CURRENT MISSION

Figuring out how to change the world one couple at a time.

ABOUT ME

Hi couchsurfers,

this is our joint account. We're Ruth and Niel, a couple from Belgium. We've been together over 13 years now and absolutely love traveling. In 2009 we managed to escape the daily rut as we set out for 10 months. We traveled from Mexico City to Buenos Aires, all by bus.

After our amazing journey we settled in Antwerp, our new base from where we try to plan our trips abroad. We've had some great couch surfing experiences on the road and look forward to receiving folks in our home!

Niel & Ruth

PHILOSOPHY

Invite us and we'll talk about this one ... One sentence isn't enough and by the time we meet you, who knows what this should say.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We're pretty new on couchsurfing, we recently moved and now have a spare room available.

If you are looking for a guide around Antwerp, feel free to send a message. If you wanna get to know the history of Antwerp a bit more and you are on a budget, Niel is a guide for 'Antwerp by bike' so he can show you around the town.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Our first CS-experience couldn't have been better: We stayed at Amy's place and she really made us feel at home in her sweet apartment in Amsterdam!

Our second stay was in Riga with Daiga and Artis, two veteran CS'ers. We had a great time as they even hosted us at Artis' parents home for a night.

And on a recent trip to Czech Republic, Germany, Slowakia and Austria, we stayed with multiple couchsurfers. All great people!

Interests

Traveling (doh), reading, (veggie) cooking, dancing, being couchpatatoes, a good museum, theaterplay or movie, ...

• dancing
• cooking
• recipes
• chocolate
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• history
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Ruth:
Books: Classics, Romantic, Cooking, ...
Movies: romantic stories, spanish-speaking movies, animation
Music: happy songs

Niel:
Books: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Non-fiction, ...
Movies: everything, including good documentaries
Music: singer-songwriter stuff

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Besides finding each other in the world haystack? Traveling from Mexico City to Buenos Aires in 10 months, seeing over 15 countries, sleeping in over 100 towns and cities, meeting dozens of awesome people and seeing the most amazing places on the continent... I think that qualifies.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd have to say traveling. If you wanna share travelstories, skills, tips and tricks ... let's talk! And for foodies like Ruth: there will always be new recipes for chocolate cake/brownie/etc. to try out :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Slovakia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, England, Spain, United States