07-08-2023
As you can see i am over 11 years a member of CS
Until today my profile was verified
The invitation to renew my verification does NOT inform me about the 56 euro subscription to renew.
Al least not polite, this information should be cleaar before starting the verification process.
For the moment i wait with processing.
I think the number of references is also some kind of verification

By the way you can always give i a try and send a message

15-09-2022 you can try

29-07-2022
For the moment no couchs available, sorry

20-03-2022
My house is nearly full ( 3 refugees )
One more from Ukrain welcome

26-11-2021 Tahseen is number 26 who lived here, Today he got his permit, congratulations

05-11-2021 you (max two ) can try

28-09-2021 sorry closed

08-08-2021 fight with cs about blocks and suspending
for the moment solved

29-12-2020
Usually full house ( refugees ) but after corona you can do a prayer for a piece of floor

25-02-2020
Schiphol airport ( direct train 30 minutes )
11-02-2019
The most asked question, i want amsterdam but no host there.
Utrecht is 27 minutes away ( train ) in daytime every 15 minutes , after 01.00 once an hour
my house is 15 minutes walk from utrecht central station

09-01-2019
If you make pictures of your stay here or if i send you pictures of your stay here DO NOT PUBLISH THEM WITHOUT MY PERMISSION
I host people who do not want to be spotted on internet ( for their safety)
Publishing me and/or yourself no problem ( i am ugly, ok, lol )

23-11-2019
I have a number of long(er) staying guests
All refugees who need a safe place
It means i have sometimes place for one or max two ON THE FLOOR
Come with a perfect request if you wanna meet them

21-08-2019
Do you play guitar , there is one in the house ( Thnx Oliver )

03-08-2019
got it

31-07-2019
1 to go

23-07-2019
3 to go

12-04-2019
From now on i do not longer accept requests for one night.
Usually people come in ( late ) in the evening and leave ( early ) in the morning
I am not a free bed and breakfast,
Some exeptions ( always have to talk first )
- emergency ( host misbehaves )
- If your host cancels last minute or does not answer anymore
- If you have an early flight from schiphol airport.
- if you arrive late on schiphol airport late ( but before 22.00 )

27-01-2019
Some advice to travel within my country
Travel information concerning trains https://www.ns.nl/en
Travelinformation for ALL public transport https://9292.nl/en
How to use public transport , i made a sheet, ask for it
Need other info, aske me, i know Utrecht ( live ther 46 years now )
And always willing to help to find the good places

04-05-2018
Today Amar staying here for 10 months in my house got his decision, he got a permit to stay, congratulations
Now he also gets his own place

21--11-2017
it took over 18 months but my lover asmar from Iraq get a permit to stay and can start to build a life here

25-10-2017
Strong advice when you go travel
If you have a debitcard which works here no problem
If you are rich and have a creditcard no problem
Else ask your bank or creditcardcompany if they have a 'moneycard'
You load it with money only you can use it
Had 3 times a guest who was robbed from all his money
Keep it safe this way

02-07-2017
Nearly all of my house filled now people who NEED a safe place.
Sometimes i will be able to accept surfers but come with a GOOD request

11-04-2017
mostly 5 or 6 people in my house
surfers fit but it is ( more or less ) the floor ( have some sleepingbags )
on the other side you meet a lot of people with a story
This is not a bed and breakfast but interaction

Advice
Keep in mind i also house people with ( nearly no ) money
I have a tipbox, feel free to use it
If this is a problem for you, best find another host

22-02-2017

More find the way to my safe house for queers
Still surfers can try

02-11-2016

I host refugees, lot of them have no ( or just very few money )
Still i host them
When you stay here keep that in mind
Make us a meal, use the tipbox
Most of you are on holiday, they are on the run

Thank you

09-10-2016
Hosting emergency refugees now
Kicked out of the camp simply because they are not straight
you can try to 'fight' you in here, but have a GOOD story

19-9-2016
Only if you are involved in refugee's you can send a request to meet them and stay here
simply no time for touristic things

1-8-2016
Sorry next month nearly all my place, time and energy are for refugees
- having asylum and are waiting for a place to live.
- asking for asylum because they are in danger in their own country because they are gay

you can try, with a very good story to convince me, but when i accept it will be the floor , the floor and nothing but the floor

28-06-2016
now about 6 in da house but still sometimes place
but the floor, the floor and nothing bit the floor
take your stuff ( a bit available here )
The 'atmosphere' is oke here

29-04-2016 you can try if you wanna meet Nadia Hazem Rami and Goro all from Syria
They are living with me now until they found a place for themself and can start build up a life in PEACE

26-01-2016
At this moment i only accept SPECIAL and very well motivated requests
The reason is that i have three 'problems'
Guests asking me if they can stay longer then planned.
Guests asking me if they can come back.
My Syrian friends popping in and out between their interviews with immigration
i do host and support refugees and they are my 'special' guests

THINK ABOUT IT TO DO THE SAME

Msg me if you want information about that

About sending a couchrequest
I can handle a lot ( with sleepingbag and a tent in my garden i hosted one time 16 guests )
Usually i am full the next two weeks
You still may try and can make a chance
- If your profile is filled
- if your request makes clear why you want to stay with me
- if you accept the floor
- if it is clear that you read my full profile (find the keyword !! )
- like to talk before on facebook about wishes, plans, info and more

-if NOT i do not host

About Utrecht and Amsterdam
Finding a host ( especially on short term ) is in Amsterdam as good as impossible ( host get 10+ requests a day ) , i receive about 5 a day
The distance between them is 30 minutes train ( day and night )
Amsterdam is overcrowded, utrecht not
Utrecht is terrible underestimated ( source lonely planet )
Amsterdam is overestmated ( my personal opinion )

Male, single, born 1955 but feeling much younger ( just had a wonderfull birthday party wirh 13 guests and 4 neighbours )

CURRENT MISSION

Hosting, learning and teaching

Can feed you with lot of usefull info about my country and how thingd work
Have sheets about my house, Utrecht and the rest of NL, public transport and of course directions to my house
Because i do not work at this moment i have time to show you around in the city and surroundings ( biking )

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live, respect eachother

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, hosting and hosting
one time i was hosted myself ( medan, sumatra,indonesia)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

only postive

COURSURFING 'RULES'

When i accept a request i will send you a message wirh some information about houserules and usefull information about Utrecht and my country
I prefer a talk on facebook messenger or whatsapp
Read it well and if you have questions ask me

Interests

People
Culture ( museum, dance, music, theater )
Being guide in my city
Tell me your interests, wishes and fantasies (not to naughty ) and i shall help to make them true
Active in the LGBT movement ( if you do not know what it means, google it )
Wanna get an impession of utrecht, netherlands and my house, ask, i have pictures

• culture
• theater
• dancing
• music
• cycling
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

The better arthouse movies (keyword death in venice )
Music from classic till pop. But i'm a little outdated, take your music and teach me, or youtube, you can connect to my soundsysten

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My visits to Bali and Sumatra and my friends there, especially Hendra ( see picture in my profile)
Hosting over 500 surfers, among them about 100 refugees who need a warm and safe place

Teach, Learn, Share

How is life for LGBT in your country ?

What I Can Share with Hosts

I live just 63 years in NL and 46 years in Utrecht now.
So i know my city i guess.
Also can give practical advice about our silly ( but good ) public transport, how to rent a bike, how to get tickets and so on.
and a coffeeshop if you need one

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Australia, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, Suriname, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands