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Overview

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  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning Afrikaans, Sign Language - Dutch (NGT), Sign Language - International
  • 32, Female
  • Member since 2014
  • traveller atm
  • No education listed
  • From Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  • Profile 85% complete

About Me

HoiHoi,

Well, who am I? I'm a kind of serious person with a good dose of South African "self spot" and dry humour who loves to laugh and have a good time. I love to meet new people and dive in their culture. I have always been fascinated by cultures and their languages, dishes and social acativities.

What do I love?
Food is definitely becoming a new obsession and I'm quite open minded about it if I say so myself ;)
Learning a new language is always a plus! And just in general, opening my horizon and getting out of my comfort zone is a new goal I have set for myself.
Also, I'm a booklover, can't put the things down. There's almost nothing better than having a drink, a chill place and a good book!

All in all,
I'm on a journey to getting to know myself better. To find out what I want and to cultivate what I already love. And ofcourse adding new things to love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

TRavelling has always been on my mind since I've been a young girl. When I get the chance I'm gone. Right now I'm travelling the way I've always wanted to and would love to share my experience and to hear other peoples experiences!

Interests

As I said in the introduction:
-getting out of my comfortzone (for as far that can be an interest haha)
- reading
-exploring
-eating
-learning cultures/languages/traditions etc

  • culture
  • books
  • dining
  • drinking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • languages
  • sign language

Music, Movies, and Books

music? I'm a lover of (almost) all music. Classical, reggae, pop, rock, jazz, something in between, dubstep, really I listen to almost everything. Just not heavy metal. Sorry people ;)

Movies:
-Meet Joe Black
- Miss Congeniality
- Intouchables
- Beauty and the Beast
- Pride and Prejudice (the BBC serie, not the keira knightly one, that one's also not but but the BBC is my favourite)

Books:
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
- Curiosity scribbled the cat
-Terry Pratchett's "Reaper Man" Discworld series
- What happens in London
- Drifters

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sjoeh, thats a difficult one. If I'm honest, I dont think I have done that one amazing thing? Its getting closer though.

Teach, Learn, Share

- To love another you have to love yourself
- There is never a stupid question
-Just let thinigs go, you miss out on a lot if you hold on too much on other or you comfortzone. It can stand in the way of getting to know yourself better.

What I Can Share with Hosts

-laughter
- good conversation
- sign language
-just maybe a different view on things
- a good time

Countries I’ve Visited

China, England, France, Ireland, Malawi, Malaysia, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Netherlands

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