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  • 51 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English
  • 50, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Working at Organic Shop "Ekoplaza"
  • Social worker
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

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ABOUT ME

I create, connect, work, dance and play together.

In 2010 i stopped renting a house in the Netherlands and i started traveling with my backpack and a small plan where to go to. It brought me in Germany, France, Spain and Portugal.

Couchsurfing and traveling changed my life :)

I started renting a room in Nijmegen in 2012 again and became active in organizing Monthly CS meetings together with Nikkie.

Last year I worked at Ieder1gelijk, it is a anti discrimination organisation in Nijmegen. In 2015 i worked at a solar panel distributor.

Voluntering at Doornroosje, Down The Rabbit Hole, Oranjepop, Windpower Nijmegen-Betuwe and Expoplu

PHILOSOPHY

Be the change you wish to see in the world

Mahatma Gandhi

"Realization is not a new experience. It is the discovery of the timeless factor in every experience"

Nisargadatta Maharaj

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Together with Nikkie i organized the monthly Nijmegen CS meetings since January 2012 till the end of 2013.

I attend a lot of other CS related events and i "spread the word"

I host sometimes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted Bence in Porto and Barbara in Nijmegen :)

Met a lot of friendly, open minded people at the 2 weekly Porto CS meetings and Dinners

Enjoyed the meeting at Douro river concert with Rui Veloso and the Porto nightlife

I was at a very nice CS picnic in Lisboa in June 2011

Did some Porto/Gaia city tours with Fernando "Openness"

My first CS monthly meeting was in Eindhoven, met a lot of kind people :)

Joined Hungarian Style Party 1+2 and Orange Party in Nijmegen :D

CS-ed at Bob's place in Nijmegen and at Marina's place in The Hague. Also CS-ed at Victoria's place in Algarve (Portugal)

Starting to organize together with Julia and Nikkie the Nijmegen CS meetings since January 2012. In June, July and September outside at Kronenburgerpark - Nijmegen. After the summer inside at The Lindenberg

2014-2015 attend local Nijmegen CS events very often.

Interests

I love nature, animals, swimming, hiking, biking, CS meetings and CS events , sauna, concerts and music festivals.

  • animals
  • concerts
  • music festivals
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • picnic
  • meditation
  • sauna
  • nightlife
  • partying
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • swimming
  • hitchhiking
  • tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Book "I am That" Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Movies: Cloud Atlas, Inception, Matrix trilogy, Planet Earth, Food Matters, Fierce Light: When spirit meets action,

Music: Progressive, Future garage, Nu deep disco, Psy chill, Goa, Reggae, House, Chill out, Funk, Soul, My Baby, Eefje De Visser, Jacco Gardner, Moderat, Dominik Eulberg, Rhye, Jungle by Night

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking in Germany, France, Spain and Portugal was a lot of fun, meeting all kinds of people :)

In August 2011 i was 3 weeks at the European Iberia Rainbow Gathering near Braga, in Portugal. This was very inspiring !

In 2014 i did a 10 days Vipassana Meditation course in Belgium, was a great experience. In February 2015 for the second time :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to let you see that there are no problems, only thoughts.....

What I Can Share with Hosts

Play, Dance, Chat, Swim, Hike, Party

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands, Portugal

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  • 10 Vouches
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