Hi there! I am Wout, living in Antwerp, Belgium's most beautiful city. I know the city by heart: I was born and raised there and have never lived anywhere else.
I obtained a Master's degree in Philosophy from the University of Antwerp and wanted to do something completed different afterwards, so I got another Master's degree study in Organisation & Management. After 7 years of studying, I got my fill and I am currently looking for a job. We'll see how that goes :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Last summer I went hitchhiking and hiking around Scandinavia for two months. Looking to meet new people on the road!
- A couple of weeks later - Well, that was a fun experience. I'd love to return the favour now and host some people.

Interests

Music, theater, outdoors stuff, ...
I play the saxophone and the guitar, not so much by myself anymore but mainly with other people. I've played in a couple of bands the last years, and with some of those I've performed live, which is in my opinion one of the most fun things to do, ever.
I used to be an active member in the university theater company in Antwerp. I've acted in and directed several plays and did and was the president of the company.

• theater
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• hitchhiking
• saxophone
• dungeons & dragons

Music, Movies, and Books

I find these kind of questions pretty hard to answer. Of the top of my head:
Music: Radiohead, Bon Iver, Queens of the Stone Age, Bonobo, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, dEUS (the greatest Belgian band), Snarky Puppy, Ben Howard, Everything Everything, Metronomy, Amon Tobin, Four Tet, Arctic Monkeys, Jaga Jazzist, ...
Movies: Fight Club, Into the Wild, Anyway the Wind Blows (the number one film if you want to know what Antwerp is about), Princess Mononoke, The Lord of the Rings, La meglio gioventù, Requiem for a Dream, Mulholland Drive, Festen, The Blues Brothers, ...
Books: I'm a big fan of fantasy fiction, my number one book will always be Lord of the Rings. Some other books I loved: The Secret History, The Discovery of Heaven, Steppenwolf, The Picture of Dorian Gray, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was invited to a Norwegian wedding in Tromsø where I didn't know anybody and had the best time ever.

Teach, Learn, Share

Studying philosophy was a very humbling experience for me: it made me realize that we understand at the same time a lot and very little about the world we live in. I don't have 'one big philosophy' I want to share with the everybody, on the contrary. I'm fascinated by the way other people live and very eager to learn all about the people I meet.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm pretty adaptable and not at all hard to entertain. If you have a guitar around, I'd love to play a bit for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium