For a Dutchie, I am very short. :) But as they say in Italy; botte piccola fa buon vino (the small barrel preserves the best wine). ;) I consider myself to be a patient, adventurous and optimistic person.

I would describe myself as a socially engaged person (I volunteered at a homeless shelter in my hometown before and now I volunteer for an environmental organisation). I am very interested in politics and international development and travel a lot to pursue this interest. In this I try to live according to this quote: "It doesn't matter whether you've stood with the great. It matters whether you've sat with the broken."

I am generally a bit nerdy in the sense that I liked studying, I like discussing and have a broad set of interests. I am also very interested in learning new languages so we can always try to speak another language than English. ;-)

I'm photographer as hobby and have a great passion for dancing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

At the moment I live in Ghent (Belgium), but I have multiple places in the world which feel like 'home' to me. Last year finished my studies in Global Studies for which I lived in Cape Town, Delhi and Freiburg. During my studies I learned to speak a bit of Hindi as in total I spent almost 2 years in Delhi. The reason that I am on Couchsurfing is because I wish to continue to live life like this and to keep meeting people from different places.

"Wind in my hair, I feel part of everywhere
Underneath my being is a road that disappeared"
(Guaranteed - Eddie Vedder)

Interests

I love reading, drawing, photography, singing, dancing, art history, sociology, anthropology, world history, world literature, philosophy, camping, travelling, talking about everything!!

Music, Movies, and Books

🎵 : Whatever puts me in a good mood. So from 40's jazz to David Bowie or Bollywood classics.
📺 : HIMYM, Black Mirror, Unbreakable Kimmy Smidt, New Girl
📚 : Carloz Ruiz Zafon, Arthur Japin, Patrick Suskind, Elena Ferrante
🎥 : Intouchables, Away we go, Amelie, The Bucketlist, Demain Tout Commence
🎲 : Dixit, Pandemic, Bang!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

LIFE :-)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I believe in sharing. Whether it's stories, emotions, recipe for a good vegetarian or chicken curry, basic grammar of Hindi, tips on the places we've visited, space, craziness. After all; happiness is only real when shared. ;-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Germany, India, Netherlands, South Africa