MISSION:
To travel to every country in the world.

ABOUT ME:
I am currently 23 years old and living in Maastricht, the Netherlands. I spend the last three years traveling mainly through Europe, North America and South East Asia but have many more countries (note: any country in the world) on my list! I am currently in Maastricht to finish my last years of studies before taking of the next long trip in 2017, to where? Well I change my mind about that every week so we'll see! Always up for a new adventure, especially the ones that will take me a bit out of my comfort zone!

My 'want to go list':
1. India
2. Iran
3. Israel
4. Jordan
5. Nepal
6. Morocco
7. Indonesia
8. Norway
9. South Africa
10. Kenya

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Whilst I have never tried or participated in couch surfing before I hope to change that in the beginning of 2016 while traveling through the US. I plan to open up my room to fellow couch surfers as soon as I am back and settled in the Netherlands.

By making friends during previous travels, and visit them in their countries and cities I have discovered that a city is much more than just tourist attractions when seen through somebody that is living there. I hope that via couch surfing I can have this same experience as I've had with many of my friends I have visited before!

Moreover, I believe couch surfing is a great way to meet people with the same mindsets, openness and willingness to share. I have no doubt it will leave me with many more great friends and wonderful stories.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• photography
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

I love a broad range of music, some of my favorite artists are: John Mayer, Jeff Buckley, Bon Iver, James Bay, George Ezra, The Beatles, Ben Howard, The XX, Lana Del Rey, David Bowie, Odesza...

Some of my favorite movies:
- The Prestige
- Shutter Island
- Into the Wild

Some of my favorite TV Series:
- 2 Broke Girls
- Game of Thrones
- Orange is the New Black
- How I Met Your Mother
- Prison Break

And lastly, some of my favorite books:
- Exremely Loud and Incredibly Close
- The Darkroom of Damocles (De Donkere Kamer van Damokles)
- A Thousand Splendid Suns

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Some of my highlights of the last 3,5 years of traveling:
- Backpacked through Europe in 2013 through 9 countries and 11 cities.
- Backpacked through South East Asia for 4 months in 2015.
- Drove a motorbike (Honda Win) through the North of Vietnam.
- Saw the sun set in Bagan, Myanmar.
- Awed at Angkor Wat.
- Had some delicious pizza in Venice, Italy.
- Saw the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain.
- Made many amazing people whilst traveling.
- Moved to Montreal for 4 months.
- Climbed Bangkok's ghost tower.
- Got my Open Water on Koh Tao, Thailand.

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH:
I can teach you some Dutch words, sentences (, curse words) and teach you about the country I have been born and raised which is more than just bicycles, cheese and weed ;) Moreover, I have a bit of photography skills and lightroom skills that I could teach you.

LEARN:
Open to learn about your language, culture, religion, anything related to traveling and your hobbies!

SHARE:
Amazing travel stories from 3,5 years of traveling on 3 different continents.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Netherlands