My name is Marissa Bakker, I´m a 30 year old dutch girl who was born in Portugal. After living in this amazing country for about twenty years, I moved to Tilburg, The Netherlands to study law.

Before moving to Tilburg I had two gap years. During the first year I spent three months in Australia backpacking and in my second gap year I went to Brasil for two months. Apart from backpacking I did some voluntary work (mainly gardening) and worked as a waitress in a pancake restaurant.

I gratuated two years ago and I have been working and travelling since then. After spending a few months in India (last winter-spring) I got seriously interested in meditation and yoga. Despite the fact that I haven´t been practising a lot, I would like to change that in the nearby future.

Last August I decided to spend half year abroad to volunteer with animals (Morocco) and refugees (Greece). Now I´m back in the Netherlands and I´m currently looking for a job in Amsterdam, where I will be moving to in April.

In my daily life I like going for walks, hikes and swim. My main hobbies and interests are travelling, sighseeing, meeting people from different cultures and learning new languages. I also like reading and watching TV shows. I would describe myself as an adventurous person who likes to explore the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I first heard about couchsurfing while I was backpacking in Australia in 2008-2009 and I ended up using couchsurfing for the first time. Since then I haven´t been very actieve on couchsurfing but I would like to change that from today on. Couchsurfing is a great way to meet people who share the same interest: travelling!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Portugal