CURRENT MISSION

I moved to Stockholm recently.
Besides all the expats I really would like to meet some local peeps too... ;)

ABOUT ME

My name is Mario and I'm from Belgium. Yes, that small, surrealistic country within the heart of Europe for which you need a looking glass to find it on a world map. :)
My culture and mother tongue is Flemish. My French is good enough to have casual conversations with native speakers, as is my English. I think that knowing more than one language is a big advantage. Especially if you like travelling and I do like travelling a lot! :) I have been to most countries of mainland Europe, except for the ones towards the east. They are still on my to do list. I also lived in Rome for 3 years, when I was working for the European Space Agency as project manager. It gave me the opportunity to see most of Italy during that period. After I came back to Belgium, I settled in Brussels in an apartment. But in order to escape busy city life once in a while, I bought a house in France. It is located in the countryside surrounded by forests and lakes. And excellent food and beverages (read: wine) are present everywhere, which is also important. :)

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live. How simple can it be?
*What do you mean, you detect a pinch of sarcasm?* ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm mostly playing the role of host, but as I'm doing a business trip once in a while around Europe, I use CS to find local people with whom I can have a drink and a good conversation, instead of watching TV in my hotel room.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It has been fantastic! In such a short while I have had the pleasure to meet so many great people. Simply amazing! More, please! :)

Interests

I will not deny the fact that I'm I bit of a computer nerd, so I can spent quite some time tinkering with technological gadgets.
Trying to improve the world a little bit by supporting both small,local and big, international non-profit organizations.

• culture
• dining
• wine
• video games
• board games
• tv
• traveling
• business
• craft beer
• scifi
• fantasy books

Music, Movies, and Books

When it comes to film, TV-series and books, they better be science-fiction or fantasy related, or a good comedy or an intriguing crime plot.
Music: everything but: jazz, hip hop, everything ever made and will be made by boys bands (e.g. One Direction) and last but not least, Justin "whining little bitch" Bieber...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Standing at the base of Angel Falls in Venezuela.
Words can not describe the awesomeness of the experience

Teach, Learn, Share

Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything is...*drum roll*...42! You should know this by now. ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Italy, Sweden

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