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Overview

  • 7 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning Chinese (Simplified), Spanish, Swahili
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • AIOS
  • Medicine
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Dare to feel, experience all the colours

ABOUT ME

I'm easygoing, full of energy. I'd love to host/meet up with new people from all over the world.
Love to combine meetups with sport or cultural activities. Next dream; triathlon. Im a general practicioner and hoping to guide some more expeditions. Interested in good talks with friends, tuning into feelings, curious and open for new people, self compassion, philosophy. I practice meditation and like to read loads. Learning to sing & piano. Doing my second year into haptotherapy(bodycentered therapy) which inspires me incredibly.

PHILOSOPHY

Life's happening while your busy making plans!
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Sharing a good time! I love the fact CS makes travelling more accesible for everyone. When I travel myself i prefer couchsurfing also because its such a good way to get into local vibes. I used to host as well in Buenos Aires and Amsterdam. Had a lot of fun. Now im living together with my boyfriend in Nijmegen. We have a spare room with bed and you are welcome for a couple of days. Feel free to message me with a personal request.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted twice and it was amazing, lovable people, exchanges i am gratefull for. Likewise I surfed around in Switzerland, China and Italy and loved the opportunities for the stay and special people i met!

Interests

My friends, laughing - travels, (meeting) people, learning new stuff, discuss. Improv. Meditating. And all kinds of sports and music.

  • arts
  • dining
  • wine
  • traveling
  • music
  • live music
  • guitar
  • cycling
  • scuba diving
  • snowboarding
  • sports
  • rock climbing
  • hockey
  • racquetball
  • medicine
  • squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Baz Luhrmann- Sunscreen. Rusted Root - Send me on my way.
Nietzches tears- D. Yalom, Roald Dahl, Sakyong Rinpoche

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Guiding a Robinson Expedition in Finland.
Traveling Ecuador on my 17th by myself.
Sitting in an 36 hour Indian train.
Growing up with two brothers 😜

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Mauritius, Peru, Réunion, Slovenia, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Ecuador, Netherlands, Peru, Tanzania, United States

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