Native from Brussels, 100% guaranteed. I like to say I'm perfectly binlingual French and Dutch. I can also ape a lot of different accents from Wallonia.
Curiously enough, all my great-grandparents were Belgians. I haven't checked earlier.
I have constantly to define some challenges to myself. Probably to avoid boredom. For instance, my current hobby is called "survival run". It consists of, basically, a 10km run with obstacles to overcome. Climbing on ropes and fire hoses with swingovers around beams, monkey bridges over canals blewn by our freezing cold northern winds, all of these events take place during wintertime of course, to add some extra fun to it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting people from abroad while I'm not travelling myself.
Don't feel amazed if you realize I visited way more countries than you. This is more than probable. Just pretend to feel impressed.

Interests

Lot of tennis to keep in shape, occasionnaly cycling, and hiking whenever possible during holiday periods.
Litterature is also my thing. I like to read books in their original language, and as I like some of these russian writers with suicidal tendencies, I started studying Russian.

• books
• running
• traveling
• socializing
• survival
• cycling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• tennis
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Catch-22, Mort à crédit, Bright Lights Big City, Extension du domaine de la lutte, La Fiesta del Chivo, ...

Bonobo, Grimes, Caribou, Memory Tapes, David Bowie, Royksopp, ...

Dr Strangelove, Requiem For A Dream, Boogie Nights, I Saw The Devil, Man Bites Dog, ...

Breaking bad, The Wire, Lillyhammer, Utopia, The Sopranos, Twin Peaks, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Diving and playing with sealions in the Galapagos Islands
- Hiked the John Muir Trail in two weeks with no tent and no blisters
- Afforded 19 exam sessions in order to get a Master degree
- Wrote two unpublished novels in French
- Did the 134m freefall Nevis bungy jump in New Zealand, followed by the Canyon Swing, backwards, without screaming
- Rode all the way to North Holland with a bicycle, and back, sleeping in their public parks 12 days in a row

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Spain