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Overview

  • 6 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning French, German, Italian, Japanese
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • PhD research on sustainability transitions
  • As a well-mannered sociologist (I feel I should give my p...
  • From Maasmechelen
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Make my ultimately insignificant stay on earth just a tad less insignificant

ABOUT ME

Bluntly put, I consider myself cautiously social, rationally spontaneous, covertly adventurous, messily organised, assertively ignorant, tentatively ambitious, optimistically realistic, reluctantly self-disciplined, ...
Well, I would be considered a man of contradictions, I presume. My life seems to be a whirlwind of extremes, leaving me bewildered at regular intervals. Amongst my friends I would be considered a serious, composed and mindful person, yet among my colleagues I'm known as unpredictable and energetic, at times even irresponsible. Suits me though, as it appears to lead to interesting encounters and events...

Interests

I pursue three goals in my life:
1. Develop myself in order to assist my friends and the general 'other' in any way I can
2. Develop myself while minimizing any negative impacts on my surroundings (both natural and social)
3. Exploit the freedom encaptured within those two goals to the fullest.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Gazing upon a night sky free of clouds and light pollution in France.
- Embracing the unfamiliar 'silence' pervading the mountains in Switzerland.
- Meeting random people on trains that stun your senses in all possible ways.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Italy

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