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Overview

  • 21 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French; learning German, Polish
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • No occupation listed
  • uni (philosophy), travel
  • From the Netherlands
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Maintain good spirits and Play lots of music!

ABOUT ME

Easygoing and with a strong sense of humor, playfulness, love conversations, love quietness

PHILOSOPHY
Find the Inner light within ourselves.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm traveling so I can't host, but I'll be sure to pass on the hospitality once I get back home :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

sometimes fine, sometimes fantastic, never bad.

Interests

writing, music, travel, film;
playing the beautiful game (football)

  • writing
  • singing
  • folklore
  • cooking
  • traveling
  • music
  • camping
  • soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is music and there is a lot of stuff I like, but one thing that really strikes a chord inside me is the Soul music of the '60's, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke and others; some jazz & blues; the poets, John Lennon, Van Morrison, Leonard Cohen..many other things.
If you make me listen to a song and I feel it's a gem, I'll never forget you.

The novels of Gombrowicz, Mulisch and Dostojevski, stories of Kafka and Borges; Nietzsche, Camus, Orwell; poetry of Pessoa, Rimbaud

Movies: many, Citizen X is a particular favorite;
many unseen, always up for watching one!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Working in one of Antwerp's most dodgy and fantastic bars, frequented by a colourful mix of people. It was great fun and I surely learned more there than in university.

On our way to one of the refugee camps in Southern Turkey for the people of Kobane people, my friends and I discovered four orphaned puppies in a field. They'd been there for a while and were waiting to die; we took them and brought them as new friends for the children in the camp. Being there with the people in that time and in that place was all great, anyway, we all felt very close and very alive.

Teach, Learn, Share

Whatever comes up, stories, things we learned in life.

On this travel I immerse myself more and more in eastern spiritual tradition and I'm finding much happiness in that.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good vibrations! Funny and crazy stories. And I'd be happy to cook my version of a Thai curry (soy, pepper, lemongrass, koriander, etc.) for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Netherlands, Poland

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