ABOUT ME

Well, I'm Viktor, 22(almost 23). I just finished college and flew to Cancun to travel throughout Central America, hopefully make it to South America. I have a keen interest in life and how different people live it.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm a pretty big optimist and often enjoy shitty situations. In the moment you might have a hard time, but in hindsight it's often funny. Bad decisions make great stories. Then again I usually try and wing things, which goes well most of the time. Self-fulfilling prophecies and such. Live the flow, never forget about it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I made a profile and sent some e-mails. That's it for now I guess, hopefully this will change soon.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None whatsoever, but working on it!

Interests

I'm interested in just about anything: from art to politics and philosophy to nice views. Nice views are my favourite though. Sit by a lake or on mountain, on my own or with friends and just enjoy the view.

Ever since I started travelling I've enjoyed good conversations more and more. Sometimes you just hit it off and all of a sudden you've made a new best friend. Even the regular - and at times repetitive - chitchat (where are you from, what are your plans, where've you been,...) can be good. It gives me a good idea of how people live their lives and gives me inspiration to do - or not do - similar things.

• arts
• design
• cooking
• politics
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy a wide variety of music and believe that for every situation there's a right kind of music. Sometimes it's rock, sometimes it's jazz, sometimes it's house, sometimes it's soul. It all depends on the circumstances.
I really love live music, even if I don't really like the genre. There's something about it. Trumpets, trombones and drums really get to me.

Movies: A big Tarantino fan. I also enjoy stupid comedies that nobody else seems to like(Strange Wilderness, Year one, Hot rod,..).

Books: I'm trying to read more since I have time now and I can get into just about genre. It's only a matter of being well written. Favourites include - but are not limited to - Harry Potter, Chuck Palahniuk, Jack Kerouac, Hunter Thompson.

The book I liked most is Paulo Coehlo's The Alchemist. Written very simple, with a simple message, yet so beautiful and powerful.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A three month internship in Eenhana, Namibia.

Teach, Learn, Share

I think I'm always learning, teaching(a bit of a know-it-all) and correcting people when they are wrong or don't know something. It goes the other way around as well. I like to be corrected when I'm wrong.

I study product design, so if you have a specific problem I might try and help solve it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I like to cook and don't mind doing dishes afterwards!

I love to exchange travel stories, learn more about places I haven't been and take notes for when I do go there.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, South Africa, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Namibia