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Overview

  • 7 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning French, Spanish
  • 43, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • teacher / web designer
  • Royal Academy of Arts in Ghent
  • From Vernon BC Canada
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Finding out my way may not be the traditional way, but that's ok.

ABOUT ME

Off to Pamplona, Spain to teach! Couch available as soon as I get meself set up.

PHILOSOPHY

Only boring people get bored.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

right now... not too much... don't have a couch available in Belgium, sorry. I can probably get some friends to help you out though....

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CSed primarily in NZ and AUS.

Interests

music, playing and listening, biking travel, hiking, camping, drawing, designing, photography, teaching ... I love doin' a LOT of stuff man.

  • photography
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • music
  • guitar
  • piano
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • camping

Music, Movies, and Books

American Beauty, O Brother Where Art Thou? Amelie Poulin, Black Cat White Cat, Borat, Flight of the Conchords, Eagle VS Shark, Little Britain, The Fast Show, The Office, heaaaaapss more i can't even think of... In music, like everything really, I especially have taken a liking to eastern European stuff.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw (and stood on top of) a blue whale in NZ, it had washed up ashore near Nelson. The thing was HUGE!
I crewed on the EARTHRACE for a month.
www.earthrace.net

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach ya some English or Dutch. Some tunes on the piano, guitar or accordion.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, New Zealand

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