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Ryle Hira

ABOUT ME

My name is Frederik and I live in Gent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium). I'm a pretty social guy (sometimes a bit shy though) who loves to travel (surprise) and meeting people from around the world.
Most of my time I spend on dancing (mainly folk), going out, reading and sports. And if possible, I try to work in between ^_^

PHILOSOPHY

"Ryle Hira..."
~ Life is what it is.
And I'm trying to experience that life as fully as possible

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love to show people around in the wonderful city of Gent, and as soon as possible I'll try and start hosting people again as well.
If - on future trips - people want to learn some things about Belgium (like perhaps typical Belgian cuisine or Belgian Folk dancing), I'd love to teach some things!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met some great people on Gatherings and had the honour and pleasure of Surfing on some couches already. All of them without exception amazing experiences!

Interests

From Anime to Quantummechanics, I'm interested in a lót of things - and I'm always eager to learn!
If I had had to choose though, I'd say I'm most fascinated by all stuff related to science, philosophy and history.
Regarding sports I absolutaly love (Folk) dancing, squash, ice skating and gymnastics.

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
- Fantasy: Elantris (Brandon Sanderson), Rhapsody (Elizabeth Haydon), Hyperion (Dan Simmons), ...
- Fiction: The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon), Edgar Allan Poe, Susanna Clark
- Non-Fiction: A Small History of Nearly Anything (Bill Bryson)
Music (just about anything, but these are my favorites):
- (Progressive/Alternative/Folk) Rock: Ayreon, SOAD, Pain of Salvation, Skyclad, ...
- Folk/World/Alternative music: Bart Peeters, Urban Trad, Snaar Maar Waar, Mike Oldfield, ...
Movies: Thriller, SciFi, Fantasy, Romantic (Comedy) (the good ones ;-) like Love Actually, Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amélie Poulain and Pride and Prejudice for example), ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon in Mexico and Tai Shan (1 of the 5 sacred mountains) in China

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a bit of an IT-guy (though I don't think that will interest people much - though if one has problems, I'm always glad to help out), but apart from that I love cooking, folk dancing or any other sport I can play and I could teach visitors a bit about Belgium politics ;-)
(that last one only if you have a lot of time available)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, China, Czech Republic

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