I am Sil, 26 and recently finished my studies. I grew up in Menen, a small town in Belgium and went to study Chemistry for 5 years in Ghent, Belgium. After that, I moved abroad for my PhD. I had the great opportunity to live in San Sebastián in Spain for 1.5 years, where I learned to speak Spanish (Sí, podemos hablar en Español también). After that, I moved to Germany (Mannheim) to finish the PhD in another 1.5 years, where I also learned some German. Now, I am living back in Menen, with my parents and I am considering new (travelling) experiences abroad.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I heard some very nice things about Couchsurfing from friends and hope to be able to use it in a way to help people, but also to get to know new people when traveling myself.

Interests

From my 7-21 years, I was part of the yought group (scouts), which made the basis of who I am right now. Open, social and adventureous. These last years I also travelled and lived abroad, which made me a lot more international, understanding the need of getting to know new (local) people when arriving at a new place.

• science
• mountains
• travel
• nature
• adventure
• sea

Music, Movies, and Books

I like Bon Iver and José Gonzales as bands and indie folk music in general. Like scifi and romcoms. Reading the ''Silk Road''.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Made the descision to move abroad to Spain and Germany and really get to develop and know myself in this way.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hopefully interesting conversations.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Germany, Spain