Hey there stranger!

At heart, I'm an extrovert, a philosopher, a frequent visitor of nightclubs but most importantly a student of life. I've had my fair share of life experiences and would love to hear yours!

Personally, I fell in love with travelling when I first started travelling by myself at age 17. In the ensuing gap year I traveled extensively in Asia and Europe. I love hiking, I love partying, but am also an avid reader of psychology, philosophy and history (and overall non-fiction).

I lived in Amsterdam for 18 years, after which I moved to Rotterdam to study. I like trying new things and more importantly, like taking on challenges. I have a lot of stories from my travels and would love to share them!

My top three values in life are hard-work, openness to experience and generosity. I spent a lot of time and energy working on myself to become the person I am today, which is why I value hard-work. If people make a genuine effort, it makes all the difference. I try to live life with a bit of spice which is why I value openness to experience, I think everything in life is worth to try and one can only judge when he has done something. Lastly, I value generosity because it's just a way healthier mindset to be focusing on giving rather than taking. Not only does generosity make you happier, but it focuses on being a positive influence to the world.

Rock out with your sock out at Rotterdam's finest couchsurfing location, rated 6/5 on TripAdvisor.

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Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

During my travels, I've heard some great experiences from Couchsurfing. Since I am enrolled at university right now, it is more difficult meeting like-minded travelers. My place is often referred to as a Hotel, due to the numerous amounts of friends/strangers sleeping on my couches. Someone suggested starting on Couchsurfing, so here I am. I look forward hearing about your best travel story!

Also, when I'm travelling, I love to meet locals and go to local places rather than the touristic attractions. Meeting interesting people and exchanging stories is one of my favorite things to do.

Intereses

• cooking
• partying
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• hiking
• backpacking
• scuba diving
• cliff jumping
• business
• entrepreneurship
• history
• philosophy
• psychology
• hitchhiking
• volunteering
• freediving
• mountain climbing
• self-development
• cheap flights
• airmiles

Música, películas y libros

Music taste: Acoustic covers, Indie, Tropical house, Trap
Movie: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Gifted, Catch me if you can, Good Will Hunting, Genius, The Imitation Game, A Beautiful Mind, Forest Gump
Book: Meditations - Marcus Aurelius but I love a lot of books related to philosophy, history, biographies, travelling and social sciences. Take a look in my bookshelves once you couchsurf.

Algo increíble que he hecho

Feel free to use any of these as conversation topics:

Read 200+ non-fiction books about management, philosophy, psychology and various other subjects by the age of 17. Solo hiked the Tour du Mont Blanc at age 17 and ran a 20km marathon with a 18kg backpack. Scooter accident and cliff jumping in Thailand. Commited forgery to get an Indian Visa. Rode the lowest train class in India, aka slept in a pool of piss, for 18hours. Taken a shit on Mt. Everest and done the Three Passes-trek. Almost died of altitude sickness in the Himalayas at 5500m. Got into a fight with a midget in Krakow. Swimming with Whale Sharks in the Philippines. Freediving with thousands of sardines and barricudas in Moalboal, Philippines. Spent over 120 hours in the Moscow Airport. Solo hiked 440km in the Arctic circle and witnessed the midnight sun in Sweden. Climbed the highest mountain of Northern Lapland. Climbed the highest mountain of Northern Africa and slept under the stars in the Sahara in Morocco. Hitchhiked from Amsterdam to Bratislava. Motorbiked from South to North Vietnam. Underwent a really sketchy eye procedure in Vietnam for less than 8$. Motorcycle accident in Vietnam. Dancing salsa on a stage in Cuba. Climbed a live volcano and into the crater to reach the largest highly acidic lake in the world. Hiked Indonesia's second tallest volcano during a thunderstorm. Diving with a dozen Manta rays. Visited the world's busiest pedestrian crossing and the busiest train station in one day. Got in trouble with the local police in Tokyo. (To be continued)

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I have quite the knowledge of cheap flights (recently bought a 150€ roundtrip ticket from Amsterdam to Cuba) and could teach you how to get some.
I would love to learn how to cook a traditional dish from your country.
I love sharing experiences and memories.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

Beers, a positive attitude, stories and whatever knowledge I picked up in my life. I can also cook for you, I've gotten quite good at it.

Países que he visitado

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Países en los que he vivido

China, Netherlands