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Overview

  • 30 references 22 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning Chinese (Simplified), French, German
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Have my own small business
  • mechanical engineering
  • From Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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About Me

Being open minded is a challenge I like to take. I'm interested in almost everything; I want to understand how the world works. Very interested in Asian culture learning some Mandarin.
My business is making live mousetraps for biologists (really)
Some people said I'm easygoing and balanced. Don't know how they got that idea.. Planning is definitely not my strong point :P Sometimes I can be really shy, sometimes very outgoing

My philosophy:
Only one thing is really important in life; other people.
Life is short, try everything at least once!!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I really like meeting people from different cultures to hear their stories about their country and how they view the world. I often go to a language café 'cafe de las lenguas', where I meet a whole lot of people from all over the world!

Interests

Like to read and know a little bit about everything

  • vegetarian
  • traveling
  • swimming
  • languages
  • psychology
  • science
  • nature
  • different cultures
  • ice skating
  • nature walks
  • asian culture
  • pescatarian

Music, Movies, and Books

Perfect days, Hit Man, Everything everywhere all at once, Decision to leave, A man called Ove, Harvie Krumpet, Comrades: almost a love story

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking through different countries in Europe was awesome, and I met a lot of cool people!

Teach, Learn, Share

Dutch culture, teach ice skating, picking mushrooms and edible plants
My cooking, I make a good pizza

What I Can Share with Hosts

Give you a tour of my city

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Kosovo, Laos, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands

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