I am Rita, 27 years old and from the Netherlands! I love travelling and exploring the world. Kindness is the keyword in life for me and I always try to look at things from a positive view!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couchsurfing, because I like meeting new people abroad and seeing places from the eyes of a local. I love meeting locals, because in that way I think I feel more connected to a place. Thereby, I like to see how other people live while I'm travelling. When I visit a new place in the world, I want to get to know the culture and live like local people rather than visiting only the top 10 sigths of a place.

Interests

• culture
• italian food
• languages
• cultures
• italy
• europe
• asia
• multiculturalism
• citytrips
• portugal
• city

Music, Movies, and Books

I love music in all kinds of sorts and languages. From latin till rock, from Shakira till Chopin. I think music is a great way of expressing yourself and your feelings. It connects people. I love to dance a lot and I am always in for learning new dances or get to know new musicians/ music styles, in any language. You don't always have to understand the lyrics, to feel the music! When it touches you, it touches you..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I like all kinds of travel, I love short citytrips, but I also love to do long roundtrips. In the summer of 2017, I visited six countries during a Balkan roundtrip, which was an amazing way to get to know the region and compare the differences and similaritites between the countries!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn about new cultures and history of countries. The Netherlands is a small country, but there is so much to see and do! Due to my multicultural education, I think I can teach travellers a lot about the society and life in the Netherlands, and my views on it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I was raised in between different cultures , so I can relate to other cultures easily. I would love to tell my hosts more about my country, the Netherlands. Being multicultural, I am able to see things from different perspectives (cultures) and I think this makes me a flexible person.
Besides travelling abroad, I love travelling in the Netherlands too on my free days/weekends, so I can give a lot of tips of what do to in this amazing tiny country with great (sometimes hidden) beauty! Amsterdam is great, but there is so much more to see and to do, it just depends on what you want!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands