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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, German; learning Spanish
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Hospitality all-rounder/Nomad/Clown
  • European Baccalaureatte / HES Amsterdam:International Fin...
  • From Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel the world. Trying to spend less time in cities and more in nature.

ABOUT ME

I travel for good times, to be fascinated by old cultures and to learn accents/dialects. I blush, it keeps me warm. Life's simple, just smile!

PHILOSOPHY

Travelling is the best possible learning source in the world. I will always attend the school of travel. Learning from different cultures is so rewarding.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I love meeting new people especially travellers. I love hosting when I am back in Amsterdam, but I'm more often traveling.

Interests

avocados, t-shirts, dancing on piano's, being barefoot, Madagascar, water, Dali, mixing (both culinairy and beats), football, tomatoes, vinyl, lomo, sailing, surfing, petanque, clowning about, laughing

  • dancing
  • drinking
  • boating
  • traveling
  • piano
  • soccer
  • dialects

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Black Cat White Cat, The Seedling (longboard surf movie)
Music: Classic Breaks, Jazz, 60's ska, rock steady, and be-bop, 70's funk, 80's pop, early 90's hiphop. From Chopin to Michael Franti, Desmond Dekker to Michael Jackson, Nujabes to Miles Davis.
Books: Everything Is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer, In Praise of Idleness - Bertrand Russel

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ive broken my toe jumping off John Lennon's piano

I sailed a 34ft monohull sailboat from Tonga to New Zealand

Teach, Learn, Share

How to respect and be kind to our precious planet.

What I Can Share with Hosts

travel stories over numerous drinks

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Laos, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Korea, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Réunion, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom

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