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Overview

  • 6 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning French
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • graduate student
  • Bio-engineering/Microbiology
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

figuring out where to go next

ABOUT ME

I love traveling and experiencing new things, some beers or a 'rum & coke' on the way are always welcome. I enjoy concerts and going out, but I also love hiking and nature. Basically I am interested in about everything that's new :).

PHILOSOPHY

The safest path is often the most boring one, so cut your own trail out of the rocks in life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed 2 times so far, but I am looking forward to meet new couchsurfers as a surfer, host or just by sharing a beer at some events.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first 2 couch surfing experiences were in 2012 in California and Serbia and they were both awesome!!

Interests

Traveling, indie-rock music, going out, reading, watching movies, science

  • concerts
  • beer
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • rock music
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bon Iver, Beiroet, Arcade fire, Mogwai, Foals, Naked and famous, Passion Pit, Of Monsters and Men, Metric, MGMT, Phoenix, Ratatat, Sigur Ros,The National, Wild Beasts,...
Books: Carlos Ruis Zafon, song of ice and fire, The great Gatsby, the grapes of wrath.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Live in Vancouver for nearly 3 years
Travel through Croatia, Slovenia and Slovakia
Roadtrip through the west of the US

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chile, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Myanmar, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, Netherlands

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