CURRENT MISSION

Travel!

PHILOSOPHY

I am open-minded and enjoy meeting a wide variety of people. I like to share with people who I am, but most of all, learn from others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted a most excellent traveler through this site. I've met some fantastic people and great friends as well. I look forward to using CS in Europe and hosting travelers in Germany.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted an excellent traveler - probably the most traveled person I've ever met. I've stayed with CS members in Khabarovsk, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and Kazan, Russia; Celje, Slovenia; Istanbul, Turkey and Pamplona, Spain. I've met others in Vladivostok, Russia and Heidelberg, Germany for dinner and drinks. From what I've seen, CS has great, genuine, fun people as members.visited 47 states (20.8%)Create your own visited map of The World or try another Douwe Osinga project

Interests

Traveling - seeing the unique spots in every country I visit. Running, reading, skiing, learning, meeting new people. Surviving war zones. I took the Trans-Siberian railroad from Vladivostok to Moscow in November of 2007 and met some great CS members. Looking for other CS members to meet up with on future trips. Traveling is my hobby.

• running
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

Braveheart, Techno, Tolstoy...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Been shot at and mortared by Iraqi insurgents. Traveled to some of the most amazing places in the world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Iraq, Kuwait, South Korea, United States

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