Wagner, Strauss. Glen Miller, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra. Festivals: Secret Garden, Voltt (Dj Ricardo, Slam)....
Books: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson (reading now), The shadow of the wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón),The solitude of prime numbers (Paolo Giordano) ....
Art: Monet, Cézanne, Margritte....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am very into hiking and have experienced many trips in the mountains: Dolomites, Alps,Andes (Inka Trail!), Pyrenees. So Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, here I come!

Without any experience on a 'racing bike' I climbed the Alp D'huez!

Played on the most exceptional places with the (National) Orchestras.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Dutch or music, Cello and guitar :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Netherlands, United Kingdom