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Overview

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  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning Afrikaans, French, German, Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • CTO at Activitree
  • Bachelor in IT
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Starting up a company

ABOUT ME

I wanted to fill in traveller as occupation, but unfortunately travelling costs money. So when I'm not visiting new countries, I work as an app developer. My second passion is salsa dancing. Finally I'm crazy about games! If it's Party&Co, Monopoly, Risk or something more complex like Magic:The Gathering, I'm game!

PHILOSOPHY

"Life is not about the number of breaths you take, but about the moments that take your breath away."

And I try to create as many for myself as possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used to be a host for couchsurfers until I got kicked out of my living space. Now I found a new place to host people again in the lovely city of Maastricht!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I actually lived with a South African for 4 months. This was my best "living abroad" experience. I stayed with locals in India and Hawaii. I myself had people over from Germany and USA.

Interests

Travelling
Salsa, Bachata and Merengue
Board- and cardgames
Playing sports (I played tennis, baseball and soccer)

  • dancing
  • salsa dancing
  • bachata
  • marathon
  • partying
  • traveling
  • magic
  • scuba diving
  • sports
  • baseball
  • soccer
  • tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

R&B, HipHop, Soul, Jazz, Pop.
I love movies except too much drama and war movies.
"4 Hour Work Week" by Timothy Ferris
"Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" by Shunryu Suzuki

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Build an igloo in the Arctic and sleep in it.

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach people; Dutch, English, Salsa and the basics in webdesign.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories, laughs and a dance.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Kenya, Netherlands, South Africa, Thailand

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