CURRENT MISSION

Enjoying life to the fullest, traveling whenever possible, getting my start-up company going...oh, and running the 10K in under 35 minutes!

ABOUT ME

Traveladdict, all-round energetic optimist. I walked the Camino de Santiago (Francés+Finisterre) this summer, and also walked a lot in Scotland, Spain, Germany, France, Central America.
Love backpacking, love Latin America and usually travel alone.
When not traveling, I work hard to build my two businesses: a furniture business and an interim agency for hospitality. (Long story).

PHILOSOPHY

"Experience is not what happens to a man, it's what a man does with what happens to him" Aldous Huxley
"Generally speaking, you're more sorry about the things you didn't do than about the things you did do, so say 'yes' whenever possible, especially to weird things." Me

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted a few people, and couchsurfed in a handful of countries...loved every experience I had surfing so far, it's so envigorating to see how many people treat a total stranger with nothing but trust and friendliness.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A bit of surfing all over the world, and hosting a few times in Breda, although it's not the most popular tourist destination.

Centres d'intérêt

Travel (duh), hiking, running, Wing Chun, nightlife, art&literature, salsa, languages, people, growing and learning.

• arts
• literature
• running
• nightlife
• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• swimming
• business
• languages

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

The unbearable lightness of being, snow falling on cedars, the 4-hour workweek, on the road, Shalimar the clown, the kooks, U2, Tom McRae, Blof, John Legend, Arctic Monkeys, Suarez, kings of leon, editors, reservoir dogs, leaving las vegas, into the wild, shawshank redemption

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

Dove with a huge stingray once, off the coast of Utila, Honduras. I had my arms stretched out and his wingspan exceeded mine easily. I looked it straight in the eyes as it let me swim along with him, not a meter above him, for at least a minute...awesome minute!

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

i'm an information sponge, and love anyone who knows a lot about any specific field.

Pays que j'ai visités

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Belgium, Guatemala, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles