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Overview

  • 9 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French, Spanish; learning German, Italian
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • press and communications in cultural sector
  • roman philology and conservatory of piano
  • From antwerp
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

host a lot of couch surfers!

ABOUT ME

I love music, culture, nature, travelling, partying, cooking and eating (:-)), staying in my bed untill 12 o'clock with the sun on my face or waking up early and go out to run, I also love cats, like to meet new people, go to concerts and theater plays,I love swimming in the sea and surfing (I'm not at all an expert, but even falling all the time in the water is a pleasure :-)), I like hiking, running or just doing nothing at all, I enjoy myself writing songs, reading books, I don't have television because I'd rather go to a bar, I love life and active people that enjoy life as much as I do!

PHILOSOPHY

Live the life you love
Love the life you live

People that always stay with both feet on the ground, never get further in life!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love travelling and I love to meet new people from all over the world. When a friend told me that there was a "couchsurfing concept", I subscribed myself immediately, I love the idea!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had great couch surfingexperiences in Sevilla, Cadiz, Tarifa and the south of France, the people that hosted me there, were amazing. I was so impressed by their generosity, that I really try to do the same thing when I am hosting couchsurfers. I like it very much to show my city, give people a glimpse of the culture I live in, of the life I live.

Interests

music, life, fun, nature, culture, cooking, travelling, sun, beach, SEA & salt, theater, architecture...pffftt, there is so much interesting in the world, I can't name it all!

  • cats
  • arts
  • culture
  • writing
  • books
  • theater
  • architecture
  • concerts
  • dining
  • cooking
  • chocolate
  • beer
  • running
  • partying
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • piano
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • swimming
  • languages
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

La sombra del viento = great book
movies... above all latino/Spanish movies (Hable con Ella, Lucía y el sexo, Abre los ojos, La flor de mi secreto, El bola, La lengua de las Mariposas, Nueve Reinas), French movies (La tête en friche, Améli Poulin, Un long dimanche de fiançailles), Italian movies (La Meglio Gioventu, La Vita à bella, Il postino, La Stanza del Figlio).
Music: Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Bob Dylan, G.love & Special Sauce, Rosana, Tom Waits, Bebel Gilberto, Dire Straits, The Red hot Chilipeppers, Anthony & the Johnssons, Moby, Zaz, La Rue Ketanou, Paolo Nutini, Miles Davis, Nick Drake, Ray Charles, La Buena Vista Social Club, Chopin, Astor Piazzola, Ismael Serrano, Manu Chau,... again: too much nice music to name it all!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Eum...I saw several great things and did amazing things, I don't know what I have to write down. I swam under the waterfalls of Iguasu, I walked in La valle de la luna in Bolivia, which was incredible, but there are so many beautiful things in life. To be honest, every new day is an amazing experience and it's the small things that make life so special...

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach languages and give piano classes, teach how to make typical belgian food (which is really nice actually), I can tell you everything about belgian chocolate and belgian beers (MMmmm...:-)),I can share my passion for music, life & art, I can learn so much from everyone every day...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Belgium, France, Spain

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