ABOUT ME

outgoing, eager to debate, philosophically inclined, friendly, idealistic, sociable, inquisitive

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To enjoy an enriching way of travelling

Interests

I'm a student of literature, theatre and film. So reading and seeing plays and movies are definitely primary activities. I love writing, both prose and poetry as journalism. I'm a member of a left wing activist group. And then there's cooking, meeting new people, long conversations, impulsive ideas, cities, camping, couches... I'm interested in gathering some nuggets of adventure, digging for some insight and understanding, having people enjoy themselves.

• writing
• literature
• poetry
• festivals
• cooking
• politics
• movies
• reading
• camping
• journalism
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

To name a few:
Movies: Everything by Gondry, Jeunet, P.T. Anderson,
A lot of Tarantino, Almodovar, Burton, Coen brothers, Gus Van Sant, early Woody Allen...
Literature: Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, John Steinbeck, Gustave Flaubert, Leonard Nolens, Hugo Claus, Robert Musil, Gabriel Garçia Marquez, Lewis Carroll, Charles Bukowski, Allen Ginsberg, Virginia Woolf, Walter Benjamin, Savater, Lucia Berlin, John Williams, ...
Music: Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Donny Hathaway, Sam Cooke, Sixto Rodriguez, Nouvelle Vague, Gil Scott Heron, Die Antwoord, Bobby Womack, Rhye, Charles Bradley, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Louis Armstrong, Parliament, Al Green, Nick Cave, Pet Shop Boys, Otis Redding, Frank Ocean, Donna Summer, Earth Wind & Fire, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, George Benson, Bill Withers, The Supremes, Laura Mvula, dEUS, Belle and Sebastian, Isaac Hayes, Eels, Talking Heads, Richard Hawley, Fleetwood Mac, Chet Baker, Miriam Makeba, Justin Vernon, Allen Toussaint, Stromae, Zita Swoon, Serge Gainsbourg, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Jaco Pastorius, Frank Sinatra, Sufjan Stevens, Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock, Django Reinhardt, Johnny Cash, The Cure, New Order, Curtis Mayfield, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Flight of the Conchords, ABBA...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being attacked by an angry elephant in South-Africa
The protest festival against racism in Antwerp
Volunteering in Taroudant, Morrocco

Teach, Learn, Share

Literature & theatre, languages, politics, views concerning society, cooking skills, life experiences, ideology...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium