I'm born and raised in Bruges and have always travelled and loved travelling. In the very beginning my parents took me with them to see the world, as I grew older I enjoyed learning as much as possible about the country we were in. I kept travelling and slowly began planning my own trips.

My Chinese studies at Ghent University got me travelling in China, and after graduation I moved to Hong Kong. Here I work as a journalist for online media.
Though I have less time to travel around now, I make good use of every holiday to explore a new place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started out just hosting travellers, it's the perfect way to endure the time between your own travels. Now for the moment I can't host, but I still enjoy meeting couchsurfers when travelling around Asia.

Interests

Travelling, learning, listening to music and watching films

• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• backpacking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Black Cat White Cat, Trainspotting, House of the Flying Daggers, You the Living, Inglorious Basterds, Monty Python stuff, Amelie Poulain, Big Fish, Crossing the Bridge,...

Music: Dire Straits, The Doors, The Cure, The Levellers, Gogol Bordello, Rupa & The April Fishes, The Smiths, Rammstein, AC/DC, Bart Peeters, Otros Aires, Arno, The Clash, The Cult, Perfume Genius...

Books: Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie), In Lucia's Eyes / Een schitterend gebrek (Arthur Japin), Terry Pratchett, and 'My War Gone By, I Miss It So', by personal hero Anthony Loyd

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Niagara waterfalls, annapurna mountain range, Aven-Armand cave in the Tarn Valley, the fantastic landscape of caucasian Georgia, having a Georgian night with vodka and the best people in the world!
Hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge in South China and celebrating the experience with friends in a bar. Skiing down the volcanoes in Hokkaido.

Teach, Learn, Share

Much to learn! Cultural and historical background of the countries I visit,... Things to teach? maybe belgian politics (most difficult in the world!), to speak flemish with our accent (if you really want to). Play some music, discuss movies or just the world...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Hong Kong

•