CURRENT MISSION

see the world! Play music, meet new people!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed once in Amsterdam. We where overwhelmed by the kind people we met!

Interests

music, literature, fine arts,...

• arts
• humanities
• literature
• music
• classical music
• violin
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

classical music, jazz, rock, hiphop, electro, folk and world music: radiohead, rachmaninov, Jan garbarek, Arvo Part, terry Riley, N.E.R.D., deus, zita swoon, zapp string quartet, Bloc party, Scofield, renaud garcia fons, kocani orchestra, troissoeur, ben sluijs, mum, bach,.... anything when its good :-)

some books I've read recently: On the road (Kerouac), A fine balance (Rohinton mistry), My secret lif and the great railwaybazaar (Paul Theroux), Cry the beloved country (Alan Patton)
other good writers: jonathan coe, steven saylor, gabriel garcia marquez, peter verhelst, nicci french, nick hornby, and... even the harry potter books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

riding motorbikes through the thar desert in Pushkar until the moesson bursted out.
visiting the conservatorium of Varanasi and taking violin lessons there
performing at Cisses (Dakar) with Issa Sow, Malick Pathé Sow and Bao Cissokho,... for an amazing

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a teacher for western classical music (I also play folk), can you teach me your music?

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Italy, Senegal, South Africa, Sweden, Uganda, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium