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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Meet new people, try different foods, surf and enjoy nature!
ABOUT ME
I've traveled quite a bit in the past few years, exploring and working on organic farms, doing permaculture designs and to develop the skills I find interesting (baking & cooking, pottery, carpentry, some mechanical knowledge but also surfing, etc.).
I love eating great food, as well as preparing and sharing it. I cooked for catered ski chalets in the French Alp & Italy and in Amsterdam I ran a social dining restaurant at home for a while before starting to travel. My dream is to start a place where I grow food, bake and create a space where people feel at home.
I volunteered for 1,5 years on several farms in South Africa, Italy, France, Thailand and Australia.
I studied social sciences and realized that I actually love designing and building - from permaculture systems to furniture. I love producing music and being outdoors.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
First time, but friends told me it's the best way to travel.
Interests
Surfing (wave and kite surfing), building, music production, hiking, cooking and eating. Sourdough baker in woodfired and conventional ovens. Love sharing food.
- design
- dining
- cooking
- baking
- traveling
- music
- outdoor activities
- hiking
- kite surfing
- surfing
- skiing
- sports
- swimming
- social science
- baking bread
Music, Movies, and Books
Music wise I love guitars from singer song writers to spanish flamenco (I play a little myself), some pop and rock and older hip hop but I like electronic music as well so dubstep, house/techno and also drum 'n bass and psy trance. A bit of everything really.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Traveled and lived in a self converted van for a year.
What I Can Share with Hosts
I can teach everything I know, from cooking skills to building. And sports as well like kite surfing, swimming and snow sports. I love to share and contribute.
Countries I’ve Visited
Australia, Cabo Verde, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom
Countries I’ve Lived In
Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands