CURRENT MISSION

Live, learn and experience

ABOUT ME

To start of with a philosophical note: like Jacques Lacan said: we are all divided when it comes to our personality. So when I apply that to myself I consider myself as a melting pot of sometimes contrasting personalitytraits.

I can be contemplative: I reflect a lot about what is going on around me, about me, about people in my life. I like to do that alone but also be stimulated by what other people have to say. I also looove to read and broaden my mind by literature and movies.

But at the same time I also like to stop thinking and just DO: hang out with friends or interesting people, funny dancemoves, walking, running, sleeping :) and relaxing in a sauna or so. I like to laugh and mock around; the most absurd humour I like the most.

So maybe the start of my personal description is a bit misleading: I am not thàt serious :).

PHILOSOPHY

I think I will sit in my couch tonight to muse about this.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I'm travelling I love to couchsurf. It's a great way to get to know local people and discover some secrets of the area (bars, cafés, shops), and learn something about the place or the people throught the people.

I like hosting people at my place, but I have to admit I don't do it that often. It depends on what is going on in my life if I see space (mental and fysical) to have people staying with me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been hosting a couple of people through couchsurfing and I surfed plenty of couches throughout the whole world. I love the concept and it's a great way of meeting up with new, lovely people.

Interests

This year has been the year of raising up new 'clubs' with my friends! We have a club 'The Baking Ladies' (challenging ourselves to make new dishes!) - 'Starbooks' (it's not because you're out of school that you don't need to be obliged by your friends to read books) Although I do like reading a lot! Besides that I love playing and listening to music- watch movies, hang out with my friends and once in a while try something new like wallclimbing. I want to keep learning, broathening my perspectives and my knowledge!

• books
• literature
• concerts
• baking
• running
• sauna
• walking
• clubbing
• boating
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• canoeing
• sailing
• psychology
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Dreamery movies like "Big Fish" or "Finding Neverland", society critical movies or just a relaxing romantical comedy. In general I like many styles except for horror movies.
Books of Isabel Allende, Paolo Coelho, Haruki Murakami (this list has become much longer since the birth of 'Starbooks' ! )
Music: lounge (Gotan Project), Bon Iver, several Belgian artist, jazzzzzz and classical music - depends on my mood

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went travelling for six months in Asia and Australia. Throughout this time I had so many different experiences, from doing a volunteer project in Indonesia, 'till relaxing on a sailing boat in Australia, canoeing through an amazing river (Noosa), watching music concerts...Lovely things that I enjoyed even more thanks to the great people that I met during this time or friends that I caught up with.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm studying a lot about psychology and psychotherapy. I like learning about other people through talking: about our wishes, our desires, motivations, aspirations, dreams, etc...

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Cambodia, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Spain

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