My perfect Sunday morning: not having to set an alarm clock, slowly wake up, get dressed and head into town for a nice brunch with friends.

My favorite word: "Gezellig", typically Dutch word that has no exact translation.

Favorite place to be: Schiphol Airport.

On my bucket list: Transsiberian Express, to see the Northern lights, making a road trip through Southern Europe, working abroad, buy my own apartment.

Last trip I made: A few days Malaga and Granada (Spain).

Good quality: according to my friends I am loyal, sweet and can listen very well.

Bad quality: I can be impatient and I love to be right.

My favorite dish to make: Nasi Goreng (Indonesian cuisine).

I collect: cook books, fridge magnets and stickers (to put on my suitcase) from the places/countries I visited.

Lesson learned in live: Try to be yourself, make the ordinary extraordinary and be patient.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's always a pleasure to make some new friends around the world and meeting with locals is a great way to find all hidden treasures in their cities. I am planning a trip to Norway this summer to learn the Norwegian language. Because I believe learning by doing would help me to improve my skills, so some friends told me I should sign up for Couchsurfing. So I did.

Interests

My friends and family are important to me. I love hanging out with my friends. Watching movies, wining and dining, going out, picknicking in the park/at the beach and all that kind of things. I have a big family and although we don't see all of each other every week we always have a few annual family events all cousins, uncles and aunts attend. I love that.

As much as I enjoy spending time with the people I love, I also enjoy "me-time". Then I could do absolutely do "nothing". Just relaxing on my sofa, drinking some wine and watch series, movies, listening to music or reading a book.

I also love to cook and try new recipes. I have this thing that I start reading recipes in my cook books on a rainy day while having my morning coffee. I chose some of the recipes and will make them later that day. So relaxing!

But as much as I do like to do "nothing" and relax I really enjoy working (out). I like to be challenged and be creative with my mind. And afterwards for me kickboxing is the way to get rid of stress and energy. Yoga and going for a run in the city, the forest or at the beach clears my mind.

Recently I found out I also like to travel alone. It is a great way to be completely yourself and meet new people which I would not have met that easily when going with my friends.

• books
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• wine
• coffee
• yoga
• running
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• beaches

Teach, Learn, Share

If you would like to learn Dutch or English, I can help you with that.
I would love to speak Norwegian. I also took a Spanish course (long time ago), so it would be a good thing for me to practice that ass well.
And I guess that when you need some communication advice, I would be able to help.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Spain