CURRENT MISSION

Start a little family enterprise which produces an Italian liqueur which is called limoncello !

ABOUT ME

We are passionate people. We can only do what we do in an intense way, whether it is teaching, travelling, singing, reading, listening to music, etc... We like the magic of the moment and We are still learning to appreciate it more and more. I suffered severe physical pain for many years but now I’m good due to meditation and yoga. I live with my Italian girlfriend in a tiny house on one of the finest spots of the region. We have some common projects but our bound can be defined as open and organic. Together we cultivate the art of hospitality…

PHILOSOPHY

I have two proverbs which express good my life philosophy. ‘Rien sans peine’ which means ‘Nothing without an effort’. In a larger way it means that happiness doesn’t come falling out of the sky. You have to participate actively to make it happen. A second adage is ‘Stop and consider, life is but a day’. Every day I try to keep that in mind. Life is short, enjoy as much as you can, forgive easily, forget the bad things fast and remember what was good. Be kind to yourself and to others and don’t forget to be thankful for whatever life brings along.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We are happy to welcome couchsurfers in our home.
We like to do some couchsurfing ourselves in the near futur.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None.

Interests

Music (both listening and singing), literature, hiking, learning about nature, meditation, learn other languages, cooking, yoga and dolce far niente!

• arts
• literature
• singing
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• music
• hiking
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm listening to Robert Wyatt at this very moment. He always makes me feel good. I have a very large collection of pop, rock and world music but I also like classic music a lot. My favorite composer is Gustav Mahler.
Favorite movie: Into the wild (Sean Penn)
Favorite book: un uomo (Oriana Fallaci)
Favorite poet: Walt Whitman
Favorite poem: 'Il pleure dans mon coeur comme il pleut sur la ville' (Arthur Rimbaud)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We are making the construction of a hotel possible in Matadi (Congo) for our African friend Mayindu and his family.

Teach, Learn, Share

Traditional Italian cooking; French, Italian and Dutch language; how to cultivate tomatoes in a Belgian vegetable garden; how to enjoy life with severe(back)pain and how to get rid of it without the help of doctors, paramedics or quacks; traditional Italian singing.