CURRENT MISSION My current mission is to travel as far away from my comfort zone as I can, learn lots about life and myself and overcome things I thought I never could.

ABOUT ME I used to live in The Netherlands all my life, but moved to Dubai nearly 4 years ago.

PHILOSOPHY I think listening is the best way for me to learn new things. I like to be open to new philosophies, and I may agree or not agree, but I don't think judging people because you think a different way is right. I also believe anything can be conquered if you set your mind to it and let bad thoughts go.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I'm not really attached to the Dutch culture, but I can share it with you. As well as the nice spots I have discovered so far in Dubai, such as the old part of Dubai. Memories take a big part in experiencing things, so let's make it good ones!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I have been hosting and I tried CS'ing myself in Lisbon. Met up with a bunch of people in different places, too.

Interests

At the moment I try to fit cooking, studying, reading and workouts in the time that I'm in Dubai, and when I'm travelling I'm always trying to go for a hike and wrestle my camera to take pictures to my liking.

• arts
• culture
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• partying
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• hiking
• swimming
• religion
• lakes
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books that impressed me most: Braving the wilderness, Becoming, give me anything Oprah wrote and I’m content.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Getting my diving certificate - I’m scared of open water and this helped tremendously.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to ride a bike, what the difference between the real Gouda cheese and the Gouda you find worldwide is, I can tell a load of random facts that magically disappear into the deepest corners of my brain when you ask for them, but pop up at the most unexpected moments.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food and conversations. And hopefully a new adventure.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United Arab Emirates