CURRENT MISSION

Back to Brussels

ABOUT ME

Hi there!

My name is Simon. I come from Belgium. I studied History and then Urban Development before working with the deputy mayor in charge of Urban Planning and Mobility of the City of Brussels. The city is an atmosphere that I love. Its neighborhoods, people, food, architecture,... For one year, I used to work in Canada. First in Toronto and then in Vancouver. In the similar fields: Sustainability and Heritage.

I just came back to Brussels.

PHILOSOPHY

Open-minded

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

With friends. Thanks Elisabeth!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first experience was in Avignon, France. We came for the theater festival. Great hosting!

Interests

History. Architecture (Herzog & de Meuron, Gerhy, OMA, Zaha Hadid). Heritage. I love travelling, visiting countries and cities. Meeting new interesting people. I also love biking. I do it every day to get my job. Literature. Theater. Cinema. Hiking (in Bolivia, in France, in England: Hadrian's Wall Path and in Vancouver, Canada). Nature is very important for me. Seas, oceans and mountains but also the wide open spaces.

• literature
• theater
• architecture
• festivals
• dining
• movies
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• history
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

French, Italian, English, American literature (Fitzgerald, Edith Wharton but also Asimov). Historian books. French films but also from other European countries and America (Gus Van Sant, Coen Brothers, etc.). I still have much to discover.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travel in Bolivia and Argentina. Salar de Uyuni and Iguazu Falls. My best landscapes.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm looking to improve my English.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Italy, Malta, United Kingdom