I'm a Dutchman from Amsterdam, currently living in Toronto, Canada.

I work as a (digital and physical) product designer and I hope to one make big positive impact in this world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first couchsurfexperience was with 4 exchange-students from the University of Reims, France (originally from Germany, Italy, Poland and Australia). They visited me and my roommate in The Hague. I had a great time with them, partying, chilling and laughing.

Interests

My biggest passion in live is traveling! I love exploring new cultures and meeting people with different backgrounds and life experiences. This is probably why I became a user-centered product designer: people (and the context) should be placed in the center of any problem solving trajectory.

• design
• traveling
• socializing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Intouchables, The Green Mile, La Vita è Bella, Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Resevoir Dogs, Trading Places, Superbad, How High and many more!

Music:
Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, B.B. King, Nina Simone, Johnny Griffin, Louis Armstrong, Phil Collins, Alicia Keys, Alain Clark, Jamiroquai, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Pete Philly and Perquisite, Lupe Fiasco, Nas, The Roots, Common, John Legend, De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig (Dutch), Gipsy Kings, Kings of Leon, Daft Punk, Chase & Status and so on....

Books:
Mostly I read autobiographies. Most recently I read Krakauer's "Into Thin Air", which inspired me to one day climb the Mount Everest (to Basecamp One)!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I bought a motorbike in Vietnam and drove from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, on my own.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Italy, Netherlands