Hi everyone,

So I have been a member to CS for a little while now. I haven't had much experience with it yet, but the experiences that I had were truly great. Let me tell you a little about myself.

I'm 33 years old, living in a cute cottage in the town that I grew up in and where I stated I would never ever go back (but still did). I work as a teacher in a primary school. I love to play sports or be active in some kind of way, but I also like to stay in and watch tv-shows or read. My hobby is to meet up with friends and see what the world is up to. I play football, and next to that I have a new sportinterest every now and then, like tennis, volleybal or bootcamping. I also like to cycle, walk, run, boxing, yoga and meditate. I like to see and learn new things. I am especially interested in geography and history and I'm trying to learn some (basic) Spanish.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm a 33 year old teacher from the Netherlands who likes all sorts of things, but of course, as we all, traveling. I have traveled many trips alone in the past but I find myself feeling a little bit lost sometimes on my journeys on my own. I like having cool, interesting, energetic people around me on my journeys. Since I sometimes have to travel alone, (the alternative is not going), I would very much like to meet people up at my destinations, travelers or locals. This is what I would like to find on CS. I found exactly that when I started couch surfing. I stayed with a guy in Bilbao who met his wife through CS, made an amazing new friend who I visited last year and met some other people through CS.

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm into rock music like Pearl Jam, Muse and Scorpions, like 80ties classics. I also like melodic techno, deephouse and tropical house. As long as is artistic and good, not cheap and easy. I can enjoy piano music, or orchestras as well, and ambient. I'd say I'm pretty eclectic.

Favorite artists: Muse, Pearl Jam, Xavier Rudd, NTO, Paul Kalkbrenner, Worakls, Ben Böhmer, Hans Zimmer

Favorite books: Books that I can fully lose myself in. Always has been a huge Potterfan, but I like dystopian SF novels too, and books based on true stories. Currently reading Homo Deus and after I will read Eus by Özcan Akyol.

Movies and shows: I really cannot decide but I truly love Gladiator, Love Actually, Band of Brothers, The last of Us, GOT and The Bodyguard (with Richard Madden), Downton Abbey. I guess my range is pretty wide.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I jumped out of an airplane in Australia, at one of the most beautiful places in the world.

I only had the opportunity once to go skiing, but to me, it is the most awesome thing in the world; wintersports.

Teach, Learn, Share

I need to remind myself that I have to live my dreams, even though working life has come knocking.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good stories, nice conversations, stories about my country and travels and interests, and a lot of fun!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Slovenia