CURRENT MISSION

to visit every continent before I'm 30 (2 to go)

ABOUT ME

think i'm an easy going person, always up for a drink, a ktv, a movie, a game, a little bar where u can still have a nice talk. I can't imagine my life without travelling (and music/painting). I love to go camping from time to time although haven't found the time recently.

PHILOSOPHY

Once the travel bug bites, there is no known antidote and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.
yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift, that's why it's called 'present' (kungfu panda)
hakuna matata (lion king)
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead, don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.
carpe diem, live your life from day to day. i don't like to plan too far ahead. I love surprises/adventures. Come what may...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can share cooking food, language knowledge, some movie editing skills, music, travel stories, painting, photography, etc...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed couches in different countries/ continents and haven't had a single bad experience! Always find something to share, talk about, etc... Hosted people from different countries and likewise: only good stuff.

Interests

travelling, animals, history (ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome as well as the world wars and history of 'Europe'), astronomy, music (playing the violin in 2 orchaestra's for quite some time now), movies, reading, photography, painting/ drawing, etc. Interested in hearing travelling stories from fellow travellers/CS'ers,...

• animals
• singing
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• painting
• drawing
• music
• violin
• equestrian
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• paragliding
• swimming
• astronomy
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: fantasy like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, good thrillers, adventures and historical stuff,...
Movies: Epic movies like gladiator, Lord of the Rings, feel good movies like La vita e bella, little miss sunshine, movies with a lot of music (Moulin Rouge, Sound of Music (uhu, i know...)), Stanley Kubrick (although quite long movies sometimes), Silence of the lambs and other thrillers, most of the Disney movies (guilty pleasure), Christopher Nolan (Inception) and Guillermo del Toro movies (Pan's labyrinth), Jennifer Lawrence movies etc
Music: actually anything as long as it's not for too long but if I could choose: soundtracks (John Williams, Hans Zimmer, James Horner,...)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Horseback riding in Songpan, China (Sichuan province), watching the Rockies in Canada while listening to an Indian fluteplayer, Bicycle ride on Dingle Peninsula (Ireland), Chongqing reunion for a wedding in Japan, the view over the Osaka skyline by night (made me very quiet), jumping of waterfalls in Laos, diving in the Caribbean in Colombia, paragliding in Colombia as well, hiking Into the Wild in Adygea, Russia, eating freshmade falafel with a group of Palestinians in East Jerusalem, swimming in Cliff Beach swimming pool on Koh Hai (Thailand) overlooking the Andaman Sea

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to cook, sing, play the violin, draw, paint, travel and I'm sure there's always something to share or talk about :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Palestine, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, China

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