CURRENT MISSION

Wondering, wandering

ABOUT ME

I am:
A dual Dutch/American citizen.
Grew up in Washington, DC and Maputo, Mozambique.
Vegetarian. (Very seriously, non-proselytizing.)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I tried to spend a summer couchsurfing in Portland, OR, USA, after college, among friends and acquaintances. I broke down and rented a room, though, when it became clear that some four of the 10 couches available to me were the same university housing couches and Too Short, resulting in Very Bad Sleep. It was a gorgeous plan, however, to live out of a backpack among friends for a few months. I like hostels and unconventional sleeping spaces, though, and have been prepared to sleep just about anywhere for some years now...just not as well as I used to.

Interests

Argentine tango, nomadism, whisky, foofy vegetarian cooking, diplomacy, international relations, trains, the EU, rule of law, Jugendstil art

• arts
• architecture
• tango
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• backpacking
• history
• international relations
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors:
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Neil Gaiman, Neal Stephenson, Tomas Eloy Martinez, Italo Calvino, Umberto Eco
Music:
Ane Brun, Fokofpolisiekar, Jason Webley, Mirah, VNV Nation, They Might Be Giants, Yann Tiersen, the Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, Belle & Sebastian, the Faint, Bach, Manu Chao, the Delgados, Devotchka, Neutral Milk Hotel, Goran Bregovic, Vagabond Opera, Don McLean, Simon & Garfunkel, the Flash Girls

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once spent three days completely by myself on an island in a forest in northern Ontario, Canada, living off of dry food and sleeping under a tarp.

Teach, Learn, Share

I fancy myself quite the vegetarian gourmet chef, and will gladly share everything I know about making tasty soups, and stunning vegetables. I'm also a history and architecture geek; I'll do my research and then be more than overjoyed to lecture you on the city around you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Mozambique, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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