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Overview

  • 19 references 19 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch; learning English, German
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • student/editor/researcher
  • art history and journalism
  • From Amsterdam
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

existing

ABOUT ME

hey surfer! a brief introduction: i'm an art historian and writer. i work as an editor / freelance writer for different media, on topics mostly architecture and art related, but with occasional excursions into art theory, philosophy, and politics.

PHILOSOPHY

difficult one, let me get back to you on this

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

hosting + surfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

all good, both as host and as surfer. although i'm kind of done with hosting archetypical coffeeshop tourists.

Interests

just to name some things: art, architecture, literature, small talk, big talk, you get the point. but let's have some fun as well

  • arts
  • writing
  • literature
  • architecture
  • politics
  • surfing
  • art history
  • communications
  • freelancing
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

well, current favorites include: benjamin, borges, kundera, calvino, foucault; jazz giants such as art blakey and john coltrane, but also stuff as diverse as leonard cohen, nick cave, 1970s new wave and punk etc. bla bla bla boring

Teach, Learn, Share

yes. yes. yes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, Netherlands, United States

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