CURRENT MISSION

Something different.

ABOUT ME

Hi! I'm Hanne and I come from Belgium. I studied Ancient Greek and Latin at Ghent University - that is, the study of classical literature, as I prefer it to plain philology. In my free time I love to read, travel, climb. Nature is my getaway.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None (yet).

Interests

History, books, drawing, music (listening & playing), travelling, hiking, art, climbing & bouldering, walking, hiking, classical studies, archaeology, geology (petrology), (ancient) cultures...

• arts
• books
• literature
• dancing
• walking
• traveling
• drawing
• bouldering
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• rock climbing
• geology
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: the list is quite endless, but if I have to name a few: Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi), aaallllll the Harry Potter books (J.K. Rowling), all the books written by Robin Hobb... Currently reading: The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón), Catch-22 (Joseph Heller).

Music: again, an endless list. I enjoy listening to folk, indiepop, indierock, 60s & 70s (like The Links)

Movies: Into the Wild, Amélie Poulain, Les Intouchables, Lemon Tree...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Mischabelhütte (3340 m, Saas-Fee, Switzerland), Delphi (Greece), Celsus Library (Ephesus, Turkey)

Teach, Learn, Share

"Happiness only real when shared." (Christopher McCandless)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium