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Overview

  • 41 references 32 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning French, German, Japanese, Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • professional musician; composer, piano player, piano teacher
  • Bachelor of Music-Jazz Piano, Master of Music-Composition...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To travel the world and flip it to rock'n roll...!

ABOUT ME

I'm a romantic. I can be chaotic sometimes, and I like to dance. I hate to throw things away, am a bit neurotic and I love escalators. I have a collection of broken pianos. I improvise. I can be very quiet or talk a lot. I like sunshine, icy colds and taking a shower. Pen and paper, garlic, red wine is an energizer, the sound of thunder. I cannot cry on the outside, listen to certain songs over and over again and I think Brylcreem is the best thing ever made.

PHILOSOPHY

Rubato.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf couches and offer my couch to be surfed. I´ve been surfing and hosting for 12 years now. The people I met, the places I visited, beautiful...right now I'm traveling but I will host again when I'm home, because it has always been an amazing experience.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Nothing but cool people and high-fives...!

Interests

Music, culture, off-tourist sites, movies, literature, parties, traditional food and drinks, ...

  • arts
  • culture
  • literature
  • beauty
  • dancing
  • dining
  • wine
  • red wine
  • partying
  • drinking
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • piano
  • surfing
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Isaac Albeniz, On the Road, Hunter S. Thompson, Trainspotting, A Clockwork Orange, flamenco, The Boondock Saints, Charles Mingus, Brave New World, Alien Trilogy, The Dark Knight, freejazz, Out on the Weekend, music for 18 musicians, Basque traditional music, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, funk, Falling Down, electronic, out of tune singing, Apocalypse Now, Yamandu Costa, Akira, fado, 2001; A Space Odyssey, Paprika, Lost in Translation, Matthew Herbert

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Virgen Blankan in Gasteiz (Vitoria), Spain

Teach, Learn, Share

I think people learn from each other constantly, whether we are aware of it or not. Even people who drive you crazy will teach you, especially about yourself. As for me, I'm looking for new insights every day, however small they might be.

If you come to Amsterdam:
I can tell you a lot of do's, but this guy's shows you the don'ts :-)
If you watch this carefully, your time in Amsterdam will be much easier for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXVnvvHLCkA

What I Can Share with Hosts

If I can stay at your house I am more than happy to cook for you! I am not a chef but I can improvise a nice meal together. Apart from that I like to share stories and talk about cultural differences.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Netherlands

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