CURRENT MISSION

My house was always very open becouse of my 3 daughters and myself, so I will be hospitable for all travelers

ABOUT ME

I travelled a lot, I have three daughters Joke, Heleen and Anna and many friends. I am very open person and have a sence of humor...I look to the world with an open mind.

PHILOSOPHY

It's important to live and to enjoye and to do something for others, Working as a volunteer gives you a good feeling..I spent 30 years of my live with organising holiday's for handicapped children and they learned me what's important in live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

It's important that people travel and learn from each other for a better world

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have experience with architects-friends 'sans frontiere', Youth Exchange Rotary Club, AFS ...not CS at this moment

Interests

I am interested in people, culture and arts, especially in ceramics (in have my own atelier), sports (squash and tennis every week), walkings (I am a mountain guide for a belgian organisation, TeVoet)

• arts
• culture
• clubbing
• traveling
• pottery
• sports
• tennis
• racquetball
• tourism
• volunteering
• squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz(Jan Garbarek), Tom Waits, Marquez, Irving, Claus, Almadovar, Coens brothers....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I still have a project in India, building community's for the poor in Orissa state (Kalahandi district, the kondh people)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a ceramist and I like to make things, statues, paintings..and to share that with others.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Botswana, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mali, Martinique, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Niger, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Senegal, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, India, Nicaragua, United States

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