I’ve always been known as a quitter, the guy who never finished anything. I quit two universities, a wrestling team, the Dutch Marine Corps, and many other things.

In 2011 I reinvented myself and went off on all sorts of adventures around the world to prove to myself that I can stick with something.

In the years that followed I walked from England to Rome, cycled from Holland to Istanbul, spent several months leading pack horses across the wilderness of Canada, and paddled the entire Mississippi river in a kayak in 110 days.

I slept in graveyards, ate raw eggs, walked across Spain thrice, was chased by feral dogs in Romania, and stood face to face with a grizzly bear in the Canadian wilderness.

However, even though I started my travels for these somewhat dysfunctional reasons, over time I discovered these adventures had a surprising benefit..

As I kept trying new things I slowly started to see myself as a different person. The kind of person that could do these things. I started to see myself as an adventurer!

I learnt that even though I might not be able to do something today, I can become the person that can.

How?

By constantly trying new things.

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm currently on a mission to walk from Holland to Jerusalem with zero money! I'm depending on my own creativity and my skills as a close up magician to travel over 6000 km on foot across Europe and the Middle-East.

I'd love to share my story with the people that live along the route, and get a sneak peak into their lives.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I promise you an entertaining and inspiring evening with adventure stories, magic you won't believe, and possibly the new found urge to leave it all behind and hit the road!

If you're up for it, you're welcome to join me on the road for a couple of days and experience what the pilgrim life is like!