CURRENT MISSION:
promote/teach peace, social justice and help out with diverse talents

ABOUT ME: I've many sides, talents still being developed, am a funny person (being a rebel clown) but also serious, contemplative and adventurous

PHILOSOPHY: nothing in life is sure, so I cease the moment. I'm a sensitive person, sometimes clear voyant and the like

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

How I participate in CouchSurfing is diverse: advise how to hitchhike; give reflexology, headache or chakra healing, contribute to peace and much more.
CouchSurfing experiece: I enjoyed hospitality in many countries and aim to be a good host inspired by those experiences, amongst others as chair person during meetings

Interests

basically need to help build peace around me, help people heal, contribute to social justice, enjoy life!

• animals
• dancing
• dining
• chess
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Gandhi and Hair are my preferred movies, I play the tamburim with my band 'Rhythms of Resistance-Amsterdam', sing when I'm happy, don't read as long as I can avoid it

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

visited/lived in 104 countries world wide, 9 years in developing countries including 7 years as nutritionist. Worked 4 years with the Ministry of Health and the University of Suriname; 1 year in Sri Lanka as peacekeeper; Medecins sans Frontieres in Southern Sudan and North Korea, the Dutch embassy in Hanoi, 3 month study 'Peace and conflict resolution' in Thailand; 3 months coaching young adults in Israel/Palestine; 2 months training 'alternatives to violence' to trainers in Armenia and Georgia; offering my services in conflict areas like Nagorno Karabakh, Western Sahara, Casamance, Transnistria. Sorry, 1 thing?!

Teach, Learn, Share

I give workshops on: hitchhiking, foot reflexology, massage during headache, chacra/aura healing, CIRCA/rebel clowns, how participants can contribute to peace (like I did in Israel and for Nonviolent Peaceforce in Trincomalee/Sri Lanka), world food security. I can teach also: chess, dancing merengue etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have radar for (un)identified needs as: healer (even for animals), peace professional, nutritionist, experienced traveler; am good company and fun to enjoy around

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Botswana, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Haiti, India, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, United States, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Armenia, Kenya, Netherlands, North Korea, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Thailand, Viet Nam