Please note that I do not live in Brussels or Ghent, but in Aalst, a city right in between these cities, less than 30km from either one. Very easy to reach by train, bus or car.

CURRENT MISSION

Doing what I love and do best.

ABOUT ME

I was born in 1985 in the Belgian city of Aalst. Grew up in Lede, studied in Lede, Aalst, Moscow and Ghent. Lived in Lede, Moscow, Seville, Ghent and New Zealand. Now in Aalst.

PHILOSOPHY

It's easier to break than to build.

There are three things you need to do anything: time, will and money.

Life is too short to regret anything.

Work to live, don't live to work.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Showing people around where I live and giving them some history lessons, beer tips and a great time.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

HOSTED

September 2006:
Charlene and Ryan from Tyler, Texas, USA (2 nights);
Corrine from Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA (5 nights)

September 2010:
Austen from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (2 nights)

October 2010:
Huw and Tim from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (2 nights);
Chris from San Jose, California, USA (3 nights)

November 2010:
Zoë from Seoul, Korea and Ashley from Seattle, WA, USA (2 nights);

December 2010:
Damastes and Jhoxa from Carácas, Venezuela (1 night)

March 2011:
Alex from Québec, Canada (2 nights)

May 2011:
Mason and Joe from Australia (2 nights)

June 2011:
Natalia and Kideki from Queretaro, Mexico (1 night)

July 2011:
Jeremy and Olli from Eupen, Belgium (1 night);
Yael and Yuval from Jerusalem, Israel (1 night);
Léa and Guillaume from Montréal, Québec, Canada (1 night)

August 2011:
Dasan from Berkeley, California, USA (3 nights)

March 2012:
Dusan and Nikola from Novi Sad, Serbia (1 night);
Bogdana and Nanel from Obzor, Bulgaria (1 night)

February 2015:
Eliana from Tunja, Colombia (1 night)

March 2015:
Chisa from Kyoto, Japan (1 night);
Fredrick from Singapore (3 nights)

May 2015:
Jeremie from Montreal, Canada (2 nights)

August 2015:
Jessica and Kirstie from San Francisco, CA, USA (3 nights)
Jiwoo from Daejeon, South Korea (1 night)
Damon from Mortlake, Australia (1 night)

June 2016:
Naomi from Brain-l'Alleud, Belgium (1 night)

September 2016:
Aleix from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

April 2017:
Jeff, Jordan and Ryan from Tacoma, WA, USA (3 nights)

SURFED

March 2007:
Anna in Saint Petersburg, Russia (2 nights)

June 2007:
Julien in Namur, Belgium (1 night)

January 2011:
Jeremy in Eupen, Belgium (1 night)

May 2011:
Jeremy in Eupen, Belgium (1 night)

December 2011:
Brad in New York, NY, USA (3 nights)

April 2012:
Mikael in Stockholm, Sweden (3 nights)

May 2012:
Jaison in Three Rivers, CA, USA (1 night);
Connor in Las Vegas, NV, USA (1 night);
Keith in Rockville, UT, USA (1 night)
Matt in Phoenix, AZ, USA (1 night)

September 2012:
Omar and Shane in Auckland, New Zealand (14 nights)

December 2012:
Vanessa and Yvan in Renwick, New Zealand (7 nights);
Angie in Blenheim, New Zealand (3 nights)

TIMES HOSTED: 26;
PEOPLE HOSTED: 40;
COUNTRIES HOSTED: 14;
TIMES SURFED: 13;
COUNTRIES SURFED: 5.

Interests

I like (European) football, going to bars, playing guitar and ukulele, singing songs, meeting people, politics, gaming, speaking foreign languages and travelling.

• singing
• beer
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• soccer
• swimming
• history
• languages
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: I prefer comedy (especially movies with Jim Carrey, Steve Carell or Will Ferrell); fiction and drama (especially the ones with Al Pacino) and sci-fi.
MUSIC: alternative rock. BOOKS: Dan Brown and Herman Brusselmans.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

OK two:

- Mid summer night in Estonia. Swimming in a warm lake at 2 am with the sun barely under the horizon.

- Parasailing during a solar eclipse in Paihia, New Zealand.

Teach, Learn, Share

Do you want to know more about Belgium?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TuMvWCbM-g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2MujLi2pgQ

What I Can Share with Hosts

Drinks, music, games...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Spain

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