Hi there,
Here I will give a small introduction of me...
My name is Marcus and I'm from a small town near the Dutch coast, 40 kilometres upnorth of Amsterdam. The area has lots of fields of colourfull tulips, meadows, dunes and a small forest.
My house is a small one-floor wooden house, where I live with my gracious queeny cat ;-)
(Almost) whole my life I love traveling and learning new cultures. Meeting people have my greatest interest.
For 14 years I have worked as a chemical engineer at the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands(ECN), doing research in the Air Quality en Climate Change area.
For quite a while I had a dream, to travel for a longer time, instead of just a short vacation. The time has now come to fulfill this dream, I quit my job in june 2015 en will start my travel in Sri Lanka in September, the rest of the journey is open...stories are my guide.
Oh, and uhm...my caracter: Born on the 11th of July, I have the constellation Cancer, which can be descriped as emotional, loving, imaganative, symphatatic...in which I can find myself. Furthermore I like to joke and can be a dreamer.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The reason I am on Couchsurfing is that I think if you want to really now the cultures/countries you visit, you have to meet and talk to the people who live there.
Also I am a social person who feels to much alone in a hotel;-)

Interests

My interests are wide...anything which relates to the senses seeing, tasting, feeling, hearing and smelling. I love to learn new things and be suprised!
Some examples are food, cooking as well as eating, with a good glass wine. Listening to music and singing with it, although you might not want to hear that ;-)

• cats
• singing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• engineering
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

This is difficult, I cant define a specific direction of music...I love all music which touches the heart, emotions.
I love Arthouse films. I have not read many books, but have my e-reader with me, so this section is to be continued.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The amazest thing I've done is quiting my job and 'Throw of the bowlines' see the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

Indeed, oh yes, all three, all of it!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I hope to share with you, an insight of my live, my stories, my company and anything you want to know!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Panama, Peru, Russian Federation, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Scotland