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  • 17 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning French, German, Russian
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Parttime Expedition Doctor / Fulltime Dreamer
  • Medical University Nijmegen, the Netherlands
  • From Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands
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About Me

CURRENT LIFE IS AWESOME

I spend 13 months in Antarctica from nov 2015 until jan 2017. Slowly unfreezing and ready for the sun!!

I have a few trips planned:

Sofia, Bulgaria 2-5 June; with 2 friends. We already booked a hotel but are looking for some nice people to meet!

I will work as a voluntary boat doctor in Eastern Siberia in June/July. Before I go there I will be in

Moscow: June19-23
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka June 23-26
On the boat to Wrangle Island ;-) June 26-July 24
Back home 25th of July.

I'd love to meet some local surfers! Anyone in for a beer, let me know!!!

From september on I will be in papua New Guinea, working in a remote hospital in Kikori. Feel free to join if you are around!

ABOUT FLO

The world is my biggest love. Quite keen on traveling. I work as a voluntairy expedition doctor which gives me a nice opportunity to explore. I'm a positive guy and my biggest hobby is dreaming.

PHILOSOPHY

Nil volentibus arduum (Nothing is impossible for those who want to)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Meeting lovely people everywhere, been talking and sitting on couches a lot all over the world. After my couch surfing experiences in Argentina & Chile I can say I totally got infected with the CS bug! Lovin it!

Interests

Dreaming, travel, enjoying life, outdoor stuff, diving.

  • singing
  • photography
  • cooking
  • breakfast
  • instructor
  • traveling
  • blogging
  • outdoor activities
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • medicine
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Read: Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts) is a must for everyone who's been or is planning to go to India.

Listen: The XX (!!!!!!), Agnes Obel, Martin Garrix, Major Lazer.

See: Pretty much everything from Die Hard 4.0 to As is is in Heaven.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ate the nicest naan-bread ever at Patnem beach (Goa - India) and the waiter looked like Eddie Murphy's brother.

Teach, Learn, Share

I used to give photography courses and Im happy to share if you're interested. Now Im an outdoor medicine Instructor so if you're interested in mountain medicine you're welcome.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Ill be happy to cook dinner, or brunch, or late breakfast ;-). I'm happy to sing along if you know the lyrics and don't mind if I don't.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greenland, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Antarctica, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea

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