CURRENT MISSION

Learning French, moving to paris, finding a job!!

ABOUT ME

Im an American Dutchie that never runs out of dreams, loves new challenges and is always on a mission of some sort.

Interests

I enjoy music, and anything new u can introduce me with :)

I CROSSFIT!!! feel free to bring your swagger and join me at CrossFit FSF to meet our tribe.
Other (new) physical challenges you may feel like, obstacle courses, wall climbing, scuba diving, martial arts, yoga... IM IN

Other interest of mine include meeting new people, new ideas (whether through conversation, a good book or movie, traveling or any other form), learning a new language and to understand the world in general.

• arts
• books
• yoga
• crossfit
• traveling
• music
• scuba diving
• martial arts
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favorite movies are made by Emir Kusturica, Black cat white cat toping them all. enjoyed watching eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, paradise now, masculin feminin.
UPDATE: Perdita Durango, Up in the Air, Babel, Leon, Juno, Frida, Lawrence of Arabia, JAMES BOND!!!
TV: NCIS, game of thrones

Already talked about music, but just to put a couple of names out there... Massive attack, Portishead, Morcheeba, Yonderboi, CTC, Koop, Jimmy Hendrix, Gotan project, Bjork, DJ Shadow, El-P, Postal service, Michael Franti, MC Solaar, Boozo Bajou, Goran Bregovic, Tricky, IAM, Bob Marley
INTRODUCE ME TO SOME MORE! :) love to explore local music scenes...
UPDATE: Emilliana Torrini , Erykah Badu, A tribe called quest, Groove Armada, Back eyed peas, Lauren Hill, Royksopp, Bebel Gilberto

At the moment im updating myself on US literature(on the road was great!) I liked reading murder in Amsterdam, by Ian Burma (about the recent decline in tolerance in the Netherlands), Beyond Belief by Naipaul, On the Road by Karouac, and Shantaram by Robberts.
Best book at blowing my mind has been Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire.
UPDATE: Blood River (Tim Butcher), de crisiskaravaan (Linda Polman), Brute (Robert Coram), A thousand Hills (Stephen Kinzer), the Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer),

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting the MONUC mission and refugee camps in Kibati, Democratic Republic Congo

Doing a one way to the U.S. with no plan, no preparation, and no expectations... it was one of the best decisions ever!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help you improve your Dutch and English Language skills,

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Guadeloupe, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United States