CURRENT MISSION

Be happy

ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Machteld. I live in Utrecht. I love to travel around the world. In my free time I play badminton and go out with my friends.

PHILOSOPHY

Always look on the bright side. When something bad happens there is almost always a silver lining somewhere.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I had a contact with someone on a holiday in Norway and I hosted several people.
During my trip in New Zealand I surfed some couches.
I don't respond to friend requests from people I have never met. For me it is important that when I make somebody a friend on couchsurfing I at least have met them in person and had a positive experience with them.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A few years ago I went for a holiday to Norway. Two days before leaving I registered on this site to see whether there would be I nice place to stay in Bergen, the only place I knew for sure I was going to stay. I reacted on Katerina who had no couch, but was willing to meet for coffee. A day later I received a message from her with her phone number so I could call her when I was in Bergen. In Bergen I indeed contacted her and because she was in the neighbourhood, we met only a few minutes later. We went for a drink on a terrace. We got along great and when we parted an hour later we agreed that I would contact her the next day to make another appointment. The next day she invited me at her home for dinner. It was a great evening.
After that i hosted several people. In New Zealand and in Portugal I have surfed a few couches

Interests

Badminton, movies, meeting with friends, music.
My holiday is a good holiday when I had some nice hiking days.

• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• swimming
• badminton

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The kind with a good story. No blockbusters.

Music: Lots of kinds. Love to go to (small) concerts.

Books: The same as with the movies. Just a good story.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The first time i went on holiday alone. I was amazed to have such a great time travelling on my own. Met a lot of people and did a lot of thinking. There i decided to make a big careermove.
And in New Zealand I went swimming with dolphins in the ocean. That was awesome!
08-12-2019: Walking the Overland track in Tasmania.

Teach, Learn, Share

Have faith in yourself. You can do more than you think.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation. I am interested in people and like to learn about their country.
I like good humor.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands

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