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  • 101 references 72 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French, Spanish; learning German, Portuguese, Spanish
  • 74, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Art School/theatre events, a singer De Valse Teefjes&amp...
  • boarding school and high school, university of life and l...
  • From Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
Vivre et partager - comprendre et aimer les simple choses de la vie! Simple living the years to come in vivid way and sharing is caring

ABOUT ME
I can host from now on 1 person in a nice room.
Got the power to meet up with people, bring them together and let it flow and go for the outmost of it!
Linking and looking to many areas of improving myself and out of previous experiences live to the full from now on...You don't know how strong you are...until what's left is being strong!
If, is always an open thought!
Yes, I sing in a topsy turvy choir "De Valse Teefjes" Ghent, Flandres and abroad!
I was a Lindy Hop dancer!

PHILOSOPHY
Love mother Earth; animals as favorites dogs, otters and pangolins!
Wir sollten manchmal einfach das tun, was uns
"glücklich macht", und nicht das, was vielleicht am bestens is.
Live the life to the full and sharing the good vibes.
Got the mind open to a natural and a ecological way of living.
Can't cope with industries whom are poisoning mostly our planet.
I'm open to be conscious for less fortunate people to help.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
If you are looking to come to Belgium (which is a damned good idea since we have the best beer, chocolate and french fries in the world... according to many ;)), than the city of Ghent is most certainly one of the most interesting cities to stop at!

Though the city is internationally seen less famous as Brussels, Bruges or Antwerp, it is a city that is known as the most alternative city of the country and the atmosphere is always chill and people just love life here! On top of that you have a historic center which competes easily with Bruges but the plus is you also have a mix of more modern style and you have way more chance to meet up with locals and you can avoid the overpopulation of tourist groups ;)

By couchsurfing,
Always happy meetings with the CS people and the places of events! See you on the flipside!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
So many times and I have informed my friends of my adhesion, please "verify" yourself it is less money for what you're getting and for your own sake and those of your hosts.

So when you're experience is positive and respectful I can tell that some of my surfers became a verified member of CS and it feels good!

Interests

Arts-theatre-dance-film . Littérature française, photography I'm hooked with my camera. Loved some sailing around Dover, Pantelleria,. Love traveling over the Atlantic since I became 62, met fantastic couch surfers!

  • arts
  • culture
  • writing
  • singing
  • photography
  • dancing
  • wine
  • traveling
  • music
  • live music
  • sailing
  • swimming
  • biking
  • nature walks
  • dog walking

Music, Movies, and Books

Poetry Ann Carol Mac Duffy, Hugo Claus, Shakespeare sonnets, Colm Toibin, Flaubert, Baudelaire et Houellebecq.
Film: natural documentaries, The Fast Show, Wallace and Gromit, movies that make senses.
Natural wild life world, an otter or sea otters are my pets so curious, joyful and caring!
Classic music, jazz, chansons, blues, some choirs Gregorian, Balkan and Klezmer and`Sugar Man!
Birds, water and swimming in lakes as we have one nearby "Blaarmeersen" with a camping site!

Books can thrill me away as a roman, again Colm Toibin, my favorite and thrillers, sharp biography, healthcare, nature, architecture, art; painters-sculpture and for fun all pop-ups books! Herman Melville, Moby Dick.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amazing when I was on Little Corn Island Nicaragua and Guatemala Lake of Atitlan, hiking in the mountains a overviewing this mysterious Lake, as the favourite place of Aldous Huxley, many years visiting and more to go! I love the Mayans Cosmo vision and the people of Guatemala.
www.onespiritworld.com is a famous cacao site, from my son Shadi !

Teach, Learn, Share

Life is a mistery in many forms and I love art with the never ending story of creation.

Followed academy of Arts Mixed Media, I love it. I made performances on Nutella to ban it, as it is a devious and malices product that unfortenately is all round the world a topper. Sing in a choir De Valse Teefjes, funny and loving it!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My Town Ghent, my travel experiences on CS, sharing my friends, smiles and fun, laughing and my cuisine, my artefacts, the bikes and especially my home, which I'm proud of to share my style and comfort, cosy and loving with lots of respect!" I'm a keen tea, cacao, coffee lover".

We have a 13th century castle in the middle of our city, prime time to visit and have some canal tour!

Arts in Ghent is a must, we have Hieronimus Bosch, The Van Eyck Brothers SMAK.
A filmfestival in september,.
The festival of Ghent around mid July !
University city 70.000 students and above all the friendly citizen.
The best fresh mustard and pickles you can buy in the heart of Ghent "Tierenteyn", "Geuze beer from Boon and Girardin my favourite beer and the best Belgian chocolate is GALLER!

The coffeebars, cafés, bistro, jazz bars and so on! That is why I'm asking to stay 2 nights for making this a great souvenir of this brave and brilliant city and their citizens!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium

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