CURRENT MISSION

see Hurdegaryp, then die

ABOUT ME

Hello travellers!
This Dutchie is happy to welcome you in Groningen. I'm a young man, metropolitan but with country-roots. Curly hair but straight vision. Big body and a big heart. Serious mind, but a sunny smile. More a listener than a talker, more a reader than a writer.
Sometimes a real party clown, but in any case present when there's drinking red wine or authentic brewed beers in a low-profile cafe involved. Coffee addict!

My job is organising film festivals and movie events. Besides that, I also like to travel to Belgium and Gemany regularly, attend (international) film festivals, do some mountainbiking and visit friends in different cities.

I am social and very easy-going, so I hope I can make my guests feel comfortable and at ease while staying at my place.

PHILOSOPHY

the lyrics of 'Don't Stop' by Sarah Bettens

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am ready for as much CS-experience as possible. That means that requests are welcome: my couch is ready, the beer is cold and the record player is spinning...

Best is visiting during the week, although I work during the day. But don't be afraid to get bored, because you can take my bike and explore the city or the countryside around Groningen.
In the evening i can take you to a great film or we can go on a tour through the nightlife of Groningen.

Within the couchsurf community I am looking forward to meet interesting people to have fun with and who can broaden my view on life.
I am always in for a black coffee, red wine or even better: a nice authentic Belgian beer.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A big hosannah so far!

Interests

Everything that's got to do with art and (popular) culture: watching movies, reading books, going to concerts/festivals/exhibitions etc.

I also like cycling and mountainbiking through the city and outside in the countryside. I do a lot of hitchhiking through the Benelux and further into Eastern-Europe.

Other things that make me happy: 2hand shops & flee markets / morning paper with coffee / playing poker or other cardgames / the forest, fields of grass and coastal lines / "She Loves You" from the Beatles

• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• concerts
• festivals
• film festivals
• wine
• red wine
• beer
• coffee
• nightlife
• partying
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• poker
• cycling
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Films by Andrei Tarkovski, Jacques Tati, Ingmar Bergman, Carlos Reygadas, Coen Brothers, John Cassavetes, Michael Haneke. But my real hero is Werner Herzog.

Books by Hugo Claus, Willem Elsschot, Ian McEwan, Paul Auster, P.F. Thomese, Bart Moeyaert, Arnon Grunberg, Dimitri Verhulst, Jonathan Franzen,...

Music by The National, The Black Keys, Eels, Elbow, Shearwater, Blonde Redhead, Fleet Foxes, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Two Gallants, Feeder, Bonnie Prince Billy, I am Kloot, Kashmir, Neil Young, Tindersticks, Tool, The Shins, Death Cab for Cutie, Sigur Ros, Nick Cave, Nick Drake, Radiohead, Band of Horses, Loney Dear, ...
And I like going to techno parties!

Photography by Stephan Vanfleteren, Erwin Olaf, Jeff Wall, ...

Paintings by Cy Twombly, Francis Bacon, Georg Baselitz, Max Ernst, Clyfford Still, Adolph Gottlieb, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Waking up healthy everyday

What I Can Share with Hosts

Film titles that are worth watching

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, Netherlands

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