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Overview

  • 9 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Finnish, French, Swedish
  • 28, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Student
  • Dance pedagogy, Osteopathy
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Not currently hosting.

Belgian student, I came to Sweden to study folk violin music for one semester in 2014... and forgot to leave! After 7 years in Sweden I moved to Finland where I am studying now.

I like traveling and backpacking, and am really interested in meeting new people, sharing ideas and discovering other ways of living.

I am open-minded, like both talking and being silent, and to help people; I hope to see trust take a bigger place in this world.

Good to know: I am vegan.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When travelling alone, I realized how a small help or act of kindness can make a huge difference when you are on the road. I like this idea of another way of travelling and meeting people to share experiences with.

Interests

  • dancing
  • environment
  • music
  • violin
  • hiking
  • trail running
  • anatomy
  • languages
  • mathematics
  • science
  • nature
  • performance art
  • contact improvisation
  • feminism
  • climbing
  • vegan food
  • choreography
  • bike touring
  • specialty coffee
  • osteopathy

Music, Movies, and Books

Music : a bit of everything, a fair share of folk music, some movie scores and lots of stuff I don't really know how to classify. A few names: Jacob Collier, Les Cowboys Fringants, John Butler Trio, TOOL, Didier Laloy...

Books : His Dark Materials, HPMOR, Dracula

Those lists are far from complete, and I'm always happy to get suggestions!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Studying in a Swedish-speaking school, then a Finnish-speaking one, without knowing the language.

Camping in a park in central Stockholm.

Teach, Learn, Share

Dance (folk dance, contact improvisation, contemporary dance), music jam (I play the violin).

I can teach you some French and/or Swedish. I love languages, so if you feel like teaching me something about yours, you're very welcome!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Ideas, experiences, vegan food

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Finland, Sweden

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