ABOUT ME

Especially after my trip in South America I have realized that it's important to do things you like and make you happy. This sounds easy, but everywhere around you, you see people who do things against their will, have obligations they don't want, do work they don't like, but being afraid to quit, and other stuff like that.
I think I'm different in that. I only do things I like, only accept the projects at work which are interesting (for me :)) and hang out only with people I really like. If something is not interesting anymore, I just skip it and exchange it for something more interesting. It is, in my opinion, the best way to have an interesting life without getting 'stuck' in unwanted routines. And because of that, to develop yourself as much as possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I live in an apartment in De Baarsjes, a neighbourhood west of the centre of Amsterdam. It's easy to reach from the central trainstation and from the airport. As I am working during the week I'm only able to host people in the weekends.

By the way, besides couches I also have an airbed and 2 sleeping bags which sleeps a bit more comfy :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted people now from Germany, Switzerland, England, US, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Taiwan, Venezuela, Chile, China and Russia. I think it's very nice to get to know people from other cultures and talk with them about travelling, their country, my country...

I surfed couches in Ankara, Bogota, Caracas, Poznan, Krakow and Wroclaw. Besides this, I met people from CS in Rio de Janeiro, Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), La Paz, Cusco, Lima, Quito, Cali and Panama City. I think it's amazing to meet local people and go out to have a coffee, diner or party together. Because of this you get to know a country and its culture better.

Interests

Most of all: travelling!!

But as well: Partying and clubbing, music (many kinds and I'm always open for new kinds of music), movies, cars, photography, food (cooking and eating), drinking, reading, different cultures and different kind of people.

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Inception, American gangster, everything made by Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie and a lot more!

Music: Techno, electro, trance. DJ's like Deadmau5, Tiesto, Armin van Buuren, Carl Cox, Ritchie Hawtin. But I like music like rock, pop and indie as well. At the moment I listen a lot to The XX, Beach house and Hot Chip.
Since I went to South America I like Latin music as well.

Books: Lonely planets! (and other travel books)

Some other books I like:
- Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts.
- Khaled Husseini - Different titles
- Aravind Adiga - The white tiger
- Herman Brusselmans (a dark humored Belgian writer)
- Thrillers like David Baldacci, Dan Brown and Stieg Larsson

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Living in India for 7 months
- Sleeping for 15 hours at the luggage rack of an Indian train
- Celebrating NYE at a beach in Thailand
- Sleeping at the Sahara desert in Morocco
- Watching a footballmatch of Fenerbahce in Turkey and of Racing Club in Argentina
- Drinking vodka at a boat on the Dnjepr river in Kiev, Ukraine.
- Getting lost on a bicycle in the Atacama desert in Chile
- Quiting my job and travelling for 9 months in South America

Teach, Learn, Share

I studied Spanish for a month in Buenos Aires. But now I want to improve it by practicing with native speakers.

On the other hand I can teach you Dutch, English and German and (if you're interested) stuff about marketing and a bit about psychology.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India, Indonesia, Netherlands, Spain