PHILOSOPHY

"€œLife is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Whenever out there travelling I do prefer to Couchsurf, meeting fascinating people from around the world; exploring unfamiliar cultures through a very local perspective. From the outside things might seem strange or uncommon by being local you can experience it first hand and become a part of it. From time to time I've had people visiting my place and I was more than happy to host them, I've never had a bad experience hosting or surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The first time Couchsurfing was when I just started to move to London. Back then I stayed a few times at couch surfers' places, met awesome people and have been friends with them ever since.
Also went to a Couchsurfing meeting in Amsterdam with a Mexican friend of mine and had a great time.
Every other experience with CS after that was great too.

Interests

In my leisure time I love making music, mountain biking, and traveling. Even the little trips just outside the city, while having a good time with friends and talking about whatever comes up. Not too sound too cliche, but learning does not stop after school or university, life is all about learning and sharing that with each other. A meaningful conversation somewhere in the woods or discovering urban art in any city are one of the things that keep me going.

I have always been very interested in computer science, technology and interactive media. The endless possibilities of it, but also the unfortunate divide it could create. To keep myself busy I have been making movies, from web series to documentaries and programming/UX Design for IT startups. I’m intrigued by experiences and the storytelling behind things or emotions that it can evoke. Im a big fan of the why and how behind it.

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• design
• photography
• documentaries
• cooking
• technology
• movies
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• languages
• philosophy
• good beer

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies
Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amélie Poulain, 500 Days of Summer, Soul Kitchen, The Big Lebowski, Into The Wild, Interstellar, Lost in Translation, Star Wars Saga, Captain Fantastic, Kubo, Studio Ghibli, Her, Ghost in the Shell, Donnie Darko, Fight Club, Kill Bill and Biutiful.

Music
I really love listening, discovering and sharing music. In no particular order;
Soundtrack, Indie folk, Balkan, Techno, House, UK Bass & Funky, Afrobeat, Trip/Hip hop, Grime, Indie Rock, Chillwave, Jazz, Classic, Beats, (Future) Garage

Books
Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
George Orwell - 1984.
George Orwell - Animal Farm.
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World.
Timothy Ferriss - The 4-Hour Workweek
James Redfield - The Celestine Prophecy
Rob van Kranenburg - The Internet of Things
Nicholas Carr - The Shallows: What the internet is doing to our brains.

Graphic novels
Chris Ware - The Smartest Kid On Earth
Art Spiegelman - Maus: A Survivor's Tale

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Why only one?
The latest: Learned the Cyrillic script / Russian alphabet in a short time :D

What I Can Share with Hosts

A great time or eternal friendship.

I can also help you learn any of my languages and we can talk about life or any other topic that comes up.

Whenever you’re in the Netherlands I can pretty much show you any city, same goes for cities on the border area in Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) like Dusseldorf or Cologne

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Monaco, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United Kingdom