ABOUT ME

I’m an easy going and open minded person. I enjoy meeting new people and discovering new places. I live in a quiet coastal town. At the moment, I work 9 to 5 as an erp administrator in a food recycling company . In my free time, about everyday I go running on the beach, and swimming in the sea. Furtheron, I practice some yoga, or play a little on my diatonic accordeon (still learning though). I also love going out in nature, cycling or trekking, belgium and abroad! Recently, I'm curious to find out more about van life and remote work ...

PHILOSOPHY

Hof :: Breathing, cold training and commitment, as a way to reconnect with yourself and surroundings.
Kotowaza :: Ikigai 生き甲斐, Shinrin yoku 森林浴, Wabi-sabi 侘寂, Nanakorobi-yaoki七転び八起き,
Yoda :: Do or do not, there is no try, The greatest teacher, failure is, Train to let go, what you fear to lose,

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can help travellers around who visit the Belgian coast, Ostend or Bruges. Not sure if I'll be able to host you, as I live at my parents house. For sure I can guide you around, I know many interesting places around.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In Holland, France, Germany, Portugal, Morocco, Cyprus, ... it's nice meeting local people, spending some time together, talking about lives and dreams ...

Interests

I love big cities: Tokyo, London, Lisbon, and Fez are my favourites so far.
I love nature: sailing a stormy sea, diving in between a school of fish, horseriding over sanddunes.
I can enjoy small things like a cup of tea any time of the day,
and I enjoy interesting thoughts and good books

• reading
• cycling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• travelling
• trekking
• horseback riding
• vegetarian cooking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Absynthe Minded,Arctic Monkeys, Daniel Melingo, Deus, Elbow, Girls In Hawai, Intergalactic Lovers Joanna Newsom, Liesa Van Der Aa, The National, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Selah Sue, Stornoway, Veronica Falls, Zaz,

Movies:
The Broken Circle Breakdown, Into The Wild, A Separation, Io e te, Mr Nobody, Pieds Nus Sur Les Limaces, The Motorcycle Diaries,

Books:
Laws of Human Stupidity (Carlo M. Cippolla), Factfulness (Hans Rosling), The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins), Eichman in Jeruzalem (Hannah Arendt), God of Small Things (Arundathi Roy),

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming at my local beach (northsea), from time to time a seal joins me for a couple of 10'.
Bialowieza primeval forest, got suprised by a wild bison/wisent.
Sierra de Arracena dehesa, playing hide and catch with lovely black pigs.
Great Barrier reef, diving with sharks, stingrays, and turtles,
Yala NP, spotting elephants and leopards.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can introduce you into wh method: get to love cold, take cold showers or have a cold swim, it's in the breathing, and your inner connection, give it a try!
Can give you a traditional swedish or cambodian trigger point massage, feel free to ask.
Can teach you the basics of making belgian pralines.
Can make you a really good Maya hot chocolate.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, New Zealand, Sweden