CURRENT MISSION

Pauline: "Making everyone unmissable." Martijn: "Hearing, creating and telling stories. "

ABOUT ME

Pauline: I can be extravagant, modest, a joker, quite serious... it all depends on who's around me, where I am, etc. I love cats, rats and other fluffy animals. I also love music, live concerts, good movies, painting and drawing, gardening and more.

Martijn: My name is Martijn, part-time writer, full time student social work. I'm into art house films and comic book movies. I haven't travelled much, but I'm interested in meeting people from around the globe.

PHILOSOPHY

Pauline: I try to combine enjoying life with making myself useful to this little planet. :) And to surround myself with people that make me feel good.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Offering a place to sleep to start with. And by surfing couches once in a while.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I (Pauline) started couchsurfing with friends from Finland & Barcelona before I knew about this website. I just loved that way of traveling! I hosted and have been hosted a couple of times through CS. Now I live together with Martijn, who's also up for the experience!

Interests

Music! And movies, arts, drawing, (special) beers, concerts, dancing, gardening, animals, people, enjoying life.

• animals
• cats
• arts
• writing
• books
• concerts
• dancing
• beer
• gardening
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• drawing
• music
• surfing
• rock climbing
• social work

Music, Movies, and Books

Pauline: Although I don't play any instruments myself, music is my biggest passion. My taste is quite eclectic, though at the same time rather specific. I like, for example;

Acoustic Ladyland, DAAU, John Zorn [Moonchild], Chrome Hoof, Estradasphere, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, The Prodigy, Three Trapped Tigers, Tomahawk, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, ZU, Animal Alpha, A Perfect Circle, Biomortal, Devin Townsend, Faith No More, Fantomas, Nine Inch Nails, Rob Zombie, Strapping Young Lad, The Ocean, Tool, Audioslave, Kyuss, Millionaire, Queens Of The Stone Age, Stinking Lizaveta, UFOMAMMUT, Dalbello, David Bowie [Ziggy Stardust], Frank Zappa, Iggy Pop (& the Stooges), Joy Division, The Doors, De Staat, Dez Mona, Ghinzu, Grinderman, Lefties Soul Connection, Madensuyu, Mark Lanegan, Peeping Tom, Tom Waits, Willy Moon

Martijn loves, amongst other stuff, Nick Cave, Jack White and old blues.

We have a turntable, so you can bring your vinyl! ;)

We both love movies. Martijn is a walking encyclopaedia on that matter.

Books:
(Pauline) Edgar Allan Poe, Oliver Sacks, Neil Gaiman, Kurt Vonnegut and the Dutch writer F.B. Hotz. I prefer short stories.

(Martijn) Haruki Murakami, Chuck Palahniuk, Batman comics, Stephen King's Dark Tower.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Pauline: Sleeping in the verge of a highway, climbing over the fences of a funpark.

Martijn: Started studying at the age of 29 and telling stories in front of an audience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Spain

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