I am an engineer and project engineer. I enjoy working on technology which can hae an impact on the lives of people in the Global South. Most notable is my work on APOPO's RescueRat project.

Also started a little blog dashedborders.com or look me up on sanderverdiesen.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love travelling and meeting new people from different cultures. I love it when my views and stereotypes of places are completely changed after visiting them.

Travelling is more about the people you meet than the things you see

Interests

• vegetarian
• gardening
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• wild camping
• urban exploring
• mycology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hard to pick just one, but I would say finishing the 1000 km bike race Race Around Rwanda is one I am moat proud of

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you little things about all the places I have visited. And I can tell you about all the places to explore in the Netherlands.

Ofcourse I can also teach you loads of technical stuff if you are interested:P

Would love to learn how to speak Arabic and hear your life story:)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you some dutch if you like. Help with cooking (not a great cook myself). Also good with electronics

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Vatican City State, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands