ABOUT ME

I was born and raised in the quiet and peaceful northern part of The Netherlands, before moving to Amsterdam for study and work. After almost ten years living in this vibrant city, I moved to Maputo, Mozambique where I worked in groundwater resources and water supply. In April 2018 I moved back to Amsterdam.

I love to try new things, explore the world, meet new people, experience.

My main goal is to enjoy every day at best, to discover the unexpected, to get inspired and inspire, to learn by living, every single day again.

PHILOSOPHY

1) A boat is safe in the harbour but this is not the purpose of a boat

2) Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain

3) 20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Interests

Hiking, Photography, Music, Movies, Travel, Chess, Nature, Mountains, Cycling, Enjoying great food and drinks, Meeting new people, Volleyball, Going out, Sleep, Explore

• photography
• dancing
• dining
• drinking
• boating
• movies
• chess
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• volleyball
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Post-metal, Progressive rock, Deephouse, Jazz and Funk (live!), Trip-hop, Tool, A Backward Glance on a Travel Road, Opeth, Massive Attack, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Yann Tiersen, Hypno5e

Movies:
Into the Wild, Intouchables, Koyaanisqatsi, Tarantino, Band of Brothers, Art-house films

Books:
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Discovery of Heaven (Harry Mulisch)
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
The Shadow of the Sun (Ryszard Kapuscinski)
Dark Star Safari (Paul Theroux)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Mozambique, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mozambique, Netherlands