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Overview

  • 14 references 10 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French; learning Chinese, German, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Spanish
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Teacher - Dutch for foreigners
  • Eastern European Languages and Cultures (Polish, Russian,...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

The wisest mind has something yet to learn

ABOUT ME

They say I'm ... social, honest, funny, special, relaxed. I laugh a lot, I'm always positive & I always keep smiling.
Something very small can make me very happy.
I try to live every day as it is my last, and I try to smile!

PHILOSOPHY

You can live your whole life
in want to compare yourself to others,
be something that you're not.
Or you can fill the space that you've been given,
the space that was made for you,
you and no one else.
(D. Witmer)

"How happy is the blameless Vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd."
(A. Pope)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Countries/cities I 'surfed':
- Amsterdam (Holland)
- Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
- Beijing (China)
- Chiang Mai (Thailand)
- Penang (Malaysia)

I already hosted people from:
- Spain
- Poland
- Taiwan
- Romania
- Israel
- France
- Germany
- Brazil
- Canada
- Belgium
- China
- U.S.A.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Me & my boyfriend couchsurfed in a ger in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It was my first experience and it was fantastic!
We stayed at an Italian guy in Beijing, who showed us around.
We spent some days/nights in the most beautiful elephant resort near Chiang Mai. Unforgetable!
We had a wonderful time with a Malaysian family in Penang.

Interests

I like to discover music.
I cook world kitchen food.
I love to travel to Asia.
I dance tango.
I love my cat, Spoko.
I like photography.
I'm interested in the way people live their lives.
I like to read.
I 'm addicted to cultural activities (movies, theater, concerts, art,...)
I love Eastern Europe!

  • cats
  • arts
  • theater
  • photography
  • concerts
  • dancing
  • tango
  • dining
  • cooking
  • walking
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • backpacking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulin, Babel, Big Fish, The burning plane, The descendants, Perfect Sense, Intouchables, 50/50, The perks of being a wallflower; Liviathan, Timbuktu, Birdman...

Series:
The newsroom, Borgen, House of cards, Breaking bad, Homeland, True detective, Fargo,...

Music:
Styles: Singer songwriter, Indie, Alternative, Lounge, Electronic music, Balcan music
Groups/singers: Noah and the whale, Bon Iver, Denison Witmer, William Fitzsimmons, Jeremy Messersmith, The bony king of nowhere, Husky, Rosie & me, Angus and Julia Stone, Air, Blind Pilot, Band of horses, Fleet foxes, Daughter, Oscar and the wolf, Evening Hymnes, Gotan project, Greg Laswell, Internationals, Het zesde metaal, M83, Other lives,...

Books:
Master and Margarita (Bulgakov), The Kite runner (Khaled Hosseini), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera), La Solitudine Dei Numeri Primi (Paolo Giordano)

Art:
Art Nouveau - Art Deco
Mucha, Klimt, Dali, Miró, Picasso, Schiele, Chagall, Kahlo
Architecture: Gaudi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walking on sand dunes in Mongolia.
The everlasting smile & kindness of Lao people & people from Cambodia.
Overcute kids in Asia.
Nepali leeches ;-)
Left my comfort zone & took my backpack for a year, spending the most fantastic time of my life!
Sleeping under a sky full of stars in the Indian dessert
Meeting fantastic people all around the world, from everywhere in the world!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm always interested in swapping music/movies.
I like to cook: learn me your traditional dish, I'd love to prepare you ours!
I can teach you some Dutch, if you want.. and I'm eager to learn your language!

What I Can Share with Hosts

CS = world peace!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Poland

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