I'm a chemical engineer from education, but don't worry, I'm a normal person. Friendly, easy guest, don't need much except for good company.

At the moment I'm trying to travel over land as far east as I can, mainly by hitchhiking.

Want to know more? Let's have a beer!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This year (2014) one of my friends introduced me in couchsurfing. I knew the concept from before, but never thought of it as a serious option for travelling. He really changed my mind. Seriously. At this moment, I think it's one of the best concepts for travelling ever! Until now I've only been a host, but soon I'll take my share as a traveller as well.

Interests

Heavy politic and philosophic discussions, partying till the morning, inappropriate jokes, having fun and to laugh a lot. Does that scare you? :) Don't worry, I'm also very friendly and gentle, a bit too quiet sometimes, and opposite of judgemental. Also very curious by nature.

I have a very broad range of interests:
music, woodworking, going out with friends, having fun, like to discover new things, like good and fun company, like to laugh (a lot!), primitive cultures, sea-sides and water sports, and watching the clouds.

At the moment I'm interested in learning Farsi and Russian, edible wild plants, hitch-hiking, brewing/cider-making. And I really want to learn how to make good well-balanced vegetarian food!

• education
• dining
• beer
• vegetarian
• partying
• traveling
• woodworking
• music
• hiking
• sports
• chemistry
• teaching
• engineering
• physics
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: You name it, and I for sure will like it at least a little bit.
It goes from balkan\klezmer to acid techno, and everything in between :) To name a few: The Police, Nina Simone, The Flashbulb, Chet Baker, Legowelt, Shantel, Rancid, Berlioz, Vivaldi, Dimmu Borgir (no really :) ), Finntroll, Graveworm, Sublime, The Knife, Aphex Twin, Venetian Snares, Goran Bregovic, Vince Clarcke, Yazoo, Toots and the Maytalls, Mr. Bobby Marley, Hydrogen Sea, Tame Impala, Fever Ray, Huun Huur Tu, Hooverphonic, Alt-J, Intergalactic Lovers, Aloe Blacc, Paula Temple, Amadou (& Mariam), Prodigy, Major Lazer, Tout Va Bien, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Praga Khan, Turntable Dubbers, Little Dragon, The Eels, Nirvana, Lou Reed, Flip Kowlier, OMD, Electric Light Orchestra, a bit of The Beatles, New Order, Editors, Paul Kalkbrenner, Blue Flamingo (old music!), Parov Stelar, Ray Charles, CCR, Chemical Brothers, Kings Of Leon, ...

Books: didn't read much the past few years, to be honest. But there are a few Belgian/Dutch writers I find valuable: Marc Colpaert, Willem Brakman, Willem Frederick Hermans, Louis Paul Boon, Hugo Claus, Peter Holvoet-Hanssen (poetry), Paul Van Ostajien (poetry), Willem Elsschot, enz.
But I also liked Terry Pratchett with his Discworld series :)

Movies: I like to go to independent cinema's, and see what's new. Movies like Elling, The Punk Syndrome, Trollhunter, A Separation, Intouchables, Control, Le Grand Blue, La Fille Sur Le Pont, ... but also Django Unchained, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Birdman, Interstellar, Kon Tiki, Scott Pilgrim vs the world, Lawless,...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Quit my job, quit my house, sold everything and started travelling. Most scary thing I've ever done

Teach, Learn, Share

As I was a teacher before in chemistry and physics, I will not try to teach you anything here because of the risk of boring you to death!

But I'll share this one:
"The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now. "

What I Can Share with Hosts

An analytical but dreamy brain, crafty hands, and a smiling heart!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, France, Romania