Hey! I’m Patrick, a 28 year old guy from the Netherlands. I work as a veterinarian in Amsterdam. I’ve traveled in South East Asia for 9 months and South America for 3 months and I am very happy to have discovered Couchsurfing on those trips. I’m always happy to meet new and fellow open-minded people.

Now visiting Spain for two weeks. Looking for beautiful nature and quiet places around the mountains

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting new people and learning about different cultures is the best part of traveling!

Interests

• animals
• aquaria
• arts
• cooking
• running
• clubbing
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• scuba diving
• tennis
• languages
• psychology
• science
• nature
• friends
• museums
• meeting new people
• veterinary medicine
• growing plants
• winter sports
• christmas

Music, Movies, and Books

Something of everything really, but I mostly listen to pop and some Latin music and try to watch a Spanish series once in a while to keep practicing my Spanish.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I really liked hitchhiking in Malaysia and hearing the most amazing stories on the road. At the beginning it was a bit scary to get in the car with strangers, but they all turned out to be great people.

In West Papua, meeting forest rangers in Sorong and going on a camping trip with them. We slept on the beach and released baby sea turtles, an unforgettable experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

As a vet, of course I am very into animals, but I am also fond of nature as a whole. For my studies I focused on the One Health concept, where human, animal, and environmental health are all connected.

During the lockdowns I spent a lot of time learning about plants and biodiversity and tried to make a little oasis of my parents garden. And now, every time I visit them I can’t stop working in their garden.

In high-school I was so bad at languages, but later I noticed they give you the ability to learn so much more about other cultures. So now I try my best to learn a bit of the local language of every place I visit.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Myanmar, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands