CURRENT MISSION

to discover myself, others, the world

ABOUT ME

I'm born and raised in Amsterdam. I love my hometown, but I also really love to get away from it.
I study cultural anthropology, which is quite interesting for the moment. I also work in a clothing store, make photos, write and wander. I'm still trying to discover who I am, but I'm not in a hurry and I'm having fun while doing it.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is something that everyone should try at least once.

and some things I picked up along the way:

Happiness is a direction, not a place. - Sydney J. Harris

Travel is the destination. - Chinese proverb

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would love to sleep on people's couches, and I would love them to sleep on mine, cook for them and show them around.

Interests

alphabetical lists ;), Amsterdam, art, Almodovar, cultures, Coen brothers, dancing, documentaries, drawing, dreams, Fela Kuti, Fellini, film, flamenco, Francis Ford Coppola, funk, Garcia Marquez, Gondry, Gus van Sant, Hans Teeuwen, Hermans, history, Inarritu, jazz, Kurosawa, languages, learning new things, life, literature, live music, love, Lynch, making photographs, Mulisch, music, my friends, nature, observing, people, photography, poetry, psychedelica, rainbows, reading, Roald Dahl, Scorsese, 70s, 60s, soul, sushi, Tarantino, Theo Maassen, traveling, Woodstock, Woody Allen, the world, yoga

• arts
• literature
• poetry
• singing
• photography
• documentaries
• dancing
• flamenco
• cooking
• yoga
• clothing
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• live music
• jazz
• anthropology
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I LOVE cinema. Some of my favorites: Cidade de Deus, Memento, Taxi Driver, Una Giornata Particolare, La Strada, Apocalypse Now, The Machinist, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, Babel, Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Milk, La Mala Educacion, Hable Con Ella, Todo Sobre Mi Madre, Volver, Diarios de Motocicleta, Lost in Translation, Mean Streets, Goodfellas, The Departed, Leon, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Husbands and Wives, Abre los Ojos, Simon, Amelie, This is England, Gegen die Wand, Das Leben der Anderen, Hotel Rwanda, La Dolce Vita, Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, The Dark Knight, Hero, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, La Vita e Bella..... I could go on and on.
I LOVE music: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Grant Green, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, Cymande, Bob Marley, Demon Fuzz, Mandrill, The Ohio Players, Fela Kuti, Ali Farka Toure, Boubacar Traore, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors,Toots and the Maytals, Dr. John, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Joe Cocker, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Amp Fiddler, D'Angelo, Mos Def, Common, Nas, Flying Lotus, The Roots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone, James Brown, Al Green, Cesaria Evora, Nina Simone, Jorge Ben, Marcos Valle, Pink Floyd, Parliament, Funkadelic, Osibisa, Amy Winehouse, Kanye West, Manu Dibango, Khaled, The Kinks, ... Again, I could go on and on.
I LOVE reading Books: Everything from Garcia Marquez, Everything from Roald Dahl, De Donkere Kamer van Damocles, De Ontdekking van de Hemel, Franny and Zooey, The Catcher in the Rye, Invitation to a Beheading, Trainspotting, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Les Particulares Elementaires, Le Mur, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Inheritance of Loss, Das Parfum, Hersenschimmen, The Doors of Perception, In Cold Blood, Roots... and More!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Love
The spirit that sometimes takes over when people sing or dance
Early morning or late evening light
The greatness of nature
....Life itself!

Teach, Learn, Share

I think we can all learn by just talking and being around eachother. The greatest inspiration in life is being with people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Cuba, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Spain