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Overview

  • 9 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English
  • 47, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Veterinarian
  • Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, Netherlands
  • From Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Help & Enjoy

ABOUT ME

I love traveling, especially in combination with (voluntary) work. I am calm, friendly, open minded and easy going and like meeting people from other countries and cultures.

PHILOSOPHY

Try to live in harmony with the earth, animals and people, and don't forget to enjoy!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I really like meeting up again with great people I met during my travels. So they are staying with me or I am visiting them.
But I also enjoy meeting new people so couchsurfers are very welcome! And until now I've only had good experiences :).

Interests

I like traveling, dancing, having dinners (veggie)/ drinks with friends, reading (preferably while sitting in the sun :)), hiking, yoga, going to the sauna, skating, cycling, camping, going to festivals and lots more.
I'm interested in cultures, eco- and fair trade stuff, animal welfare, vegetarian food, organic farming, nature, meditation etc.

  • animals
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • animal welfare
  • dining
  • cooking
  • vegetarian
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • sauna
  • drinking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies I like are for example Intouchables and Amelie and many other (art house) movies.
I like many kinds of music: world music, reggae, hip hop (the happy kind), pop, rock...
Writers: Khaled Hosseini (Kite runner), Paolo Coelho, Niccolo Ammaniti,..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Teaching English in Cambodia. The children are so sweet and enthusiastic (and crazy ;))!
Volunteering at a yoga eco farm in Colombia: waking up in the morning with yoga, showering under a waterfall,...
Also I loved the multi-day jungle tracks that I made!

Teach, Learn, Share

If you like (and if I have the time) we can cook vegetarian food together, go to a museum, cycle/walk around Utrecht etc!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook veggie food for you and we can share (travel)experiences :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uganda, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, India, Ireland, Mozambique, Netherlands, Thailand

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