CURRENT MISSION

to build an igloo

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

it comes with a lot of benefits, that is my experience so far :D

Interests

nature. wildlife.
hiking. camping in the wild.
snow, and lots of it. winter! deep freezing temperatures.
autumn in the north.
wine. drinking and eating in general.
trying new things.
art.
watching movies and reading.
live life to the max!

• animals
• wildlife
• arts
• wine
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• hiking
• camping
• hitchhiking
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: by James Michener! Farley Mowat. Jack London. "De Onzichtbaren" by Karel Glaastra van Loon= one of the most beautiful books i've ever read. "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer(duh), "The Wild Places" by Robert MacFarlane, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi ....
Poetry (Toon Tellegen is my favourite).and Ode Maritima by Fernando Pessoa (it's genius ART)
Music: Neil Young!Björk.Duyster(StuBru).Jeff Buckley.Joy Division.Johnny Cash.Coldplay.Beirut.Balkan Beat Box.Steak Number Eight.OST Into the Wild by Eddie Vedder.Jon Lajoie
Films: "Brokeback Mountain", "The White Planet" (!), "The Departed", "Blood Diamond"(or something), "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice", "Planet Earth (BBC)", "Le Peuple Migrateur", "Into the Wild"(duh),"Persepolis", Kandahar.roadmovies.
other: British humour - Little Britain, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder
nature documentaries!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

ALASKA! YUKON-territory! the Canadian prairies!
seeing and especially HEARING LOONS (the best, most beautiful, wildest, purest, deepest sound in the world)!! seeing a lynx in the wild (one of the most magical moments in my life!)!! seeing a bison in the wild. indian summer and seeing a blue whale (biggest animal in the world) in Québec. winter in Norway (frozen rivers and even waterfalls!).
hitchhiking.
crosscountryskiing.
wildwaterkayaking in Nepal (finally be able to do the eskimo roll!)
camping in the wild and building fires.
eating salmon candy (smoked and glazed in maple sirup) in Vancouver.
enrique vargas' teatro de los sentidos.

Teach, Learn, Share

i read this on a bookpage at an "unofficial" couchsurfing in montréal and it's beautiful and true:
"Crawl to your Mother Earth. She will save you from the void" (Rigveda, XVIII)
how 'bout that eh.

and:
"caminante, no hay camino,
se hace camino al andar." (antonio machado)

also:
i can teach you the looncall

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium