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Zuid-Scharwoude, North Holland, The Netherlands
@TIM.JANSEN1
Member since 2012
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.
Interested in Music
Interested in Musical Instruments
Fluent in English
Learning German
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.
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!
My 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