My name is Daphne. I am a 22 year old from the Netherlands, I am a student at the Wageningen University - specialising in International Development. Love being a student! I took a 3 year break between high school and university to explore the world. In this time I discovered my love for adventure and beautiful sights!

My favourite place is anywhere outside, be that a quiet place or a busy one. You will find me to be a person who likes and cares a lot, there's little place inside me for hate or negativity. I like just going with the flow. I find that that's the best way to go.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I grew up in a place where everything was close to me, I live 20 minutes away from Amsterdam by train, but I never used to go because it was 'too far away'. My world was small. Not anymore, since I went to Australia where my perception of distance changed infinitely.

I want to travel and experience the rest of the world the best way possible. The motto of my next trip is always: defamiliarization, which means to search the unfamiliar. I've found during travel that the locals know their place best and have send me to secret little spots plenty of times. I want to experience all the different cultures that Europe is so rich of on a personal level! I hope to meet amazing people who are hopefully willing to tell me about, or even show me all the little treasures of their hometown.

Interests

My passions are traveling, reading and acquiring skills. I love learning, it's something I never want to stop doing. I also like working because it enables me to do what I want to do. My motto is work hard, play harder. Aside from that I like the outdoors, that's where adventures are.

• writing
• documentaries
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• nature
• learning languages
• diving
• learning
• nature walks

Music, Movies, and Books

My music taste depends on my mood, but Queen will always be my favourite.

I enjoy watching any kind of movie that isn't scary...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

DIVING! Both under water and in the sky. I'm a thrill seeker so these experiences are definitely among my favourites!

Teach, Learn, Share

I speak Dutch, a language that's spoken in only a very small part of the world. If you are interested I can teach you all about it!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I could teach you a cool soccer trick if you want. Mostly I can just share my experiences and stories and passion for life. I know some weird facts I could tell you about as well.

Aside from not very useful facts I will be the best guest I can be.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Croatia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Netherlands