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Overview

  • 17 references 12 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French; learning Spanish
  • 33, Female
  • Member since 2017
  • Social worker
  • No education listed
  • From Liège, Liege, Belgium
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About Me

I hunt the emotion of the great outdoors. I'm an avid hiker and sometimes I can use some company as well!

From Belgium but currently living in Galicia (Ferrol, A Coruña)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To experience places and meet people more genuinely

Interests

  • minimalism
  • live music
  • feminism
  • vegeterian
  • pescatarian

Music, Movies, and Books

James Blake, Laura Marling, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, Bon Iver, Big Thief, Tame Impala, Arvo Pärt, Johann Johannsson, Olafur Arnalds, +++

Fav books: Roald Dahl's short stories - Olaf Stapeldon, Last and First Men - Marguerite Duras, Le marin de Gibraltar - Michel Tournier, Vendredi ou les limbes du Pacifique - Steinbeck, Of mice and men
Latest reads: Gloria Steinem, A Revolution from Within - Mona Chollet, Sorcières

Films: In Bruges, The Big Lebowski, Thelma and Louise, Inception
TV: The Handmaid's Tale, Years and Years, Black Mirror, Fargo, Peaky Blinders, Inside No. 9

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Been traveling solo since 2016.
Quit my job after 10 years to travel.
2023: walked the Camino de Santiago from St-Jean de Luz (FR) to Fisterra, Galicia (1200km in 52 days).
2024: walked the Camino again, but started from Liège, Belgium (2000km in 82 days).

What I Can Share with Hosts

- Hiking partner
- Help you with house chores, cooking
- For guests: advice on your train travels in Belgium and Europe

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, United States

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