CURRENT MISSION

explore, experience, enjoy, live, raise a son, and hopefully find a scientifically sound explanation for the fact that Liv Tyler sprung from the loins of Steven Tyler

ABOUT ME

I love exploring everything real that's on offer on this planet.
Everything from the human psyche to human relations to history to sciences to cultures to nature and countries. I don't waste my time contemplating the "supernatural" and notions like "afterlife". Though I do enjoy listening to different views.

PHILOSOPHY

Quem não arrisca, não petisca... who doesn't risk, doesn't experience (taste) good things

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Only good experiences

Interests

Nearly everything. The only thing I can think of as utterly boring is celebrity gossip.

• marathon
• flying
• politics
• skiing
• snowboarding
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Hero, Black Cat, White Cat, The Big Lebowski, Night On Earth, Magnolia, Lost In Translation, ...
Music: Bob Dylan, Sonic Youth, Grandaddy, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, eels, Tom Waits, Girls In Hawaii, Múm, Portishead, Zeca Baleiro, PJ Harvey, Vanessa Da Mata, Last Shadow Puppets, Baloji, ... and a whole bunch of Drum 'n Bass DJ's
Books: The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins, Fantoompijn - Arnon Grunberg, Les Particules Elementaires - Michel Houellebecq, Extension du domaine de la lutte - Michel Houellebecq, Everyman - Philip Roth, De helaasheid der dingen - Dimitri Verhulst, Problemski Hotel - Dimitri Verhulst, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked the Mare e Monti trail in Corsica, met my wife on facebook (I still don't believe it!), slept in the open air in the back of a truck in Ajaccio, ran a marathon in Lisbon, had some amazing backcountry riding, snowboarding in Val Thorens, canyoning in France, flying over icy Québec in winter at sunrise, played truth-or-dare on a roundabout of Rome, meeting the nicest people in Germany, spent christmas in Vienna in a bar with some retired punks receiving the best free meal ever (goose and red cabbage) thanks to our amazing CS hosts... anyway, every day can amaze me.

Teach, Learn, Share

What do I know? A lot. What do I know really well? Few things.
For example, I've been living in this city for 10 years, so I know where to go out, I know the hidden treasures of the city and I know about its history in general. Do however not expect me to give encyclopedic knowledge about each and every detail. I can give you the introduction to interesting facts, the rest you should look up on the internet.
I have a passion for languages. Don't know why. I guess it's because of the relationships between languages and the evolution within them.
I made it a little bit of a mission to explain natural evolution to interested people that struggle with the ideas behind this incredible phenomenon. I have seen quite a bit of human behaviour, so I do like to share my ideas about relationships, jealousy, the pursuit of happiness, sexuality, politics, stereotypes, history, ... as I love to discuss personal philosophy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, United Kingdom