I won't be hosting people from may until oktober

CURRENT MISSION

Learn as much as possible

ABOUT ME

I am Fabiën, I am 31 and recently moved to Leiden for work.
I am fond of adventures, but these adventures can include hitchhiking as much as embroidery.

PHILOSOPHY

I think that you don't need to have a lot to enjoy life. I like mental posessions more than material.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would love to meet new people and invite them in my home. And share this beautiful city with you.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I like to travel. Lots of people like to travel, most of them go to exotic places across the oceans. I think that is a pity: there are lots of places close to home that are worth exploring! So I did travel a lot in the Netherlands and in Germany, Belgium, France and Denmark.
I like to visit small towns on my trips and interact with the locals. The people make the country what it is. That's why I like couchsurfing so much.

Some years ago, I hitchhiked with a friend from Denmark to Hungary. During our trip we slept on couches in Leipzig, Prague, Bratislava, and Budapest. Some we liked more than others: especcially because of the trouble people took to show us the town and nice places to eat.

In Bratislava we also visited a picknick-dinner with other couchsurfers.

Interests

Many things...

My job, that's number one. I love to teach the little children and students about nature.

I just recently started dancing tango. But I'm more familiar with Belgian folkmusic and from time to time I go to a folk ball and festivals. (www.balfolk.nl/foto.php)

My boyfriend, a very special guy.

My friends. Lovely people, all in a different way. :)

Biology, plants, walking, cycling enjoying the smells and colours of the nature.

• festivals
• dancing
• tango
• environment
• cooking
• walking
• traveling
• drawing
• cycling
• biology
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

I love movies with beautiful pictures and music. Because I don't hace a tv in my home, I often watch my movies over and over, so it is nice to watch movies live they are paintings in wich more and more details can be discovered.

And like I said before: I love folk music (an example: http://www.myspace.com/aedomusic).

I read all kind of books... I have got cook books, fantacy books, books about nature and biology, books about history and language books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Pfff... I have seen a lot of interesting things.

I have been in a rainforest in Ireland. a one in a lifetime experience! Not as warm as a jungle, but just as green. A real hidden fairy forest.

And I always tell people I have been a magician assistant.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching is what I do all day...

I am skilled in medieval handcrafts: tabletweaving, combweaving, brocateweaving, sprangen, needlebinding, dyeing wool with plants, fine embroidery, sewing, medieval cooking.

I am skilled in drawing: carbon pencils, inks, aquarel.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A nice appartment in a green environment, close to the sea. But the big cities of the Neatherlands nearby.
Note: badly accessible by public transport.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Netherlands