I love learning the culture, interests and habits of the locals of any country! I enjoy traveling in my own time, without much planning and meeting as many locals as possible along the way.
I am passionate about music - I play the drums, guitar and sing. When you catch me traveling, chances are I'll have a small guitar on me!
I also enjoy making things, be it physical (furniture, instruments) or virtual (software).
The environment is very precious to me - by foot or bike I like to explore it, by avoiding waste I like to keep it the way it is :)

I just started working as a data scientist and have to commute a lot. Will almost never be there during the day, and sometimes be in Amsterdam on weekends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In 2012/13 I travelled in many countries for a year, using Couchsurfing a lot.
During my university years I let it slip a bit, although I hosted a number of people in Maastricht.
Now I will go to Latin America and hope to surf some more!
I am always interested in meeting up with couchsurfers anywhere and share stories - just send me a message and we can have a chat/beer/coffee!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was hosted in many of Europe's major cities and always had a great time.
The people I met were amazing and had lots of great stories to tell. I have also been to many Couchsurfing events, like a big party in Lisbon where about 70 couchsurfers from all over the world met up and had a great time together. Twice I met couchsurfers again on a different continent, by chance.

Interests

music,
meeting friends and strangers,
talking,
listening,
learning,
food (cooking),
software,
surfing,
nerd stuff

• singing
• dancing
• cooking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• drums
• windsurfing
• surfing
• engineering
• software
• audio

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite band: Red Hot Chili Peppers. David Bowie, MuteMath, Punch Brothers, Fleet Foxes, Snarky Puppy, A Tribe Called Quest, Mos Def, Dimlite, Foster The People, Esperanza Spalding, Fat Freddy's Drop, Mark Guiliana, The Cinematic Orchestra, Photay, Todd Terje, John Mayer, Jaga Jazzist and many more.

Anything Tarantino or Wes Anderson, Lost in Translation, Star Wars

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Made a lot of people dance in the streets of Perth when playing in a trio (Didgeridoo, Djembe, Cajon [that's me]) :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Reflect upon things and improve!
You get back what you give some day.
It'll somehow work out.
(my motto)

I can teach my languages, some music (especially rhythm :)) and would love to learn the same from you!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Music!
I can play or suggest new music. If you want I can teach you some percussion or guitar rhythms.
Stories!
I have a few - ask me about anything, perhaps about what happened in a particular country while travelling.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Netherlands