I am 29 and work in the cultural/music sector as a booker and manager. I've lived in Ghent my whole life and I really love this city. In the future I want to live in other countries for some time but I think I'll always come back to the place where I was born and raised.
People who don't know me that well describe me as silent, shy and quiet. People who do know me don't always agree with those characteristics.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people, especially the adventurous ones. Listening to the experiences of other people can be very enlightening and awaken the wanderlust feeling.
I can show people around in Ghent. It's a beautiful city that is alive day and night. We could visit the castle, take a walk to see some beautiful, old buildings or have a drink and talk.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed in:
Trondheim (Norway)
Jerusalem (Israel)

Hosted people from:
Belgium
Czech Republic
Egypt
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Romania
Russia

Met people in:
Trondheim (Norway)
Osaka (Japan)
Fukuoka (Japan)
Naha (Japan)
Iceland
Israel
Prague

Interests

• animals
• chocolate
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bruce Springsteen, Kaizers Orchestra, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Kommil Foo, Paul Simon, Daft Punk, Major Lazer, Mayer Hawthorne, Daniel Lanois

Books: Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell), The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling on my own to Japan for five weeks in 2008 and living there for three months in 2014.

Watched the sunset on a 300m high dune in the desert of Merzouga (2015)

Seen the northern lights multiple times and a whale on the same trip to Iceland (2016)

Saw real Banksy artwork in Bethlehem (2017)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a native speaker Dutch so I could help with that.
I also speak English, French and Japanese and I have a basic knowledge of Spanish.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Japan