We are a warm hearted family living in Veldhoven, next to Eindhoven. We love traveling by all possible means, as well as camping. We love to get in touch with new people and experiences. We are spontaneous , open minded, and friendly people. I work in the innovation design department of large health systems company, while I spent my free time in composing and playing a large variety of music instruments. Hanneke is involved with mediumship and loves being creative with all kinds of materials. We both also love spending time on personal development. Our oldest son Siebe (2012) plays saxophone in a schoolband and spends much of his time on building lego robots. Our youngest son Jonathan (2014) loves soccer and baking cakes and cookies.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We love to get in touch with new people and cultures, and talking about travel and personal experiences. We are planning to make a train trip this summer through Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland, during which we would love to stay over at people offering their place.

Interests

• music
• guitar
• piano
• soccer
• nature
• spirituality
• creativity
• flute
• composing
• self-development
• saxophone
• harp
• artificial inteligence
• mediumship

Music, Movies, and Books

We all have a broad music taste (kids more into dance and rock), ranging from classic to jazz to pop to rock to world music. We read books about personal development, spirituality, and Donald Duck for the boys ;-).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- All of us have made an amazing paraglide from a mountain in Tenerife (kids were 8 and 10)
- Spotting a giant sea turtle in the wild during snorkeling in Cyprus
- Seeing dolphins jump besides the boat
- I once saw Orca’s in the wild close to Seattle
- Camper trip through France

Teach, Learn, Share

I play guitar, flute, harp, keys, drums, accordeon, bass, and more. Happy to teach a bit. I am also quite handy with music production and video skills and iOS/Mac stuff. Hanneke can share her creative skills.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Friendly and joyful company, playing music, playing a game, good conversations, and our youngest son will love to teach his soccer skills.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States