CURRENT MISSION

Why be boring, while you can be exploring!

ABOUT ME

Describing yourself is always tricky.
I am curious, talkative, energetic and stubborn, although I sometimes change my mind, mood and plans quickly. I easily attach to other people. I don't like to be inside the house all day... there's too much to do outside!

PHILOSOPHY

Er was eens een kaasboer uit Gouda;
Die zat rond de tafel zijn vrouw na.
Maar zij riep heel vief:
"Alles is relatief!
Als ik harder ren, zit ik jou na."
(Roald Dahl)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I study and share a house with a few friends in Leuven. My room is too small to host people, but I'm always in for a walk around the city and some coffee. Just ask me. Leuven is small but beautiful.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed some couches in Paris with a friend, before I had my own CS account. Now I have a CS account myself so hello world, here I come.

Interests

Music, literature, arts, history, different cultures... The world. I find it wonderfull and frustrating at the same time that it is too big and varied to discover all of it during the one life we get to live and love.

• arts
• literature
• coffee
• music
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Lauren Hill, PJ Harvey, Eels, Manu Chao, Mano Negra, Astor Piazzolla, Bon Iver, Calexico, Yevgueni, Cat Power, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Abdou & Mariam, Gotan Project,
Mumford and Sons, Zap Mama, Cesaria Evora, Nick Cave, Nneka, parov Stelar, Zita Swoon, Groundation, La Rue Ketanou, Absynthe Minded, Joan as Police Woman, Antony and the Johnsons, Patrice, Band of Horses, the Shins, Sonic Youth, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Portishead, Massive Attack, Tinariwen, Bob Marley, Yann Tiersen,... I really like a lot of different artists and styles.

I like a lot of films but my all time favourite is and will be 'Le fabuleux destin d' Amélie Poulain' by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

Books:
I recently read and really liked:
'Things the grandshildren should know', Mark Oliver Everett;
'Extremely loud and incredibly close', Jonathan Safran Foer;
and many more. Everything of Roald Dahl, Astrid Lindgren and Annie M.G. Schmitt.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

From all countries I've seen, I loved Morocco the best. I keep returning there and want to live there once, seriously.

Teach, Learn, Share

Besides enthusiasm and optimism, I can't think of something I can teach you... But I am definately willing to be teached by others!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium