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Overview

  • 19 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning German
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Underpaid architect / courier / philosophy student on hol...
  • Master in Architecture
  • From Leiden, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Choosing a mission and stick to it.

ABOUT ME

Well, there is nothing more difficult than objectively trying to describe yourself. So all I am stating here is my personal perception of myself. I (think I) am easy-going, like to see as much as possible, try to enjoy life and be amazed by it, am critical, like meeting people, am an easy talker... The rest is to be found out by you.

PHILOSOPHY

I am trying to absorb as much information as possible and to be amazed by the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host people and surf couches.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first CouchSurfing experience was in Fukuoka, Japan in Januari of 2007. It was such a great experience that I surfed two other couches as well that week: in Hiroshima and Osaka.
That summer I travelled trough Switzerland with a friend of mine trying to hitchhike and CouchSurf all the way. Were able to spend all six nights surfing four different people's couch.
Only met extremely nice, open-minded, friendly, interesting and fun people (so far : )

Interests

Architecture, photography, music, movies, arts, cooking, wine, travelling, philosophy (and a small interest in nearly everything else from economics to biology.)

  • arts
  • architecture
  • photography
  • cooking
  • wine
  • movies
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • surfing
  • biology
  • economics

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Radiohead, The National, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Peter Broderick, dEUS, Spinvis, James Holden, Nathan Fake, Andrew Bird, Jeff Buckley, Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, James Blake, Jamie XX, Jon Hopkins, Kings of Covenience, LeFtO,
Movies: Bin-Jip, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, La Meglio Gioventu, Hable con Ella, almost everything by David Lynch.
Books: Most books by Murakami, Delirious New York by Rem Koolhaas, The Trial by Kafka, In The Light of What We Know by Zia Haider Rahman,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went from Amsterdam to Hong Kong and back within 36 hours.
The drive from Seattle to LA (mostly via the beautiful PCH)
The drive from Salta - Cafayate - Cachi - Salta (sublime nature)

Teach, Learn, Share

As my second host says in her reference: I can teach people the merits of concrete.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Switzerland

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