CURRENT MISSION

Build my own company and try to travel as much as possible

ABOUT ME

Hey! I believe that being a member of CS adds to the things I find most important in life: Nice things happening out of nowhere, when being around nice people.

I love little adventures like random nights. Also just sitting on the couch, listening to music and having good conversation can make me happy, just as going to a concert, or having a nonsense talk in a bar. When I'm not doing that, I spend a lot of time working on the company I started with a friend this year.

I grew up on the countryside and still love its peace and quiet, although currently I'm enjoying the dynamics of the "city".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have done some surfing and some hosting a few years ago. Haven't participated a lot in the CS community since then, but intend to get more active.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Before I joined CS I enjoyed a lot of random hospitality. For example I attended an Iranian birthday just because we met some nice people somewhere in India! Also lots of friends have surfed my couch and even my bed. I remember four of my friends sleeping in my bed, leaving me on the ground :) I've couchsurfed my way through Scandinavia, which was a great experience. Since then I've had a couple of couchsurfers over in my home.

Interests

People, music, art, technology, entrepreneurship, user experience, the web, networking, design, lots and lots more! I always enjoy listening to people who can tell about their passions.

• arts
• design
• concerts
• technology
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• entrepreneurship

Music, Movies, and Books

Lots and lots of music. Lately I've been mainly listening to weird electronic music, post-hardcore and singer-song writer. And probably everything in between. Music would be a good subject to talk about if you meet me. I'm always happy to get some tips or let you listen to some stuff I like. Check out http://www.last.fm/user/erwinelling/ !

I mostly enjoy "art-house" movies, but depending on my mood anything will do.

I need to learn how to read again. That is, mostly I am too restless to be able to read a book. I feel I need to change this. Some books I did read and loved are "The Alchemist" by Paolo Coelho, everything by Charles Bukowski and "Everything is Illumanited" by Jonathan Safran Foer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I recently left my job and started my own company, together with my best friend.

Teach, Learn, Share

Mostly internet or computer related stuff.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands

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