CURRENT MISSION

"A turtle travels only when it sticks its neck out." (Korean proverb)

ABOUT ME

I'm a photographer – graphic designer – teacher in arts – traveller – motorbiker – queer / lesbian – story teller – art lover – contemporary-classic music lover – lover – bon vivant – Eurasia/Soviet-o-phile – #elektrogirl

PHILOSOPHY

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage."
(Anaïs Nin)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted only a few people so far since I'm gone or busy too often for more, but these experiences were absolutely great.
I also stayed with many people during my journeys. Spontaneous, fantastic experiences.

Interests

photography / book design / film / teaching arts / long term traveling / typography / contemporary and ancient art / graphic design / contemporary classic music / feminism / history / politics / mechanics / buddhism / literary tattoos / riding motorbikes / electric motorcycles / lesbo, gender and queer stuff / horse riding / islamic culture / non-fiction in all media / Russian / women in martial arts / Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, Tibet, Yemen, Belgium, Siberia, the whole of Europe, Kaukasus, India, Western-China, Balkan, Middle-East, Central-Asia / high altitude deserts / zen / sun / sea / woods / and a few other random bits and pieces.

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently reading: Orhan Pamuk - "Sneeuw" (= "Snow"), Tsjechov - "Journey to Sachalin", Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit "Occidentalisme", Het Westen in de ogen van zijn vijanden.

Passionate about films by Derek Jarman, Almodóvar, Pedro Costa and a whole lot non-blockbuster movies. And about Tilda Swinton.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Here is most: http://www.truihanoulle.be
and here https://truihanoulleblog.wordpress.com/
and here http://instagram.com/truihanoulle
So yes, I've already done some fantastic things and I plan to do many more =,-]

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: InDesign and Photoshop; a bit of motorbike mechanics.
Learn: anything really (except for esoteric stuff).
Share: my traveling experience as an adventurous motorbiker and as a traveling woman, on my own or with another women.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Montenegro, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Armenia, Belgium, Finland

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