Hi! I am Jade, I like to climb in trees and dive deep into the ocean and fly in the skies. I visit bookshops in every place I go, even if I don't know the language of the place. I am always eager to learn.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet all the interesting, adventurous people out there. I believe in Couchsurfing as a platform to meet and connect with people you wouldn't meet otherwise. It's NOT (just) free accommodation, as the CS homepage says..

I'm quite outgoing but also enjoy solitude. As a surfer, I want to get to know my host and if they have time to hang out and show me around, that is great. But otherwise I'm also quite content going about on my own. As a host, I expect you to have a similar attitude.

FOR POTENTIAL SURFERS:
please read my home section
don't request more than 3 days. if we get along well/if it works out with my schedule and you're flexible you could potentially stay longer, but i like to start with 3 days max.
I'm working from home weekdays, so would prefer to host weekends and maybe 1 day weekday.

Interests

• literature
• aviation
• politics
• sailing
• mathematics
• philosophy
• physics
• diving
• energy

Music, Movies, and Books

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Ovid, Italo Calvino, Borges, Clarice Lispector, Basho, Ursula le Guin, Marguerite Yourcenar

♫ jazz, classical, hiphop, world, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

sailing and surviving on a 28 ft boat during a raging storm
hitchhiked, flew and jumped out of airplanes

What I Can Share with Hosts

cliche Dutch souvenirs per request :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, Netherlands, Taiwan