CURRENT MISSION

Living in Antwerp

ABOUT ME

Let's say I'm an easy going guy. I have a green heart. Always ready to learn something new. Love to break the ritual without planning. Yeah and you will get to know me better when you hang around my side.

PHILOSOPHY

Dont stick to the old 'n traditional or certain habits but open the mind for new stuff, that improves creativity and learn just that little more about the world.
″A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.” – Moslih Eddin Saadi
“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” – Paul Theroux
“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
“Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe”……Anatole France
“Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.” – Mark Jenkins

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfing, meeting heeps of wonderful people, getting to know other people where no finances is involving. Keep it pure and show your true identity!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first introduction in the couchsurf world was in Indonesia, Medan!
There was a couchsurf gathering with karaoke! Too great!

Interests

I love to do things that come unexpected. I'm not a planner.
I love swimming as a sport to hold me in condition.
As a teenager I worked a lot on my Vespa, still I have a passion for this romantic vehicle!
In winter I can't wait till the first snowfall. When I had a rainy winter I'm really disappointed, that's why I love snowboarding. Hit a pristine mountain surrounded by such a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
I surely love to have a drink or go out to shake my bum and go crazy. On the other hand a peaceful evening with lovely people around me has a more high value.

• drinking
• karaoke
• snowboarding
• sports
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

1984 by George Orwell. Made me feel bad, kind of defenseless... but masterly written.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Lord of the Rings Trilogy, the Hobbit.
Sharpe's Waterloo by Bernard Cornwell
Movies: the Hurricane, the Green Mile, Gran Torino, Into the Wild, What's eating Gilbert Grape?, Avatar, The Shawshank Redemption. Some Belgian movies: BenX (about a boy with autism), Loft (thriller about a group of friends and their mistresses), De Zaak Alzheimer, Ad Fundum (tells the story of some students living at the university of Leuven, and who participate in some initiation rites), De helaasheid der dingen/The Misfortunates, De hel van Tanger
shortmovies: Flatlife, Suikerpot,
Music: Mattafix, The Cat Empire, Jack Johnson, Johny Cash, The Police, The Scorpions, Starsailor, Coldplay, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have respect for things hidden in something greater.
some highlights:
A starheaven right in the forest made by glow-worms, in a forest on a misty hill next to the Great Ocean Road!
A part of the world we forget too many times: the underwater world! (I saw not yet 1% of it)
Changing of the seasons.
How beautiful raindrops really are.

Teach, Learn, Share

All the time - whether we talking, listening, observing or doing nothing at all.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium