CURRENT MISSION

Save the planet or go to space....

ABOUT ME

Discribe yourself in a few lines or words... Possible?? No, but i'll try..
I grew up in the north of the Netherlands, in a small town. A town so small people there still walk on wooden shoes and go to school by horse.
After school i was fed up of studying and went for a trip with a friend of mine. This trip lasted for almost four years, bringing me to beautifull places, meeting great people. When i finally found my way back home, i found my place in Amsterdam. Afters a few years in Amsterdam i left again, now living in Pantin, France.

My day normally begins calm, at least i try. I can be a grumpy guy in the morning, but a coffee to get my day started often helps. Once being awake and moving, which can take a few hours, my day will become more dynamic and me more friendly.. I guess i am just a slow starter.

Free time i like to spend with my friends (or alone) having long walks, listening or playing some music, shooting some pool, having diners and conversations about anything and everything.

What else about Harm??
I am not a city guy.. Nothing more i prefer and enjoy than nature and countryside, mountains, lakes and seas but for the moment i have to accept Toulouse as my hometown..

I guess i can keep writing, but it is easier when you check my references or come visit and see for yourself...

PHILOSOPHY

*I prefer to fail than not try at all.

*Don't walk in front of me, i may not follow, don't walk behind me, i may not lead, just walk beside me and be my friend.

*My heart can be hard as a stone, yet soft as water.

*Friendship, Freedom, Love, Happiness.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was hosted by several people during my trips, thank you people for that. Not being used to this concept, people who i met through CS created in the beginning weird, but eventually great and memorable situations. Most of the time it ended up staying with nice and friendly people.

At the moment have i enough space, a bit less time, to host people coming to, and passing through Toulouse.
If i have enough free time, i can take you for a drink, or a sight-seeing tour and show them some of the city of Toulouse.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosting people and surfing with some people was a lot of fun. We had some quiet memorable moments with other CSers, positive aswel as negative..

Surfed:

* Valery Herwyn
* Jelmer Slot
* Benjamin Bonneau
* 1 Creme 1 Sucre
* Franki et ZAZA
* Jesus Herrera

Hosted:

* CorrieLaiLai and Jakub from Australia/Poland
*Marco Maceda, Andrea Yandun, Tania Ramirez and Felipe from Brazil/Ecuador/Bolivia
*Annebeth Cohen and Alexander Sipahioglu from England
*Trevor Coutts and Andrea Gilbertson from Seattle, US
*Jelmer Slot, Arnhem, Netherlands
*Tashja Johnson and Katie Mae from Canada
*Jan Nils Schubert and Marianne Chevaigne, France
*Zuky Kumaladewi from Jakarta, Indonesia
*Benjamin de Bastos and Jeremy from Paris, France
*Talia Radcliff and Lisa from Calgary, Canada
*Maelle Pintori and Alexis from Santa Cruz, US
*Alexandre and Amalthee from Bron, France
*Alan Long and Daniel from Mendoza, Argentina
*Manu and Marine from Nantes, France
*Aaron from Florida, US
*Jessy and Vanessa from Quebec, Canada
*Anthony Yung and friend from Honk Kong Island, China
*Sam and Katie from Edmonton, Canada

Interests

*photography
*foreign languages
*making and listening music
*friendship
*cinema
*drawing
*astronomy
*graffiti and street art
*listening people's stories
*ethics
*filosophy
*dreams
*déja vu feeling

• arts
• street art
• photography
• ethics
• coffee
• movies
• billiards
• drawing
• music
• paragliding
• languages
• lakes
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies and books i really enjoy. I watch more movies than i read books, but i can use more of my imagination when reading books.. Some nice books that i red are; On the Road, The Alchemist from Paulo Coelho, Antoine de St Exupery's Le Petit Prince, The Da Vinci Code, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.

Movies that i enjoyed a lot are;
Forrest Gump, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Neverland, Pulp Fiction, Shortbus, Das Leben Der Anderen, Festen, La Vita è Bella, Requiem For A Dream, Into The Wild and many more...

I listen a lot of music.. The kind of music i listen depends a lot of my mood and i think also says a lot about character.
Artists i like are Janis Joplin, Anouk, Frank Turner, Tom Waits, Bob Marley, Amy Winehouse, The Pogues, The Libertines, Green Day, Pixies, Eddie Vedder, Bob Dylan, Fugees.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Paragliding in the Alps.
Meeting certain people.

Teach, Learn, Share

Everywhere you go, you always learn something.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A glass of wine

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Montenegro, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Netherlands, Switzerland

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