CURRENT MISSION

Taking my journey to a new level.

ABOUT ME

Discovering who you are is one of the secrets of life, but what I choose to be is an introspective, reliable, decisive and warm but analytical person, seeking inspiration from any direction. In the same way I have chosen not to be a very compassionate, curious or ambitious person, and I have a hard time being fascinated by anything. I appreciate differences in life and like interacting with people to provoke new thoughts or be provoked myself. Conversation, reflection and introspection are for me important ways to become the kind of person you want to be, but I never forget the importance and value of also sharing some simple laughs together.

I am on a journey. I needed to go, break free, so I said goodbye to the people I loved and left my possessions behind me. Right now, I am moving over the world to focus on internal growth, with not much more than love and complete freedom. I have no idea if, where or how this journey will ever end, but there´s no doubt it is an enriching path I have taken.

PHILOSOPHY

Some of my favourite quotes to describe my personal philosophy:

"To fly, we have to have resistance." (Maya Lin)

"They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." (Andy Warhol)

"Security is the denial of life." (Germaine Greer)

"There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do." (Freya Stark)

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." (Winston Churchill)

"After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box." (Italian proverb)

"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." (Dalai Lama)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm very willing to host and share my space, though my current living space is huge, under the stars. During my journey I always like to meet new, interesting people and surf couches anywhere!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first couchsurfing experience was during my trip to the Balkan in 2011. There, I met several enriching people which were a great contribution to my travel! After that, my home was open to people wanting to visit my previous place in the Netherlands. Right now, I am making the world my home...Hosted:Zeynep from Istanbul (June 2011)Adam & Ola from Bydgoszcz (June 2011)Chrysanthe & Will from California (June 2011)Ewa & Chris from Bydgoszcz (July 2011)Adam & Chad from Newhall (July 2011)Alex & Corinna from Reken (August 2011)Lelde from Cesis (August 2011)Irena & Pavel from Prague (November 2011)
Surfed:Martin in Luton (May 2011)Marija in Nis (May 2011)Nenad & Maya in Pirot (May 2011)Greet in Skopje (May 2011)Judith in Rahovec (May 2011)Isabelle in Basel (June 2011)Anton & Kim in Tilburg (July 2011)Zeynep in Utrecht (September 2011)Nenad & Maya in Pirot (September 2011)Marko in Nis (September 2011)Milica in Mitrovica (September 2011)Marijke & Mathias in Ghent (October 2011)Nina in Groningen (October 2011)Sandra in Eindhoven (December 2011)George in Vratsa (December 2011)Alireza in Sofia (December 2011)Iva & Scott in Karlovo (December 2011)Zeynep in Istanbul (December 2011)Cihan in Pendik (December 2011)Tiago in Arganil (February 2012)Joao & Patricia in Tomar (February 2012)Manuel & Ana in Lisbon (February 2012)Victoria in Umbria (February 2012)Nora in Sevilla (February 2012)Serena in Tanger (February 2012)Badr in Marrakech (February 2012)Vlado & Barbora in Aarhus (March 2012)Stepan in Aalborg (March 2012)Harriet & John in Tórshavn (March 2012)Atli in Vestmanna (March 2012)Annika & Gretar in Saudarkrokur (April 2012)Mafer & Munir in San Juan (April 2013)Rodrigo in Progreso (May 2013)Marlon & Blanca in Tequixquiac (May 2013)Esperanza in Tepeapulco (May 2013)Mauricio in Coatzacoalcos (June 2013)Alex in Comalcalco (June 2013)Fabian in Villahermosa (June 2013)Lukas in San Cristobal (June 2013)Ignacio in Comitan (July 2013)Maria in San Benito (October 2013)Victor in El Estor (October 2013)Alex in Santa Barbara (November 2013)Jorge in Liberia (November 2013)Arine & Pierre in San Isidro (February 2014)Marina & Harriet in San Isidro (May 2014)Miriam & Jorge in Las Tablas (May 2014)Gustavo in Penonomé (May 2014)Alejandro in Panama (June 2014)Jhon in Medellín (July 2014)Xiomi in Barbosa (July 2014)Chris & Tatiana in Bello (August 2014)Andrea in La Estrella (August 2014)Frank in Medellín (August 2014)Juanes in Medellín (August 2014)Diana in Sabaneta (September 2014)Camila in Medellín (September 2014)

Interests

Traveling, nature, music, sports, insightful discussions, a little bit of psychology and philosophy and more...

• flying
• traveling
• music
• sports
• boxing
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Sophie Hunger, Ingrid Michaelson, Eels, Norah Jones, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, India Arie, Adele, Micky Green, Ray LaMontagne, KT Tunstall, Dave Matthews, Angus & Julia Stone, Lisa Mitchell, Rue Royale, Jose Gonzalez, Amos Lee and many more...

Movies:
Into the Wild, Seven, The Prestige, The Butterfly Effect (director´s cut), Good Will Hunting, The Weather Man, A Beautiful Mind, Reservoir Dogs, Lost in Translation, Rounders, Memento and many more...

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Antarctica, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Netherlands

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