CURRENT MISSION

Yataaaaaa!

ABOUT ME

This is hard!

PHILOSOPHY

“Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.”

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I only stayed for a short period in Venice using CS.

During my six months in South-Africa we hosted some wonderful people in the university hostel. We backpacked through the country and ended up with some couchsurfers.

Did a citytrip in Rotterdam! Got hosted!

Interests

Kermit (The Muppet Show), Owls, Van den Vos Reynaerde (Old Dutch literature), Whales, Chiro (a Belgian youth-movement), Music Festivals, Anime, Ramen (Japanese dish), Tequila-shots, Bamboo, Cola (with extra sugar), SpongeBob Squarepants, Socks, Kiwido's, Bull terriërs, Beans, Computergames, Comics, Humo, Zen, Japan, Secondhand Books, Gambit (X-men), Furry Things, Vegetarians, Vintage, Photography (my two Polaroids & Canon 1000D)

• books
• literature
• photography
• music festivals
• festivals
• comics
• anime
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:Albert Hammond Jr, Alpha Blondy, Arcade fire, Arctic monkeys, Babyshambles, Beatles, Beck, Beenie Man, Beirut, Black Uhuru, Bloc Party, Bob dylan, Bob Marley, Cold war kids, Collie Budz, Damian Marley, Das Pop, Death Cab for cutie, dEUS, Editors, Eels, Feeder, Franz Ferdinand, Friendly Fires, Futureheads, Gabriel Rios, Gentleman, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Girls in Hawaii, Gomez, Gorillaz, Gym class heroes, Hellogoodbye, Hercules and love affair, Hot chip, Hot hot heat, Husky rescue, Imogen heap, Interpol, Jeugd Van tegenwoordig, Jimmy Eat world, John Frusciante, Johnny cash, Just jack, Kaiser chiefs, Keane, Killers, Kings of leon, Klaxons, Knife, Kooks, Lenny Kravitz, M.I.A., Mad caddies, Magic numbers, Manu chao, Matisyahu, MGMT, Michael Franti, Minus the bear, Moby, Modest Mouse, Morningwood, Motion city soundtrack, Neil Diamond, New found glory, Nick cave & the bad seeds, Opposites, Orson, Patrice, Pete Philly & Perquisite, Placebo, Postal Service, Ramones, Razorlight, Red hot chili peppers, Red Light Company, Remy Zero, Rifles, Roisin Murphy, Rooney, Roots, Scissor Sisters, Sean Paul, Seeed, Shaggy, Sigur Ros, Sizzla, SKA-P, Slackers, Smiths, Spinvis, Stephen Marley, Stereo MC’s, Streets, Strokes, Thom yorke, Ting tings, Toasters, Tokyo police club, Triggerfinger, Vampire weekend, Velvet underground, We are scientists, Weezer, White stripes, Wir sind helden, Wombats, Year of the rabbit, Ziggy Marley, Zita Swoon, 1990s
Check: http://www.last.fm/user/Nick-olaj
Books:Kafka op het strand, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrel, The Living Ships-trilogy, Harry Potter-reeks, Stupid White Men, De Aardkinderen-reeks, The Shining, Lord of the rings-trilogy, De wereld van Sofie, Der Steppenwolf, Zwerm, Lord Of The Flies, Tongkat, De Asielzoeker, Spoetnikliefde, Vrouw in het riet, Twee Vrouwen, Het boek van Violet en Dood, Tirza, Fantoompijn, Stad der Blinden, De Geruchten, In ongenade, De Jacht op het Verloren Schaap, Dans Dans Dans, Vochtige Streken, Vergeten Straat, Lolita, De Zangen van Maldoror, Het Spierenalfabet
Movies:V for vendetta, Kill Bill 1 & 2, The Village, Battle Royale, La mala educacion, Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Lord of the rings-trilogy, King Kong, The Woodsman, Belle & het Beest, Fucking Amal, Diarios de motocicleta, Y tu mamá también, House of flying daggers, Rushmore, The World According To Garp, Spirited Away, The Constant Gardener, Reservoir Dogs, Memento, Pulp Fiction, The Shining, Howl's Moving Castle, X-men, Princess Mononoke, Little Miss Sunshine, Hard Candy, Taxi Driver, Apocalyps Now, Tideland, Secret Window, Wanted, Open Water, One Flew over The Cuckoos Nest, The Shining, Waterworld, Thank You For Smoking.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jetskiing, FoamParties, Skinny Dipping during winter in the North Sea, Read the Bible, Ran 10 miles, hugged a lioncub, Study in South-Africa, Swam in between jellyfish in HaLong Bay, Trekked through the Himalaya, Tagged the Palestinian wall, Met the Dalai Lama, Stayed awake for 48 hours, Slept for 24 hours

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Lesotho, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, South Africa