ABOUT ME

Hi all!
My name is Carolien, i'm 28 years and live in a small village near Roermond, in the southeast of the Netherlands, when i'm not traveling that is!
I recently finished my Master International Water Management. I met a lot of international students during the master, which i really enjoyed. I love getting to know new people, with their own unique culture, ideas and stories; it inspires me!

I'd like to call myself an environmentalist, I have and still am adapting my lifestyles these last years to meet certain values I treasure, during that time I have already met many inspiring people with a heart for our earth and fellow earthlings, doing the same thing. I still have a long way to go and taking small steps each day, so it stays interesting and fun!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW AND WHY I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

It started with going to several monthly meetings in Nijmegen and some foreign cities I visited, I loved to meet people who traveled already a lot and and have different lifestyles. Then I couchsurfed for the first time in Germany, which was a very good experience and so the cs adventure started :)!
Now I use the hangout app to meet people in any city I visit while abroad and try to go to meetings as well when I find opportunity.

Right now I am traveling and think couchsurfing is the best way to get to know the people and culture. I haven't hosted any people yet, as I live in a very distant and not touristy region, plus travel a lot lately.
Once I get settled somewhere with job and place, I will start hosting and experience it from this perspective as well, giving back!

Interests

Atm my main passions are:
- sports: freeletics, using my own bodyweight to increase my strength and overall fitness, I really love it!!
- studying Russian
- moving step by step to a zero-waste lifestyle

Besides these passions I also enjoy listening (and sometimes making) music, being in nature and around animals, traveling, adventures, languages, cultures, learning new things; leaving the comfort zone and broaden my world view!

• animals
• culture
• fitness
• running
• traveling
• music
• equestrian
• surfing
• skiing
• snowboarding
• sports
• languages
• tourism
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: filmhouse, inspiring, documentaries. I like all kinds of movies depending on the mood that i'm in, but the only thing i absolutely do not like are horror movies.
Music: Kensington<3, Kygo, Armin van Buuren, The war on drugs, The Temper Trap, Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, Hurts, Tiësto, Queen, Beatles, Beachboys, Michael jackson etc.
Books: as long as they have at least a 100 pages its good:)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Traveling 14661km overland in autumn 2017: a roundtrip of 4 months to Russia and the Caucasus.
-Traveling to Borneo, it was an eye-opening and amazing experience for me. The nature (of what is left) is so beautiful, the people are very friendly and the culture is very diverse
-Vipassana meditation course: it gave me several valuable insights and I found a missing piece there, I can recommend it to anyone.
-Living in Chile, the culture, people and nature are amazing, I absolutely loved being there!!
-Climbed mount Toubkal (4167m) in Morocco:D!
-Visiting several wild reserve parks in South Africa

Teach, Learn, Share

Everyone has their own unique experiences, i like to share and hear all about them

What I Can Share with Hosts

- DIY: learning how to make your own body/cleaning products
- Bodyweightexcersizes
- My experiences with changing my habits and lifestyles
- Dutch traditions, culture and language
- Vegan recipes/dishes
- Language exchange

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Morocco, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Germany