I like to travel, wander the areas of cities that tourists don't go. I like to see sights not in guidebooks, eat local food. I try my best not to be a tourist when I travel.

I love spending time outside, exploring and having adventures.

Life is short and unpredictable, so I try and experience as much as I can, while I can :-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Why do I couchsurf? Because it makes me feel more like a traveller and less like a tourist. Because I remember people more that the locations. Whenever I couchsurf somewhere, even if it is only for one night, I really feel like I was there, instead of passing through. I have made so many excellent friends and connected with so many amazing people.

I am on couchsurfing because I like meeting new people and seeing places through their eyes.

Interests

Slacklining. This is less of an interest and more of an all consuming passion. This could be described as a sport, but I wouldn’t use that term. It is essentially balancing on a flat piece of rope, which is tied between two trees. Why do I love it so much? Because it requires all your concentration, you must become present in the moment to be successful on the line. It is a form of active meditation.
This feeling is multiplied exponentially when you do it 50m above the ground. When you do it high above the ground, it is called highlining.
3 other close friends of mine and I started a small company to give highlining shows, to teach the public that we are not daredevils with a death wish, but rather people who are very safety conscious. This is our website www.dreamwalkers.nl. You can also see some pictures of slacklining that I took at a festival in Holland at the start of summer 2015 (http://on.fb.me/1IYrZYf)
Right now, on the world trip, I have a rodeo line (a slackline, but it hangs quite loosely), I’d be happy to teach you.

Photography. I really enjoy the challenge of trying to take really high quality photographs. I am lucky enough to have a high quality camera and three lenses with me, so it is only me which limits the quality of the photos. I love hearing feedback, learning about new techniques (both with the camera and in post-pro), so have a look at my photography page on facebook (http://on.fb.me/1MnnZzn). If you have some cools things in your neighbourhood/city, please let me know, I am always trying to tell the story of a place through photos.

Learning. Maybe it seems strange, but I love learning. Most of my youtube channels are educational and really interesting. In my spare time I generally either slackline, take photos or if the weather stops both of these, watch some cool videos on youtube.

I also love travelling via hitchhiking

• writing
• photography
• festivals
• education
• meditation
• traveling
• blogging
• hiking
• sports
• teaching
• hitchhiking
• slacklining

Music, Movies, and Books

Constantly evolving tastes. I have been recently reading books about the chinese cultural revolution and this has sparked the desire in me to know more about the history of countries. If you have a good book about a history of a country, please let me know!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Learning to highline, it has taken me places (physically and emotionally) that no other thing has

Teach, Learn, Share

I have travelled the world for a year, so I could give you some advice about undertaking such a trip/

What I Can Share with Hosts

My time of course! Since you have been so generous to open your dwelling to me, I’d like to reciprocate and hang out with you! I am an independent traveller, you don’t need to hand me by the hand, I have couch surfed quite a few times and know how to live in someone’s home.

I’d love to cook with you or go out for a reasonably priced meal :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands

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