CURRENT MISSION

To see and expierience as much as I can, meet good people and to remember that life can be spent doing good things.

ABOUT ME

I was born in Holland but spent grew up in Melbourne, Australia.
I'm 28 and have worked as an animator for the past 6 years.
I am an active person, i enjoy some sports but prefer to play them than watch.
I enjoy hanging out with my friends and meeting new people, I am more laid back person than a loud one.
I don't live by any specific philosophy but think that an open mind and a sense of humor is a great way to approach most situations.

PHILOSOPHY

I try my best to approach situations with a sense of humor and an open mind.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'd be happy to host people who visit Melbourne, show them some sites and grab a drink and of course whenever possible offer my couch as a place to stay.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

What a fantastic way to meet new people and expirience a culture a little more authenticaly.

Interests

Films, live action and animation.
Reading, both fiction and non fiction
Running,
Riding, as in pushbikes, don't own a car and love getting around on my bike....unless it rains or i get get one of my pant legs caught in the crank.....again.
Piano, i'm crap at it!! but love to play.
Paragliding, such a fantastic sport, right amount of adrenaline and relaxation.

• culture
• cooking
• running
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• piano
• cycling
• sports
• paragliding
• animation

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Blade Runner, Capote, The Conversation, The Lives of Others, Ivans childhood, Thin Blue Line and Fog of War Full Metal Jacket, Dr Strangelove and Barry Lyndon, all the (Sellers) Pink Panther films except Revenge of PP, Porco Rosso, Triplets of Belville, Graveyard of the Fireflies. I could waffle on forever!!!
Books:
A brief History of time (read it twice and still thinking about it)
Long walk to freedom, a Long way gone and Perfume
Music:
Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Chopin, Satie, Debussy, Prokofiev, Cocorosie, Grizzly Bear, TV on the radio.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Oh great! this question just depresses me...i can´t think of anything......I'm sure there´s something.....isn´t there?

Teach, Learn, Share

Learning Spanish at the moment, i don´t know what i could offer in return..umm, there must be something.
I enjoy cooking, i could try and cook you something.

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