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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French, Spanish; learning Italian
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Product Manager
  • Electronics Engineer
  • From Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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About Me

Born and raised in Brussels. I'm curious, open-minded and down-to-earth!

CURRENT MISSION

Travel along the Nile from Cairo to Addis Abeba through Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.

PHILOSOPHY

Festina lente. Make haste slowly.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To experience the local flavors! (When in Rome, do as the Romans do.)

Interests

I have a passion for nothing, but an interest for everything!

  • arts
  • dining
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

- Music: The Earth Is Not A Dead Cold Place by Explosions In The Sky, The Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach, A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
- Book: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
- Art: Egon Schiele, Alberto Giacometti, Saul Leiter

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Last year, I cycled the silk road from Istanbul to Bangkok, 10.000km across Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. Occasionally I also go on shorter trips closer to home.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain

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