CURRENT MISSION

Getting to know more people in my new current living place (Antwerp) and meeting/hosting for couch surfers from around the world

ABOUT ME

I'm a very positive, upbeat person. I like gettogethers with friends, especially if I get to cook something up. I'm always up for drinks, movie nights, board games, sleepovers.

PHILOSOPHY

We only get 1 life, and only so many chances to make it worthwile. I will take any chance I get to do so.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to get to know my host/guest: hang out together, be shown around. After all, the hosts know what's nice about their country, they can make you see it in a way that you wouldn't if you stayed at hotels.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I only have one so far; a 3 week travel through Indonesia with a friend. We started in Jakarta and went all the way through Java, straigth to Bali. It was amazing! After that, I tried couch surfing in Norway, but I couldn't find a host who was free at the time. In stead, I met up with other surfers and we rented a cabin together.

Interests

I like dancing, jogging, swimming, biking, hiking.
I like reading and watching movies, series and soaps.
I
absolutely loooooove cooking and baking. Lately I've been into decorating multi layered cakes.

I love to be around children, which is why I'm doing volunteering work with kids during holidays and why I chose my job to be all about kids.

Obviously, I like to travel. I hope to see as much of the world as possible, to meet people and see their ways of living. I like to be confronted with other cultures, which is part of the reason why I live in the most ethnic neighborhood of Antwerp. Meeting new, interesting people is what really makes my day.

• culture
• books
• cooking
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• hiking
• swimming
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Best book ever: 'Het Lied van Iram', about a foetus thinking about what happens after birth. I also love 'Noughts and Crosses', which is about love in the face of racism.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went traveling (and couch surfing) through Indonesia with a friend for 3 weeks. Best trip of my life! We've seen amazing things there. Beautiful nature, very different culture, totally strange foods... Plus, we've made some great friends! I would go back anytime.

In Congo I had a day
long climb up a an active volcano, on which we camped at night. We could hear the lava splashing around in the crater.

In 2014-2015 I lived in Tanzania, Africa, for 5 months while doing my internship there in an institution for children from the street.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share stories about my own country, but don't ask me about politics! :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am always up for getting to know my hosts: seeing how they live, what places they visit, how they experience their country. I love to hear their stories. In return I can tell stories about my own home country and the countries I've visited. I like to cook and wouldn't at all mind cooking a meal for my hosts, or cooking it together.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Tanzania