ABOUT ME

What I am most passionate about in life is people. I have become a teacher/trainer because I love people, I travel because I love people.

I am a full time trainer at the University of Applied Science in Amsterdam in many communication skills, amongst which intercultural communication.

I'm also a board member of the local Green Party and a board member of the Education committee for the national Green Party for about one day a week.

Next to teaching and people, I am very passionate about cooking. I am half Indonesian and my cultural heritage of course influences my cooking. However, I am an amateur chef nowadays, having done many cooking courses on all kinds of different types of food.

I love travelling. When I travel, I travel slowly, staying in places for a longer time to get to know people. I have just spent a few days in Paris with an American friend I met in Ireland. I also met lovely new people! :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have not participated yet, but I am all ready to do so.

I have been teaching as a volunteer in Aceh for a week this summer and have plans to do more of it next year. I was teaching as a volunteer also in the townships of Cape Town and in Kampot, Cambodia before.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hitch hiked and ended up on people's couches, but no couchsurfing experience as of yet.

Interests

I think almost everything is interesting, I try to know a bit about everything. I love art and music, I listen to music every day. I try to go to as many cultural events, like concerts, theatre, opera, as possible (money is the limit, really).

I love political and philosophical discussions, I try to keep up to date with everything that is going on in the world.

• arts
• culture
• concerts
• education
• dining
• cooking
• partying
• traveling
• music
• opera
• teaching
• history
• science
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to mention! I have nearly 3000 books you will be sharing a room with.

Musical tastes range from classical through jazz to grungy rock.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't even know where to start!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a language teacher, Dutch mostly, English also available.
Of course I can also provide tips on communication skills.

Mostly though I can tell you everything there is to know about my city and country (history, culture etc.) and about all kinds of cooking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Laos, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malta, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Palestine, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa