I'm a student with broad interests and a positive mindset. I am open to new experiences and I often feel the urge to go out and make my plans along the way, albeit in an independent and self-reliant manner. (I wouldn't go hitchhiking long distances without a tent, for example.) However I like good company, I can easily find myself silently enjoying the surroundings or reading a book.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting people and learning about other cultures. Couchsurfing and hitchhiking have a common feature which really appeals to me. It adds a personal element to the journey which (often overly luxurious and expensive) hostels lack. I don't feel the urge to heavily socialize or make new friends, but I'm happy to casually hang out with and support travelers.
Trust in other people (together with common sense) is a good basis for traveling and can be very rewarding.

Interests

Hiking, reading, cooking, listening to and playing music, rock climbing, swimming, partying, bla bla bla find out yourself :)

• books
• cooking
• walking
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• rock climbing
• swimming
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: A lot. Ranging from Django Reinhardt, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel and Frank Zappa to Moby, the Gorillaz, Massive Attack etc.
Movies: Good storylines, such as The Green Mile and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
Books: Watership Down, Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, the Little Prince, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

At the age of thirteen, walking 15 km to school through the snow at night.
Hitchhiking a total distance of 10.000+ km over the years.
Starting at midnight, hiking up and down Volcan Barú (3475 m) in Panama to see both the Pacific and Atlantic ocean / Caribbean sea at sunrise.
(Still working on it!)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tell you stuff about astronomy, practice languages or teach you some guitar if you have one laying around. Maybe a game of chess?

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, opinions and, if you're lucky, cookies.

Bonus: Pigeons as a missile guidance system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pigeon

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands