Hallo! I'm Jef, I'm a Belgian living in Berlin to study Comparative Literature. I speak English, German, Dutch, French and some Spanish. I love books (poetry in particular), beer, art, theater, music, travelling, good food (particularly cheese), wine, whisky, sunshine, snow, parks, cycling, good conversations and many more things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love travelling, I like meeting people, and more clichés like that.

Interests

• books
• poetry
• festivals
• cheese
• beer
• politics
• traveling
• opera
• philosophy
• art
• food
• bars
• discussion
• berlin

Music, Movies, and Books

The Last Waltz, Stop Making Sense, The Band, Talking Heads, Bob Dylan, Jorge Luis Borges, Barbara, Jacques Brel, Roberto Bolaño, Paul Celan, Max Ernst, Dalida, André Breton, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Gorki, Chet Baker, Smiths, Cure, Rolling Stones, Rick & Morty, Bojack Horseman, Neil Young, David Bowie, Prince, Elton John, Sylvia Plath, TS Eliot, Irmgard Keun, Joseph Roth, Allen Ginsberg, Nabokov, Rilke.....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I didn't like cheese as a child. Fourteen years have passed by without me eating cheese. It was a very sad time. Then, one day, I gathered all my courage and gave cheese a new chance. Now I love it more than anything else in this world. So the amazing thing would be bringing that first piece of cheese to my mouth.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to learn about books I don't know or artists or music and I'm always willing to share the books, artists, music that I love and maybe we can both get to know good stuff.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I know a lot about Belgian beer. Also about some other things, but Belgian beer sticks out.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom