Hi, Hallo, Bonjour, Hei hei, Hola!

My name is Joram Dehens, I am 24 years old and I live in the beautiful countryside of Essen located at the border between Belgium and the Netherlands. I am graduated as a Mechanical engineer and have worked 1 year as a consultant.

### My current story ###

Begin September I took my bike and rode out of my street heading towards Russia. Finally around 3000km's and an incredible first big cycling experience later I ended up in the snow in Estonia. Where I booked a flight to Vietnam

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Well that's quite simple: My dream is adventure and discovering the world in the purest of ways by taking a dive into the local lifestyle.

During my biking trip I was frequently using Warmshowers. Basically a couchsurfing platform specialized for cyclists. There are some pretty extraordinary people there. Since I am not cycling at the moment I am extending my horizons here.

Interests

*Sports and living healthy
*Reading
*The scouting youth movement since I was a little boy.
*Hiking, climbing, exploring and helping nature.
*And of course my engineering studies especially the energy related stuff

• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• rugby
• climbing
• kitesurfing
• scouting
• yoga and meditation

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite Music:
I prefer listening to more alternative Indie style of music (The xx, Amatorski, Banks, Bombay bycicle club, Balmorhea), electronically inspired jazz (portico quartet, floating points, gogo penguin) world music (orchestra baobab, buena vista social club) and I have just begun an exploration of the world of classical music.

My favourite Movies;
I love Italian movies. They just are so real and touching. Toto in Cinema Paradiso and everyday life in La meglio giuventù and what about la grande belleza!
I also love magical movies unreal and amazing such as Amelie Poulin, El laberinto del fauno and the grand budapest hotel.

My favourite Books;
I could say I still read Harry Potter from time to time. But more recently I have finished the books of Khaled Houseini (Kite runner & thousand splendid suns) together with Norwegian wood by Haruki Murakami. Of course the Alchemist with its simple empowering spirit is magnificent!
Currently I am reading Walden written by Thoreau.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Organizing and deploying a biodigisterproject in Peru with the local community of Jaén. This one amazing thing breaks down in a million happy memories. 'Peruvian lifestyle', 'taxi music', 'sleeping in bunkbeds with local boarding school children',...

Teach, Learn, Share

I find this is a strange section. We will find out when we meet :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

A part of the world in your place.

That will become my reason for hosting. There is no need to venture into the unknown. The world can come to you in the comfort of your living place.

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Norway, Peru