I'm 23-years old, born and raised in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Both of my parents are Deaf and because of that, together with a team, I'm developing SpeakSee. SpeakSee is a system of microphones that automatically transcribes speech to text on a smartphone app using speech recognition. This way the Deaf person can read what's being said and follow conversations again, easily.

Furthermore, I meditate every morning, love to read about and practice happiness as well as read about society and social dynamics, like books from Yuval Noah Harari.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

At SpeakSee, we recently got admitted to a start-up accelerator program in Geneva called Fusion (www.fusion.xyz) and I found this a good opportunity to join Couchsurfing in order to meet locals as well as the fact that 'start-up CEO' might sound fancy, but the salary is not.

Interests

• meditation
• politics
• buddhist
• entrepreneurship
• history
• sociology
• buddhism
• happiness
• startups

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Yuval Noah Harari (Sapiens and Homoe Deus), Eric Ries (Lean Start-Up), Matthieu Ricard (Happiness)

Music: I can enjoy every genre.

Movies: drama, thriller, something with a good story

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled in Australia (including Tasmania) for one month and lived in San Francisco for three months.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can confidently say that I'm an expert when it comes to start-ups and entrepreneurship. Happy to share knowledge!

I also like to cook (not an expert, but I have some dishes I can make well).

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United States