CURRENT MISSION

To have fun

ABOUT ME

I think Im an easy going guy, curious about life and the world were living in. I love playing guitar, performing with my bands, having a good laugh and a good conversation. Im also quite fanatic in sports, mainly tennis and soccer. Besides that I study Latin American Studies at the university of Leiden. I consider myself a musician rather than an academic student though!

I see couchsurfing as a way to meet great people from all over the world and to exchange interests, thoughts and cultural practices, to make friends, and to really get to learn the country Im visiting!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've got a couch available 8 days a week.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first CS experience was with a good friend of mine in Dublin. We were hosted by Rory, a man Ill never forget and it really was the best first CS experience I could have had! After that I started hosting people myself and became more active at couchsurfing. Great thing!

Interests

People, Guitar, Piano, Music, Producing, Tennis, Travelling, Adventure, Soccer, Snowboarding.

• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• snowboarding
• sports
• soccer
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Bon Iver, Ry Cooder, Bonobo, St. Germain, Bob Marley, JJ Cale, John Mayer, Herbie Hancock, Mark Knopfler, Ali Farka Toure, Habib Koite, Jamie Cullum, Andy McKee, The Chieftains, Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, African Music, Irish music, Lounge Jazz... a lot.

Movies:
Motorcycle Diaries, Ciudade de Deus, Trainspotting, Inglourious Basterds, Memento etc.

Books:
I like magical, surreal books like The Alchemist, Harry Potter etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In the eastern desert of Syria I was invited for dinner by very hospitable beduins who had just slaughtered a goat, unforgettable!

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to learn you how to play the guitar or the banjo and to play music together. I could also teach you some abusive words in Dutch if you'd like. I can also teach you how to make Stamppot with Rookworst, the famous Dutch meal.

And these are some videos of me playing live:

With my band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebk6NVe2KJE

Andy McKee's Drifting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R37DrvQsSjs

Sunday Smile with Matthijs Steur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaBbYp4dnmA

Own rendition of These Days by Jackson Browne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFf15gqmyA0&feature=relmfu

Performing with an other band (on piano)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtgN6NHAXZY

Dublin Beijing Lhasa (own song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tojl_ecNAEY&feature=relmfu

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Spain

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