Hi! I'm a 22 year old guy with a big passion for music and traveling. I've been drumming and playing guitar since 2010 and a few years ago I landed my dream job of working in a record store.

I love to meet new people, discover new places and just have a great time.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet interesting new people when traveling! I love getting to know the locals and places you would normally not think to visit. It's amazing to discover new cultures.

Interests

Ever since I went to my first concert of Europe (yes, The Final Countdown!) I've been passionate about music and knew I wanted to something with that. When my local record store had a job opening I immediatly applied and have been working there the past 3 years to pay for an education in Audio Engineering which I'll be starting in September. I can't wait!
I also started writing for a music magazine called Mania on a voluntary basis.

If you're interested, you can find the concerts I've been to on my setlist.fm and the records I own on my Discogs page. See:
http://www.setlist.fm/user/TimJ
https://www.discogs.com/user/TimJansen/collection

• culture
• technology
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• vinyl
• drumming

Music, Movies, and Books

Frank Turner, Dave Hause, Menzingers, Gregory Porter, Alcest and God Is An Astronaut are probably my favorite artists.

As for movies, I'm a big fan of Breaking Bad and Archer. Still have to catch up on Better Call Saul though!

Recently I picked up reading again, hoping to finish a book each month if I can find the time. Currently reading Catch-22.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've lived in Norway for a year. When I was 17 and out of high school I had no idea what I wanted to do moving forward. So I took a leap year, studying a band & studio course at a folk high school in Norway. I've gone on a lot of walks in the beautiful Norwegian mountains and fjords, made my own knife and learned that Norwegian winters are pretty cold! But most importantly I learned that I wanted to pursue a carreer in audio engineering, having been able to get hands on experience with recording my own and others music.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A great conversation about music, life and traveling. Also Stroopwafels. If there's one thing I learned from traveling it's that everybody absolutely loves this dutch cookie.

Obviously you're welcome to return to my home and I can show you around the Netherlands too!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Norway