on a political world cycling tour to fight against borders. militarised borders allow some people (me, dutch passport) to go anywhere, but stop other people (syrians, iraqi’s, afghans with weak passports) from seeing the world. that’s f***ed! i’m fundraising to fight this (€16000 now), and learning about the world along the way. @sebbiebikes on instagram <3.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

cycling around the world I want to hop off my bike, stop, and connect to
people and culture. The danger of bike touring is that you go too fast. That you don’t stop enough in the places you visit. So, I want to stop often, for multiple days, and connect with you! (or just be hosted if that’s what your into). There’s so much to learn about the world!

Interests

• writing
• books
• photography
• politics
• bouldering
• cycling
• social justice
• learning
• veganism
• environmentalism

Music, Movies, and Books

i’m taking this prompt very literally. so let’s talk books. okay, here’s my favourite non-fiction and fiction books:
- non-fic: ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ was mega affirming. in the book, Kimmerer explores how humans can relate to nature in so many different, regenerative and wholistic ways, how humans have capacity to be beautiful creatures that help the natural environment instead of plunder it. a mix of her Indigenous knowledge with ‘western’ ways of understanding the world
- fiction: probably The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin. she’s an anarchist fiction writer who writes so freely and imaginatively. in this utopian novel she conjures up an imperfect society based on solidarity and cooperation (anarchism). so hopeful and thought-provoking.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

been received with kindness by so many lovely people i met along the way (and hopefully so many to come) ❤️

Teach, Learn, Share

studied history and politics so pretty keen to talk leftism and how we can reshape the world to be better!

What I Can Share with Hosts

my love for cooking, laughs, stories, political analyses, photographs, book discussions, climbing sessions.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands