I am a calm, social and creative woman, always curious in a positive way. I am fascinated by photography and contemporary art. I work as a curator, writer (art critic, journalist, editor, etc.) and teacher (I teach courses such as 'master sessions' and 'Artist's Methodologies and Presentation Forms' at LUCA School of Arts). I also help master's students with their thesis (as a promoter).
I am a dreamy and hardworking person. I believe that the only limit we have is ourselves, our fears prevent us from moving forward, so I try to overcome them day by day and leave my comfort zone whenever I can.

I love to meet new people and have new experiences. It's a pleasure to share and learn from others. A good conversation is gold and a shared laugh priceless!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to participate by offering my apartment to people who want to stay over in Ghent. I can host maximum two people. I live nearby Ghent Dampoort train station. You can take bus nr. 76 and get off at Sint-Amandsberg Zavelput. I can pick you up there.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I used the Couchsurfing website (hosting, surfing, meeting people) especially in 2011 and in 2019. I have met amazing people thanks to Couchsurfing!

Interests

• arts
• writing
• books
• literature
• poetry
• architecture
• contemporary art
• photography
• documentaries
• dancing
• walking
• reading
• socializing
• music
• surfing
• swimming
• visual arts
• travelling
• cinema
• learning languages
• learning
• discovering

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: Amour, The English Patient, Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Ae Fond Kiss, 5x2, Left Luggage, Lost in Translation, Somewhere, Talk to Her, Volver, All About My Mother, l'Auberge espagnole, The End of the Affair, the hours, Black Cat White Cat, Underground, The Killing, The Piano, Pulp Fiction, Chocolat, Some Like it Hot, Good Bye Lenin!, Elephant, Requiem for a Dream, The Cook, the Thief, his Wife & her Lover, the Belly of an Architect, Enjoy Poverty, Slumdog Millionaire, La Meglio Gioventù

Music: Rock, Punk, Electronic, Bigband, Tango music, Flamenco, Singer songwriters, Jazz, Blues, Classic, (Ibrahim Maalouf, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Editors, Róisín Murphy, Queen, The Pixies, Tom Waits, Daft Punk, PJ Harvey, AIR, Damien Rice, Buscemi, David Bowie, Radiohead, dEUS, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, etc.)

Books: Maggie Nelson, Julian Barnes, Sándor Márai, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, Yuval Noah Harari, Jan Wolkers, Haruki Murakami, Siri Hustvedt, Cees Nooteboom, Stefan Hertmans, Connie Palmen, Milan Kundera, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Jonathan Franzen, Roald Dahl, Willem Elsschot, Erwin Mortier, Philip Roth, Roland Barthes, Judith Herzberg

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A road trip through Japan (alone) for three weeks in September 2011. Only staying over at places of locals thanks to Couchsurfing.

Living in Cairo for three weeks in November 2011 was also a memorable experience! The people, the atmosphere, the revolution. It was unforgettable!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Laos, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Netherlands