I'm a 25 year old student, recently moved out of Amsterdam to a beautiful city named Leiden. I love frikandellen, and have an enormous wanderlust. The Netherlands have got a lot to offer, but there are so many things to see and to do, I just can't wait to explore them all!

I live in the smallest house ever so I can't host, but I'm always up for showing you the city!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet new people, and hear out their stories. On way to do that is via Couchsurfing! A couple of summers back I went traveling throughout Indonesia and Malaysia/Singapore. On our way we slept at a local family in Malaysia. This really was a perfect way to learn about the culture, their habits etc. That you'll never experience while sleeping in a hostel/hotel. Two summers back I went backpacking through America and Iceland, and I was as welcome as I was in Malaysia. I've had an amazing time with each and one of my hosts! I can go on for a while, it's just lost of fun!!

Interests

Hiking, volleybal, sailing, cooking, singing, dancing, meeting new friends and simply enjoying life with a glass of wine.

• culture
• singing
• dancing
• cooking
• chocolate
• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• sailing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: My taste of music is pretty broad. I really love The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Lumineers, Bear's Den and Mumford and Sons. I also love to play lp's of for example Neil young, Dire Straits, Bob Marley or Buena Vista Social Club, and I love to sing along with the all time classics of the Backstreet Boys.

Movies: Green mile, Saving Private Ryan, Shawshank redemption, Silence of the Lambs, Schindlers list, Seven, Intouchables, and (of course!) everything from Quentin Tarantino.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking through Malaysian rainforest until the top of the mountain was reached. Getting scared along the way as we saw a ninja-looking guy with a big sharp sword-looking knife, turns out, he and his Singaporean friends were just making lunch :) We ended up becoming friends and met them in Singapore again!

Going to Iceland - seeing a whale, and the Northern lights!!

Moving to Canada to start a new adventure!

Teach, Learn, Share

First find out how other people live and think before finding a place and call it yours.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a fun (at least I like to think I am) and clean/neat person, always honest and I hate injustice. I'm also quite direct, something Dutch people are really good at haha. In return for a spot on your couch, I'm always willing to help out, cook (I can make the best pancakes and have an amazing (with capital A) chocolate brownies recipe), clean, or sing!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Netherlands