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Overview

  • 17 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning Ancient Greek, French, German, Greek (modern), Italian, Latin, Russian
  • 56, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Poet.
  • I have been educated a lot.
  • From Leiden, The Netherlands.
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I think it is important to learn to become who I am.

ABOUT ME

I am boring, sad and quite uninteresting. But I improve. Other people think I am funny. This is a misunderstanding. On the other hand, I can be gentle, sweet and generous, because I think that is the only thing that is really important. I believe in harmony, energy, and in believing that the way is more relevant than the goal. I believe in laughing about myself. There are many reasons to do so.

PHILOSOPHY

I will be free. I will be grateful to learn to be free. I will be grateful to learn. I will be free like the tide depends on the moon, like the sun depends on skin.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am fiercely enthusiastic about Courch Surfing. I think this entire project is the future at its best. It is the ultimate way of bringing people together without having to bother about rules or regulations. It is a world-wide community made and glorified by the people themselves. It is living prove of the fact that altruism will prevail.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I like to host people and did so on several occasions, both in Leiden and in Genova. Everybody is welcome in my house. I like to help people. I don't expect anything in return.

Interests

As a poet, I am mainly interested in beer. As a drinker, I am mainly interested in poetry, philosophy, politics and anything else that begins with a p. Most of all, my interest is talking with a real human being and learning from her or him.

I do aikido, that too must be told. That is actually rather important.

  • poetry
  • beer
  • politics
  • surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

I love anything that is complicated and funny at the same time.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It is amazing to wake up.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have been educated. I know a lot about many irrelevant things. But no doubt I can learn more than I can teach.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom

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