At the moment I'm enjoying life the way it comes, by traveling, meeting people, learning, working, and spending time with family and friends. I can be very social, enthusiastic, positive and hospitable. Being in nature makes me happy, as well as being active, creative and being around people I love.

I spend a lot of my time on educational work: nature and environmental education for children, and teenagers in highschools. But also some language education for children with a migration background.
At the moment I'm helping with the organisation of a festival on agro-ecology in Ghent. I love gardening and digging the earth, I'm experimenting with perma-culture and learning through experience. :)
I spend quite some time on renovation work and eco-construction together with international volunteers at the place where I grew up in Limburg.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I'm traveling a lot in Europe the last years, mostly fixed projects with wwoof or workaway, but when I'm only passing by for some days I really like to couchsurf. I have a big interest in people, love to hear different stories and see cities and villages from inside. On the other hand I enjoy hosting people myself, it brings the world a bit closer and it gives me the chance to give something back after all the hospitality I experienced during my trips. I like the fact that there is no money involved. Sharing instead of consuming, and meaningful interactions on the way.

Interests

Nature, being around friends, making long walks, community life, running long distances, swimming in lakes and rivers, drawing and being creative, books and reading, practicing languages, traveling, hitchhiking, healty vegetarian (vegan) food, cooking, medicinal and edible plants, social justice, permaculture, music, campfires, ...

• cooking
• vegetarian
• running
• reading
• socializing
• drawing
• backpacking
• swimming
• languages
• hitchhiking
• social justice
• climate justice

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Spain