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Overview

  • 18 references 13 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French, Spanish
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Architectural Engineer
  • University
  • From Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy the pleasures of life

ABOUT ME

I'm a simple guy who like to travel and meet new people. I'm working as an engineer and moving around.

PHILOSOPHY

I love to dream but paradoxically I'm down on earth, I like to go to the unknown but without taking too many risks. I love to help people that's the reason why I went to Bolivia as a volunteer, I know that I'm lucky to live as I'm living. I would like to go back there some day. I don't think I can change the world all by myself but we can all make a difference.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just moved in and can't host for the moment but I'm definitely up to meet and discover the city together, I have a lot to share, I could tell you about Belgium, Madrid, Middle East or many other things.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I met, travelled, hosted and was hosted by people of couchsurfing. Only positive experiences.

Interests

I love the cinema, listen to many types of music, travelling of course, I love to go out and meet new people, photography, I saved money for few years and finally bought an incredible camera (at least it seems incredible to me) !
I like doing some sports : currently discovering surf and Crossfit

  • animals
  • photography
  • dining
  • running
  • crossfit
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • surfing
  • sports
  • rock climbing
  • tennis
  • engineering
  • volunteering
  • gym

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies and Series: Handmaid's tale, Mommy, Amores Perros, 21 Gramms, Babel, all the Almodovar movies, el orfanato, The reader, Como agua para chocolate, Magnolia, Fellini Roma, Dans la maison, Mysterious Skins, Dogville, Melancholia, Lost in Translation, My Blueberry nights, ...
Music : Damien Rice, Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Wim Mertens, Tom McRae, Ojos de Brujo, Chopin, Rachmaninov, XX, Cocorosie, Bon Iver, Paul Kalkbrenner, Air, M83, Chromatics, Archive, Tycho, The Shoes, Santigold, Alt-J and many more
Books : It's been a while since the last time I read one book

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just ask more of one of the countries following : Cananda, Mauritania, Morocco, Egypt, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italia, Czechoslovakia, Holland, Great Britain, South Africa and Belgium

But the best things I've seen are :

Peru : El Cañon del Colca, The Nazca Lines, The Machu Picchu

Bolivia : The Madidi Park (Amazonia), The Pampa (loads of animals), The Yungas, The Carnaval of Oruro, Potosi

Argentina : Buenos Aires

Chile : Santiago

South Africa : The Kruger, The Drakensberg, The Indian Ocean

Egypt : Luxor, The Pyramids, Hatshepsut

Mauritania : The Sahara

Oman: the wadis, the desert and the beach

Iran: the people!!

And for the most amazing things I've ever done :

I slept alone in the jungle and woke up because an animal was trying to find food in my bag. I made him run away with my lighter but I was totally freaked out !

I was in the middle of the guatemala without money and no banks around. I found some people who helped me a lot and in the end I had one of the best days of my trip

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd be happy to share my experiences of travelling, I went to a lot of countries (Cananda, Mauritania, Morocco, Egypt, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Central America, India, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italia, Czechoslovakia, Holland, Great Britain, South Africa, Belgium, UAE, Oman, Iran, Sri Lanka, ...).
I can share my experience as a volunteer.
And I definitely like to listen to other's experiences experiences too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Luxembourg, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Spain, United Arab Emirates

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