CURRENT MISSION

August - December 2015
Attending Clemson University this Fall as a visiting scholar. Exploring the South of the US. Enjoying life.

ABOUT ME

I'm pretty easygoing and i hate cold showers. I'm a daydreamer, like to draw, do some yoga, run, but I'm not a big fan of biking. I love to cook and enjoy good food very much, but I hate doing the dishes (except when I turn up the music loud and make a little party out of it). I'm a vegetarian but I eat fish, and sometimes I am little bit of a healthfreak. I try to be as environmentally-friendly as possible and I simply love museums of modern art.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For me, traveling is about meeting people. Sure, there are some amazing buildings in Moscow or Ulan Bator, but that's not what I remember most from my travels to Russia or Mongolia. It's the amazing people I've met and shared some incredible experiences with, who opened up to me and showed me their culture.

And this is what CS is all about for me. Meeting people. CS is not a free hotel.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed: 2 nights in Quebec City (Canada) on Pierre's couch, 4 nights in Ulan-Ude (Russia) with Valerya and her family, 4 nights in Budapest (Hungary) on Olviau's couch, 4 nights in Seville (Spain) in Manolo's guest room, 3 nights in London on Elke's floor, 2 nights in Lavrentis living room on the beautiful island of Kos (Greece), 3 nights in Vasilis guest room in Athens (Greece), 2 nights in Petros appartment in Itea (Greece),1 night on the floor of Xens student room in Thessaloniki (Greece), 4 nights in Amsterdam on Ferdo and Maru's floor, 1 night in Charlotte (US) on Carters inflatable matress.

Hosted: Sebastien from Canada, Floor from Belgium, Manolo from Spain, Alberto, Belen, Dani and Joaquin from Spain, and Mari Carmen from Spain.

Interests

Philosophy, having big discussions about life and the world, but also having a lot of fun, laughing, traveling, writing, sketching, reading, being a camp counselor at summercamps, volunteering, going out with friends and enjoying life by doing nothing at all...

• fish
• arts
• culture
• writing
• modern art
• sketching
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• yoga
• running
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• fishing
• camping
• law
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: A walk to remember, Into the wild, Jeu d'enfants

Books: everything that has a good plot and interesting personages, though there is not a single book from Paulo Coelho and Jonathan Franzen that I have not enjoyed tremendously

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen: watching whales in Tadoussac. The moment you see their fins and back gliding trough the water, the world just stops spinning for a little while.

Done: building a whole theatre scene with only paper, scotch tape, rope and little pieces of curtains. The decor was a cave with murals. After that, we made up our own play and dressed up like cavemen, to teach 8-year olds French at a summercamp where i was one of the counselors.

Teach, Learn, Share

Learn: life, scubadiving, Spanish, driving a car, reading peoples minds, or anything else you can teach me :)

Teach: I can teach you how to play the tuba or how to dance like a complete morron. Cooking (especially vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free) or cutting hair would also work.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My smile, cheerfullness, life stories and delicious Belgian cookies and chocolates.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Mongolia, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, United States