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Overview

  • 8 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French; learning Aramaic, Spanish, Swahili
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • development worker
  • MBA
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Meet new interesting souls in 2020.

ABOUT ME

I am a socially minded and optimistic guy. I am outgoing and always in for something new. As a person I am passionate about working in Africa and have lived here for the past 12 years. Currently working with smallholder farmers in the coffee sector in Ethiopia.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is God's gift to the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am hosting and on occasion join travelling souls on their tracks whenever I have time. I dont always have lots of time but never too busy to show people around and connect to others.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I only hosted so far.

Interests

  • coffee
  • pub crawls
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • tennis
  • tourism
  • travel
  • tennis table

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie: Fight club
Book: Guns, germs and steel

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

cycled through East Africa for a month on a motorcycle, 4500 km tarmac, nature all around and just the road as my guide....priceless

Teach, Learn, Share

Cultures don't meet, people do...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Netherlands, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

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