My name is Hester (34), I'm married to Menno (35) and we have two daughters; Fien (6) and Juul (2). We live in a lovely village, surrounded by nature and still only 10 minutes away from Utrecht (by train). Both born and raised in big cities (Utrecht and Rotterdam), we now enjoy living in a small town in the forest. It's a great place to raise our children!

I work for the government and in my spare time I enjoy geocaching, baking and spending time with friends and family.
My husband is a chemistry teacher and enjoys gardening, running and watching series (especially BBC).
We both love playing board games.

I'm a vegetarian, but my husband and daughters do eat meat (not too much though). I love cooking and mainly cook vegetarian meals. I like trying new things and learning to cook foreign dishes.

My husband and I were both scouts ever since we were kids and enjoyed many years of volunteering in scouting. We recently stopped to invest more time in our family and other hobbies.

We love traveling. I lived abroad three times during my studies, which really broadened my horizon. As we're young parents, we are currently exploring "our part" of the world. There is still much to discover in Europe!

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

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Interests

• photography
• cooking
• baking
• board games
• camping
• tea
• postcards
• geocaching
• foreign languages
• campfires
• scouting
• ice cream
• fleamarkets
• book shops
• bright colours

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice, Bridget Jones and anything else related to Mr. Darcy. :) Recently started reading Camilla Läckberg.
Series: Downton Abbey, The Crown, Call The Midwife, Dr. Who (husband loves this) and Scandinavian series such as Borgen, Forbrydelsen, The Bridge, Bonusfamilien. I enjoyed the spanish Gran Hotel very much.
My favourite movie: Amélie and of course (my guilty pleasure)... The Sound of Music!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Erasmus exchange programme in Porvoo (Finland), running down the side of an active volcano in Nicaragua, marrying my husband and having (and raising) two kids together!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Lithuania, Morocco, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Finland, Netherlands, Nicaragua