CURRENT MISSION

Meeting people from around the world

ABOUT ME

Travelling has made my life a lot more interesting and fun. I would like to meet people from all over the world and I think Couchsurfing is a great way to do so.
When I'm not travelling (which is most of the time unfortunately) I am working as a projectmanager in an international NGO, doing sports, meeting friends, playing the piano, cooking, and more.

- My favorite movie: L'auberge Espagnole
- Worst movie ever seen: The attack of the killer tomatoes

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Five years ago I've been travelling through New-Zealand and Australia and Thailand. I've stayed with one host in New-Zealand for a few days, and in Australia with a few other hosts. That's where I met Chris a.k.a. 'the Couchsurf Guru of Adelaide', who had hosted over more than 250 couchsurfers at the time! He seemed to have so much fun hosting, which inspired me to do more Couchsurfing. I have been couchsurfing in Sweden, France, Belgium, and Australia since. Also I hosted a few people at my place in the Netherlands.

Interests

Playing the piano: I do small-scale performances of a piece called 'Canto Ostinato', which is in my opinion the best piece of piano music written by a Dutch composer. Take the time to listen to this!

Cooking: I love to cook! The Dutch kitchen is not very good so I get my inspiration elsewhere.

Cycling: I love to go out with my racing bike and cycle around

• dining
• cooking
• wine
• partying
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• piano
• cycling
• hiking,

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: very varied! My favorite bands are The National and Elbow . I like to listen to minimal/classical (piano) music like Canto Ostinato and Yann Tiersen. French chanson music and jazz (Nina Simone!) are always good to listen to.

Movies: L'auberge Espagnole, films by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Quentin Tarantino movies, Leon, La vita e bella, the Piano, etc...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands