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Overview

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  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning Russian
  • 26, Female
  • Member since 2019
  • Master student European Literature
  • Bachelors degree in arts and culture studies
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Hello!

I am a spontaneous girl, that loves to travel with my boyfriend. I am always up for a good conversation with locals. That is the highlight of all of my holidays.

I hate doing all the touristy stuff, but still I cannot leave a city without having seen all the typical beauties of that place. And I especially can't leave without seeing the best art museum in the world!

Yes, I am an artsy geek, a bit nerdy and I love to play fun games with strangers. This is also why I have lived in Saint Petersburg (Russia) for a while in an international flat. To meet people all over the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to try couch surfing because I want to meet the locals of the place I am visiting. Making new friends all over the world is a valuable experience to me.

Interests

I am a huge fan of pole sports, so doing the tricks and stuff. This is obviously not my job, but I did teach a beginners class :)

I also love to visit museums and talk about art and culture 24/7. And if I'm not doing that, I also play bass guitar.

I also love to hike in the mountains, especially in Swiss!

  • arts
  • festivals
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • pole sport

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: mostly loud metal stuff, but I acceot any music style and I'm always up to exploring new styles.

Books: as many as I can read! My favourite writer is Haruki Murakami. I also wrote my BA thesis on one of his books

Movies: as well, as many as I can watch! But I must admit I'm not so into a lot of shooting without any humour in it (like James bond (sorry not sorry))

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2014 I climbed the Bishorn. A mountain that is 4153m high, for charity with an entire group of youths. I raised more than €1000 for research on neuroblastoma for kids (a form of cancer in the brain)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am currently learning Russian, since I've lived there for about 5 months.
I can also teach you some amazing pole tricks, as long as you provide the pole.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a fun person to hang out with, doing games or have good conversations with a nice glass of red wine (also without). We can share experiences on traveling, life and many other topics.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Russian Federation

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