CURRENT MISSION

Discovering if my first language is Flemish or Dutch.

ABOUT ME

I'm a high school Art History teacher, living in Ghent.
I've lived in Canada for a year during my studies & one year in Madrid after I graduated.

PHILOSOPHY

I will always remember what a good friend told me: 'time to break out of this vanilla lifestyle & try something new'. although we were at the supermarket & she was actually trying to talk me out of just buying vanilla ice cream - it kind of stayed with me..

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

telling my mother it's not surfcouching, but couchsurfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

still a couchsurf-virgin I'm afraid - a good friend told me about his experiences, and I'm very interested in the concept.

Interests

I love film & music. I have done a lot of travelling - even at a very young age [thanks to my parents, I must say]. also did some travelling on my own; a couple of years ago I went on exchange to UBC [Vancouver] and I've lived in Madrid for a year.
I'm very interested in artsy stuff in general, and 19th & 20th century art in particular.

• arts
• concerts
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• live music
• track and field
• art history
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

currently reading Roald Dahl's biography, a book on why modern art is not something 3-year-olds can do as well & The Great Gatsby. Highly recommended: Wicked [Gregory Maguire], Zorro [Isabel Allende] and Summertime [J.M. Coetzee]
music: a bit of everything - big fan of Muse, Elbow, Kings of Leon, Editors, The Killers, Eels, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, .. but also numerous unknown [outside Belgium that is] Belgian artists..
movies: recent favourites are Drive, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Black Swan & The King's Speech. all-time favourite still remains Moulin Rouge!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Arcade Fire - live. possibly one of the best concerts I've ever seen.
Then again, Elbow live was amazing as well.
I guess I can summarize and say I love live music.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love the reactions on people's faces when I say I'm from Belgium.. but most of the times when I mention 'Brussels?', they're back on track :D
I wrote a thesis on Belgian-made film posters from the 20's - in case you're interested in horror stories about Belgian archives, do ask me.
I also would love to be able to cook properly.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, Spain