I'm Valerie (21yo). I live in Amsterdam, one of the greatest cities in The Netherlands.

In everyday life, I ...
- ... hang with my roommate and friends ‍♂️
- ... love to play instruments (piano, (bass)guitar, singing, saxophone and trombone)
- ... just graduated from my master study Global Environmental Change & Policy
- ... love to do sports (dancing, sailing, survival running, windsurfing, skiing)
- ... bike a lot through Amsterdam
- ... eat a lot of cheese🧀🧀🧀🧀🧀

My passion for cheese came into being when I started working on a market selling cheese. I can tell you everything about good Dutch cheese and if we can find the time, we could go to a Dutch cheese market to try some good stuff :). 🧀

I've been traveling my whole life. When I was little, I had the privilege that my parents took me to a lot of places in the world. I went to see some friends with them in Singapore. Man, that was some great, sunny holiday! I went to Greece with them very often, where I loved the sun, sea, beach, the mountains and the ancient ruins. I liked camping with my parents and (disabled) sister as well. I also went skiing in France with my dad, where I enjoyed the combination of skiing, the beautiful sight of the snowy mountains and the cosy alpine huts where we ate the best crêpes/local food ever. The prettiest trip I made with my parents was my road trip trough America east coast/Canada.

I now like to travel with friends/on my own as well; camping and hiking through Scotland, going to cities like Paris and visiting Nashville (where I met the best hosts ever!!). I also lived in Iceland during an exchange minor in my bachelor study.

I hope I'll always get the chance to keep seeing new places in the world, meeting a lot of fun people from everywhere...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's fun. I like to meet new people from different countries. I’m still in contact with some hosts I met in different places in the world and I think it’s so valuable to be connected with them.

Interests

See interests

• dancing
• ballroom dancing
• cooking
• cheese
• movies
• traveling
• country music
• guitar
• piano
• windsurfing
• sailing
• handball
• rowing
• business
• science
• world
• nature
• learning languages
• sustainability
• innovation
• bass guitar
• saxophone
• disability
• trombone
• hiphop
• latin dances

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, Miley Cyrus, Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5, Imagine Dragons, Ludovico Einaudi, The Scorpions, Danny de Munk, Lady Gaga, Dire Straits, Amy Winehouse, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Michael Jackson, Stromae, Selah Sue, George Ezra, Milky Chance, Arctic Monkeys, The Script, Tori Kelly, Fletcher and so on

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you everything about the greatness of Dutch cheese . I'm open to learn new stuff from other couchsurfers.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iceland, Netherlands