CURRENT MISSION

Move, learn, run, eat, love, play and make music

ABOUT ME

My name is Koen, typical Dutch name. I'm born in 1988 in Woerden. I'm a summerchild and a morning person. I work at the teacher education department of the University of applied sciences (Hogeschool Leiden) in Leiden and I work there as a researcher/teacher/curriculumdeveloper. I am a guitarist and a runner. I live in Leiden. A nice, old typical Dutch studentcity.
Besides that I can descripe myself as curious, talkative, calm, musical. And I love to travel ofcourse. Love it when you meet local people in places you have never been before. Also I like to visit my friends around the world.

PHILOSOPHY

Be passionate, be creative, change the world or go home, enjoy the little things because one day you'll realize those were the big things. Make love, make art, make friends, play around.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Well I haven't been able to contribute much to the couchsurfing community because my place is to small to host people but I can be a good guide to the city of Leiden and I'm always in for a drink.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Good experiences haha

Interests

Guitars, Sports, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Cinema, Dancing, Photography,girls,

• arts
• photography
• dancing
• marathon
• coach
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• skydiving
• sports
• psychology
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Chet Baker, Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Jobim, dEUS, Little Joy, Tom Waits, Joy Division, Social Distortion, Jose Gonzalez, Royksopp, Mumford & Sons, Sigur Ros, John Frusciante, Tallest man on earth, Bonobo, The Cure, The Smiths

Pedro Almodovar movies, La vita e bella, Control, As it is in Heaven, Amelie, 127 hours, into the wild, The boat that rocked, me you and everyone we know,etc etc.

Nick Hornby books, Alain du Botton Books, Joost Zwagerman Books, Don Quichotte, pff

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Skydiving. Everybody should do that once in there live.
- Canyoning in Slovenia! Amazing!
- Climbing the Huayna Potosi in Bolivia
- Hiking Camino Inka

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach people a bit about psychology. Not only old theory's but basic stuff which can help you in daily life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Belgium, Bolivia, Cabo Verde, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Peru, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Netherlands