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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
explore the world and experience new things
ABOUT ME
I'm a social and open-minded girl living in wonderfull Ghent. I'm good to talk to and like to listen.I'm very eager to learn more about other cultures.Therefore traveling is one of my biggest passions. I love to go dancing and have fun.
PHILOSOPHY
Live the moment and enjoy the now.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I try be a good host by showing my guests what Gent has to offer and by sharing our culture. I always treat people with respect and make them feel comfortable.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
The hosting experiences I have so far have been great. Meeting new people and sharing experiences are the things I love. I like to show my wonderfull city to others and make them enjoy it. Also the CS meetings/gatherings we sometimes have in Ghent are unforgetable.
Interests
Travelling, mostly Asia and South-America
Photography
Reading
Dancing lindy-hop
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: all movies of Pedro Almodovar, La meglio giuventu, La vita e bella, Into the wild, Les fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulin, Le huitième jour
Music: Gotan project,Buena vista social club, Tracy Chapman, Tori Amos, Jack Johnson, Jamie Lidell, Los de abajo, cesaria Evora, The gipsy kings, Arsenal, Coldplay
Books: all books of Nicci French and Paulo Coelho, The millenium trilogie, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, The shadow of the wind from Carlos Ruiz Zafon
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Swimming with whalesharks in the Philippines
Sailing from Colombia to Panama
Waking up with the sounds of monks chanting in Myanmar
Hiking for six days in the jungle of Colombia to the Lost City
Riding on a camel in the desert of India
Teach, Learn, Share
I can share lots of my travelstories and teach you some Dutch or practice English.I would love to learn some more photography skills and maybe some exotic cooking.I also like to practice my Spanish. Go dancing together somewhere would be fun too.
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam
Countries I’ve Lived In
Belgium, Bolivia, Honduras, Spain