Student at Ghent University majoring in Chinese language and culture. Also linguistics. Also gender studies.
I collect quotes and love photography, music, books and films. I am also very involved in queer communities.
I love languages, I had basic Spanish and German knowledge, have studied Latin and taught myself how to read and write Korean. Currently on a mission to learn Japanese while in China.
I started my own slam poetry organisation, which these days also feels like the most lovely and kind community I have ever encountered.

As I still live with my family I can't accept any guests, but of course I'm willing to meet up and maybe show you around in Ghent or, if possible, other cities in Belgium.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have always been interested in travelling, and although I'm usually rather introverted, when travelling it's completely different. I love meeting new people of different cultures and learning more about them.
Furthermore, travelling is rather expensive for a student so this is more within my budget.

Interests

• books
• poetry
• photography
• music
• hiking
• languages
• travelling
• nature
• queer
• slam poetry
• queer culture

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: indie, jazz, classical, post-rock, alternative...
I live through playlists I make every blue moon. But some artists to clarify the general stream of my thoughts: Björk, Nick Drake, Sigur Rós, The xx, Bon Iver, Lorde, dandelion hands, dodie, Twenty One Pilots, Brian Eno, Miles Davis, Burt Bacharach, John Coltrane, Bach, Mozart, Debussy... (and the occasion k-pop)

MOVIES: as I work in a film theatre I love going to cinema randomly, discovering new films..
some of my favourites: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Leon the Professional, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, any Studio Ghibli movie, Patterson...

BOOKS: I love reading so much.
Haruki Murakami's books, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, A Little Life, The Overstory.
some poets: Jesse Cale, Ashley Dun, Savannah Brown.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Paragliding in Slovenia and Skydiving in Mexico
Travelling through China

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories and company, good talks about music and whatever comes to mind. Talking about languages and existentialising from time to time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, China