Hi, I'm Mat, I'm living and working in Amsterdam, Netherlands. I'm curious about the world and the people in it. I like getting to know new people and places. I worked as a photojournalist (If you'd like to take a photographic walk along the canals of Amsterdam, let me know ;) a stage manager, a tour guide, and now as a communications specialist.

I love to travel, some of my most fun memories have been on the road. When I do, I try to see as much nature as I can. You'll see the hobbies below, but in short I like the outdoors. The water and the mountains, the forests, the rivers, anything that can take my breath away. I love discovering little secrets and wild places. Will you help me find them?

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I was part of a CS group many years ago, in Cape Town. We welcomed travellers and showed them around. The kind of people who came, who stayed and who came back were always the kind I wanted to meet. Interesting and interested, open, engaged, and active.

I've since couchsurfed a couple of times, and met other couchsurfers on the road. Always a good experience.

兴趣

I guess I'm an adventurous guy. I like nature, the outdoors, and the occasional adrenaline rush ;)

Always up for a simple beer along the beautiful canals though!

• photography
• coffee
• flying
• movies
• traveling
• hiking
• kayaking
• surfing
• skiing
• freediving
• climbing
• ultimate frisbee
• stand up paddle

音乐、电影和书籍

another classic but tricky question.

A Case of Exploding Mangoes, Ian Banks, Jonny Steinberg, Ryszard Kapuściński
Fallen, the Departed, Lucky Number Slevin, in Bruges, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf other odd bits
I'll listen to a pretty wide range, but I never seem to remember artists, song names, or albums, as much as "that tune". I come back to rock more often than not. Both indie and classic 80's

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Jumped off a cliff, and wrestled a great white shark (not on the same day)

教，学，和分享

What I can teach: photography, English, French, stand up paddling

What I'd like to learn: Spanish and French (I'm losing it and need to get it back!)

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

A beer, a photographic tour, a climb, and maybe a little stand up paddling

Also, I like to think I've mapped out some of the best coffee in Amsterdam.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Slovenia, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Tanzania, United Kingdom

我居住过的国家

Denmark, France, Netherlands, Réunion, South Africa

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