Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
William Shakespeare

Happiness is a construct of the mind. When you don't crave happiness you are liberated.
Ravi Shankar

Life is only difficult when we expect it shouldn't be.
Eckhart Tolle

Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakes.
Carl Jung

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
Lao Tzu

Don’t let the tame ones tell you how to live; Caution never wrote a love story
Jonny Ox

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
Oscar Wilde

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've met and befriended many cool people thanks to this site. Couchsurfing offers an excellent community of open minded, outgoing people and I've enjoyed countless many couchsurfing experiences and events because of it. That's why I'm always in for meeting people and in for adventure. I will share my apartment or will take time to meet you and show you around.

Interests

Aside from studying Econometrics, music is a huge part of my life. I love listening, playing and recording and I enjoy meeting people with a similar kind of passion for music. Jazz has my main interest and I've fallen in love with the wonderfull swing jazz style of the late Django Reinhardt.

I enjoy cycling, an early swim or run or an evening session of vinyasa yoga: keeps me fit and makes me feel good.

I really like to travel: hiking nature and enjoying cultural differences, different kinds of food and different kinds of people ;). There's just so much beauty!

I love meeting new people. Getting to know each other can be such an amazing experience!

I also have an interest in cooking and in card magic. I'll show you some dorky tricks, but only if you promise to keep them secret of course ;)

• jazz
• guitar
• gipsy jazz

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
My main interest lies in jazz: swing and gypsy swing. I also enjoy the oldskool 80's hiphop from time to time. When it comes to partying, I'm almost in for any kind of music.

Movies
David Lynch, Kubrick, David Fincher, Tarantino, Christopher Nolan. Cinematography that challenges the mind. But I'm also a big fan of comedy.

Books
I enjoy studying spirtuality, psychology, finance, politics and dieting. They help me build an excellent life.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Skydiving! What an incredible rush.
2. Swimming with giant sea turtles on gorgeous Maui.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Guitar, (Dutch) Cuisine, Dutch, Swimming
Learn: Spanish, French, Russian, German, Cooking

What I Can Share with Hosts

My charming presence, my pretentious personality, funny stories, a decent meal, a good time and traditional, sweet but delicious Dutch Stroopwafels!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, England, Netherlands, Spain

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