CURRENT MISSION

Travel, learn, teach, explore, sport, get inspired.

ABOUT ME

I'm a curious person and love to see the world and its people in all its diversity. I like big cities, open minded and empathic people, nature, and especially high mountains.

PHILOSOPHY
Humanistic philosophy

The four agreements: be Impeccable with your word , don't take anyting personally, don't make assumptions, always do your best.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Very good! I surfed at CS'ers in Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Indonesia and it was a great experience. I hosted some CS'ers at my place the Netherlands.

Interests

Adventure. Exploring the world, ideas and the mind. Humanistic philosophy. Social sciences. Sports: dancing, climbing, horse back riding, ice skating. Meditation. Research. Questions, a lot of questions to fuell my curiosity!

• festivals
• traveling
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skiing
• sports
• rock climbing
• emergency services
• social science
• volunteering
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Mostly non-fiction books about one of the social sciences.
Movies; science fiction, real life stories, and series.
Music: techno, (electro) jazz, etno deep house, neo tango, vaya con dios, sensual trance, cuban salsa & timba,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumping out of a plane with a parachute above the Surinam jungle. Development and implmentation of diverse safety plans for a police station in Paramaribo. Climbing the holy mountain Hua Shan in China, gunung Rinjani in Lombok, dolomites in italy, Bukhansan / Sareoksan and a temple stay in South Korea. Studying in Utrecht, Amsterdam and Wuhan. Diving at Tulamben shipwreck in Amed, Red sea in Dahab and even in the Netherlands diving is cool. Teaching English class in Bali. Ice skating in Sweden. Skiing in Austria + skiing and parachute. Husky journey Lapland. Travelling trhough the Sinai desert.
Working as a volunteer fire fighter, flash over training. Rock climbing in Belgium. Sunrises, sunsets, stars, mountains, forests. Playing cards with my family. Good talks / laughs with friends. Festivals across Europe.

Teach, Learn, Share

Dutch and English language.
Cooking a healthy vegetarian meal.
Safety management.

What I Can Share with Hosts

(Travel) stories, meaningful conversation, healthy food, a good time out talking or dancing, massage classical or Thai yoga style

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Suriname