+ South-American Dutchie
+ Self-Employed
+ Young at heart (though old AF in actual age ;) )
+ Late bloomer in distant travel

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

+ Never done it as a couchsurfer myself, eventhough I have hosted some through random encounters/meetups. Now I'm interested in experiencing it the other way around.. hanging out with/getting tips from 'locals' :)

Interests

+ Walking around (your) town/city..
+ Looking at interesting buildings..
+ Finding out about the history and stories behind them..
+ Tasting the food..
+ Hanging out at a club afterwards..
+ All while talking about & hearing what *makes* the person I am enjoying this with :)

• animals
• culture
• architecture
• dining
• fine dining
• clubbing
• traveling
• eating out
• socializing
• sports
• basketball
• martial arts
• history
• psychology
• science
• sightseeing
• historic sites
• eating
• food
• adventure
• learning languages
• people
• china
• ancient history
• programming
• self-development
• hanging out
• local history
• eastern europe

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
+ Hip Hop/R&B
+ Pop
+ Chalga (Bulgarian Pop)

Movies:
+ Action
+ Adventure
+ Comedy
+ Fantasy

-- (not too keen on Horror :P)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Does it have to be one thing??

Most recently:
+ Did a roadtrip by motorscooter around south Taiwan.. along the west coast hiking with wild monkeys, swimming with sea turtles, on the south tip withstanding a storm while standing on the cliff, and going back along the east coast and the Magnificent Taroko Gorge through the middle mountains, going literally in and above the clouds at almost 4km. up.. the sights were breathtaking

But I've also:
+ Travelled halfway across the world (literally, from Holland to China) to try and win back a love without her knowing I would show up (I'm a romantic, but that was the first and only time I went through such length for anyone). Though it didn't work out, it did open up my heart to China and distant traveling :)

+ Bungee-jumped off a bridge ledge in Bulgaria (no platform to jump off from, just literally the ledge which I had to climb up on while the bungee was already attached to my ankles, which makes it really hard to climb that ledge haha) and dipping head deep into the river below,

+ Narrowly managed to escape a whirlpool we got caught in while navigating a small boat just off the coast from the Greek peninsula,

+ Crossed a frozen river in Harbin (China) on foot, without the slightest clue as to how long that would actually take

+ Jumped into the ocean off the coast of Venezuela while being scared shitless that there were sharks swimming around

+ Swam through creeks in Suriname at night while caiman (crocodiles) where staring at me just a few metres away

Teach, Learn, Share

+ I have some life-experience, both personally and as a professional, and more often than not I can give some insights into problems/dilemmas you're dealing with, from a perspective/relativeness that you hadn't considered before

(at least so I am told by my friends, colleagues and clients.. :) )

+ I always try to listen deeply and be empathetic to the person I'm with & tend to give all my feelings/ideas about whatever it is someone is dealing with.. that sheer amount of thoughts is bound to have an out-of-the-box solution you hadn't thought of before ;)

What I Can Share with Hosts

An interested ear for listening to the stories of your life, advice on physical health, a therapeutic or relaxing massage, someone who's open to hanging out

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Curaçao, Cyprus, Denmark, England, France, French Guiana, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Suriname, Taiwan, Turkey, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Curaçao, Netherlands, Suriname