Dutch guy with a lust for life, humble, always eager to host/stay with couchsurfers, to have a good time together and to broaden each others perspectives. My current mission is to understand the world better through travel, people and books. I studied Cultural Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), but I travel around whenever there's the possibility, because that's when I learn the most.

There is a podcast episode about me. Look up "Hidde Zwirs - The Student Backpacker" on Spotify if you're interested!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I travel to learn about the daily lives of people who live in the places that I visit. And when I'm at home, I like to give other travelers that same opportunity by hosting them, showing them what life in iconic Amsterdam/Berlin is like.

Interests

• writing
• literature
• photography
• documentaries
• human rights
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• anthropology
• history
• international relations
• journalism
• philosophy
• religion
• sociology
• hitchhiking
• nature
• techno
• psychedelics
• peacebuilding

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Traveled solo across continents since age 17
- Vipassana
- Ayahuasca

Teach, Learn, Share

Be kind

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Northern Ireland, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Netherlands, Viet Nam