CONTACT
You can message me here and leave me your contact details (telephone, Whatsapp, email, as you like). Since I don't have many requests, I am not active on Couchsurfing, and thus can NOT answer your question on this platform.
Also you can find me as Ton Bil on other social media and reach me there. Also as a host, I am on Workaway, meaning that I exchange hosting and some help that way.

CURRENT MISSION

Be love and reduce the amount of suffering of myself and other sentient beings.

ABOUT THE PLACE

You'll have a large but simple room (when available), and we share facilities. The house is in a very hilly, rural, natural area where the French are open-minded and relaxed with foreigners. I've searched for 3,5 years to find this beautiful place. Warning: in winter time the house won't be heated much, so you must be able to stand the cold (say 10 degrees celsius in your sleeping room, 15 degrees in the other rooms for instance).

For those who are on the road to Santiago: my place is about 6 km away from your "line" = GR653. To get to my place is actually not a big detour.

ABOUT ME

I've been a teacher of business and politics, I now work as an author and coach, mostly online, and you can learn about ethical online marketing and promotion with me.

Essentially I'm a safe, trusted harbour for many people. As a consequence of doing much deep inner work myself, my lifelong spiritual journey and buddhist meditation, I assist people on their emotional and spiritual paths.

If you would be interested, I would love to share with you my enthusiasm for the theory and practice of buddhism and meditation, music and science, including neuropsychology, trauma healing, and much more.

Ton is my Dutch first name. We can speak Dutch, English, German or French. I'm fluent in Dutch, good in English, quite good in German and French; I'd gladly help you practice your languages!

PHILOSOPHY

Being streaming water is better than being a rock.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Offering a place to stay, radiating some universal love to guests and hosts. Active at work, in local society, and on the web. Surprise: I may invite you to do some little work in my garden, as a refreshing activity. Plus invite you to share a meal or two.

NOTE: I do no longer have a paid account here, so I can NOT answer messages on this platform.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted some people when I lived in Utrecht, and a few since I live in this isolated place. Yet I have stayed with some great people from the couchsurfing community.

Interests

Taoism, Buddhism, Classical and Modern Classical Music (think Beethoven, Bartok, Berio and Björk), nice weather, gardening, good reads, thinking, talking, mountain walking (just around the corner), writing and speaking about social and societal stuff.

• animals
• writing
• books
• meditation
• walking
• gardening
• music
• classical music
• piano
• buddhist
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Magnolia and others by P.T. Anderson; Down By Law (Jim Jarmusch).
Music: Stravinsky, Bach, Bartok, Beethoven, early Genesis, Reich, Georgian choirs, Balinese gamelan, Messiaen, Monk, and some piano improvisations by myself.
Books: shelves full of them.
2016 published a book on love and (re)connection to love, and published more on different topics earlier on.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Discovered: why value creation for all stakeholders is the best goal a business can have, better than profit or shareholder value.
Uncovered: the source of lifelong fear, which now results in my new attitude and vitality.
Done: written a business book and several study books.
Seen: birth of my daughter.
Found: this place (it really is an amazing place.)
Composed: some pieces of music that I'm still fond of after many years (even though I'm very critical)

Teach, Learn, Share

marketing, business, buddhism, tantric love, meditation, vipassana, writing, piano improvising, composing music, trauma healing

What I Can Share with Hosts

When you are hosting me, I can help prepare a meal; tell a story; help you with whatever I can and you need help with.

When I am hosting you, you can probably help me with some gardening, general maintenance or cleaning work. I would be very thankful.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Netherlands