CURRENT MISSION

Live my life to the fullest

ABOUT ME

I'm a 31 year old guy from Amsterdam, with a lot of good intentions, but far to little time to run them :). I work as an urban planner for a municipality near Amsterdam. I'm a friendly, serious and open minded person who is curious about other countries and cultures.

PHILOSOPHY

Never give up on things that make you smile.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Well, I have a couch and I think I am good company :).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My experiences are very positive. It's a good opportunity to meet local people and visit nice places that are not mentioned in the tourist guides.

Interests

In my spare time I like to go to a park, visit cities and museums, read a book or go dancing in a club. My sports are running and cycling. I have a great passion for music (see below) and I'm interested in city development, politics and society.

• books
• dancing
• running
• clubbing
• politics
• music
• cycling
• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite films: La Haine, Clockwork Orange, Amelie, Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting, Blow, Kids, The Shawshank Redemption, Intouchables.

Music: I have a great passion for music. In my younger years I mainly listened to metal and rock. In the recent years I also developed a passion for things like hip hop, jazz, fusion and soul.

favourite Books: 1984 (George Orwell), Boys from Brazil (Ira Levin), Glue (Irvin Welsch) Les Particules élémentaires (Michel Houellebecq) and a lot of less famous Dutch writers :).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Going to New York. The atmosphere in this city is so amazing, that I only walked through the city visiting galleries, shops and bars, enjoying the people and forgot to see most of the hotspots.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Norway, Russian Federation, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands