A 27 year old Highschool biology/chemistry teacher from Holland and always up to meet new people and stay with locals. Of course I'm looking for good company, but I am pretty good on my own as well.
Right now I am traveling through North America for 8 months. Started it off with 8 weeks in Canada and after that I'll head down to Mexico for a month. The holidays I will be in the States with my host family whom I stayed with back in 2007.

I care more about new experiences than, let's say, anew car. I love to teach, so I might bother you every now and than with facts about all kinds of stuff.
On this trip I would love to do the things I can't for back in Holland: trailrunning in the BC mountains, long train rides, outdoor camping in the mountains, climbing volcanoes, go to a Yankees game, go to town of Natural History Museum or any other museum that has to do with either science of history.

One of the main reasons I chose North America is the long train rides I can do here. I took the Canadian from East to West and I'll be doing a 1,5 month trip by train through the States.

Even though I love to be active and eat as healthy as I can, I love me some good Asian or Italian food. Just the other day I saw a video about a pizza with a giant chicken nugget as a crust: definitely wanna try that! I am always in for a beer, or cider, and have long talks about evolution, science or politics.

Things I love to do: bad word puns, drink cider, watching How I Met Your Mother, walk along the sea, talk about Baseball statistics and have a good discussion about evolution!

'Life is one big lesson'

'Only regret the things you didn't do'

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet fellow runners/hikers/travelers/beer-lovers/espresso-drinkers around the globe and live among locals.

Interests

I am an avid runner, check out Instagram @therunningteacher, and right now I am working my way back from an injury. I would love to go on really long runs/hikes through mountains and all. But I can also enjoy running with the purpose of exploring a new place like a city. My ultimate goal is to one day run a 100K race and perhaps longer ones after that!

After living over 5 months on Bali, Indonesia I started loving Asian food. I can eat that all day long!

• wine
• beer
• yoga
• running
• hiking
• baseball
• science
• harry potter
• bicycling
• star wars
• asian food

Music, Movies, and Books

Reading: Harry Potter, Star Wars,thee Hobbit, LOTR and baseball stats.
Music: Country, both old (Waylon Jennings) and new ( Kenny Chesney), Julio Iglesias, gangsta rap(2Pac), Dutch rap, Jack Johnson and 90's and 00's rock.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I just ran my first ever ultra trail, 54K! Toughest and most amazing thing i've ever done!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a Highschool teacher, so I am always eager to teach people stuff about biology. I am a firm believer of the theory of Evolution, but I am always open for different views on all kinds of scientific subjects.

I've once been told that I'm pretty good at giving a pep talk, so whenever you need one, let me know!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good talk, a workout buddy, humour!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, South Africa, Spain, Turkmenistan, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, South Africa, United States