CURRENT MISSION

1. opening new windows of opportunity 2. traveling all continents

ABOUT ME

Find out!

PHILOSOPHY

I've changed it to often. So my personal philosophy is: personal philosophies change over time..

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had some very nice CS experiences in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, China, Hong Kong and Indonesia...

In my life I visited:
visited 38 states (16.8%)Create your own visited map of The World or jurisdische vertaling duits?

Interests

Things i enjoy:

- the summer and the sun
- traveling
- learning
- watching my favorite footballteam FC Twente
- enjoying conversations with friends over a cold glass of beer; or just enjoying a glass if conversational skills are lacking :)
- thinking and talking about society and politics
- copywriting
- playing around with Wordpress
- reading
- watching movies and series
- eating and drinking
- surfing the internet
- talking 'Twents', a dialect of Lower Saxon which was not selectable in the language list >|

• books
• beer
• drinking
• flying
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• camping
• surfing
• sightseeing
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I like all kinds of music:
Cheesy 'smartlappen', energetic indyrock, pulsing hardcore-techno, inspiring singer-songwriters, relaxing reggae, nostalgic 80's and 90's, upbeat ska

....do I need to make the list longer?
*update*
I'm trying to collect some beautifull and weird but above all interesting music. This is by no means complete or representative but.. anyway:

http://www.youtube.com/profile_favorites?user=Plofkip

*/update*

Some icons: Nirvana, U2, Johnny Cash, Normaal, Janis Joplin, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Bob Marley (I'm sure I'm forgetting quite a few)

Reading: too little. But I like international politics, thrillers, geography, history, some Dutch literature (Brusselmans although he is Flemish)

Movies: arthouse, thrillers, supspence, documentaries, fantasy, SciFi, history, (historical) drama

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

on top my mind:

Camping and sightseeing Iran with a group of Iranian and Finnish CS'ers

Watching The Netherlands lose to Germany in a German Biergarten in the soaring heat of a Iraqi Kurdistan

Crossing the most remote Thai/Cambodian border in the back of a pickup truck

Sleeping a night in a hotel in Hong Kong which most people would only book for an hour (round bed, mirrors all around... you get the idea). Got a good deal on the rate and just decided to stay.

Tacheles & Dr. Pong in Berlin

Saw the starry night of the Moroccan dessert

Relaxed on some of the most beautifull beaches in Portugal and Italy

Getting lost in Catalunya's mountains on a rent-a-moped

Drinking Baviera, flying a glide plane and attending Asunción Casino in Paraguay

Crossing the border illegaly to Argentina (and having the biggest trouble to get back into Paraguay)

nightswimming in sea or here in Hengelos "'t Kleigat"

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach you to open a bottle of beer with all kinds of objects... (a newspaper for example)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macao, Morocco, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands

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