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I'm living on a traditional "narrowboat" in/around London. I love it!
I'm currently (28/06/2020) moored near Cheshunt station https://en.mapy.cz/zakladni?x=-0.0174394&y=51.7086749&z=19 (~25min to London via train) and I'm moving slowly further down the river Lea, every 2 weeks ~2km further south (so you can calculate more or less where I'll be). It's a really great green environment, perfect if you want to escape the (too?) busy city life for a bit :~)
Please be prepared for a boat-style living, which means there is somewhat less comfort than in a normal house (e.g. no, or few hot showers ...)

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Due to relatively high demand of hosting requests, I don't respond to all request messages, particularly when they attest of few interest. I've had a few people who even didn't notice I'm living on a boat, while it's the first sentence here. I don't mind "impersonal requests" so much, but I've noticed it can lead to disappointments when people have expectations.

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This book is most important to me, I highly recommend it, it's seeking its way in the world, and perhaps it speaks to a profound part of you, as it did for me ... https://stepstoknowledge.com/

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I like to invent stuff! I first spent a part of my life on musical instruments inventions (such as my PhD project on the development of an electronic mouthpiece for acoustic wind instruments or: https://kurijn.wordpress.com ), and useless things such as an automatic curtain-opener to wake me up in the morning (mainly due to the noise and not so much because of the sunlight, haha).
Now I'm moving towards a greater contribution, it is taking shape, little by little. It's still involving invention and engineering, but it will be a more direct answer to great necessities in the world.

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Question your thinking,
question your doing,
don't question your being.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This traveling style and sharing is very intuitive and human to me.

I felt a strong attraction to get more involved... so that's what I do now! But it remains a challenge not wanting to help everyone! I need time for myself...

I used to wander around in eastern European countries (I love Ukraine for instance), and I encountered great persons and situations this way. Then I discovered further destinations, south America, Ethiopia, Egypt,... And now I limit my travels to when it is necessary. I don't need vacation anymore as a way of escape, so it's easy enough :~)

Interests

Check this out: https://www.newmessage.org/

• arts
• design
• meditation
• traveling
• engineering
• last minute travel
• spirituality
• awareness
• sound
• inventions
• dancing,
• great waves of change
• allies of humanity
• new message from god

Music, Movies, and Books

Any music that is made genuinely. I love to discover music I previously disliked.
I further like music that tries to propose something else... Free jazz for example, or free music rather.
The same goes for films and books! I loved Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov"! And then there is for example this masterpiece, the Greater Community Spirituality https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-5/wisdom-greater-community-volume-2 - reading that is like sitting next to a dear friend who is wisely counseling you, without wanting to pull you somewhere.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I cycled from Belgium to Moscow and back when I was 20. That was the greatest (physical) travel experience I had so far.

Teach, Learn, Share

Maintenace, DIY, Musical acoustics, audio design, (sound) engineering, english, french, dutch, meditation, spirituality.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm known as the all-repair-man, ask me if you need anything fixed! From mechanical things and electrical equipment to all sorts of household stuff.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Croatia, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, France, Netherlands, Romania, United Kingdom