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Overview

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  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning Catalan, Valencian, German, Norwegian Nynorsk, Polish, Spanish, Swedish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • researching the EU's transparency policy (PhD)
  • MSc Public Administration (Utrecht University), PhD Europ...
  • From Eemnes
  • Profile 70% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

On a mission to find a mission (aren't we all?). In the meanwhile, enjoy life with friends and maybe learn a bit along the way!

ABOUT ME

An easy-going, broadly interested person with friends in different countries and many walks of life. I like to find myself in unexpected places and situations, which are the moments I become most self-aware and when my curiosity is most stimulated! Apart from these abstract ponderings, I am a quite studious person who sometimes needs to get to the bottom of things, I play the guitar, go for a jog every now and again, climb, and aim to "try new stuff on a regular basis". The latest being tour cycling and yoga.

PHILOSOPHY

Wow. Let me get back to you on this one. Well, I guess one thing is that I do not belief in life after death, meaning that you should make the most of the here and now. "Hereness and sincereness."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Though it's not always possible, you can get in touch to try and find a spot to crash, or go for a beer.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Perhaps incredibly for some, I have no experience with couchsurfing as in through this network. Once though, some friends and me arrived by boat from Norway to Denmark late at night, having no idea where we were going to spend the night. An African asylum seeker offered us a place on his floor, which was one of the kindest experiences in my life. That's about 11 years ago now, but still very vividly in my memory!

Interests

arts: going to gigs (indie, experimental, jazz, classical), making music (guitar, attempts at other things), visiting museums (I best like the German expressionists) - sports: jogging, climbing, cycling, tennis.

  • arts
  • beer
  • yoga
  • boating
  • music
  • jazz
  • guitar
  • cycling
  • sports
  • rock climbing
  • tennis

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