CURRENT MISSION

To be or to host a happy surfer... that is the question !

ABOUT ME

I love to laugh, to travel and to meet new people
I love to dance, to make people smile and to sing out of tune
I love getting teary-eyed while watching tacky TV-shows
I love having breakfast outside and hear the birds sing
I love reading a book in a park, in my bed or in the train
I love getting soaked when rain is pouring down (but I love even more the sensation of sun on my skin)
I love belly-aching-laughter
I love connecting with people and learning more about them, their idea's, beliefs and passions
I love the sound of the ocean
I love my job, but I definitely also love my holidays

p.s. I absolutely hate getting vaccination shots and I don't like cold so much...

PHILOSOPHY

You can't change or controle everything that happens to you but you always have a choice on how you want to deal with it...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

may 2007 : met some of you in Barcelona
may 2007 : hosted Tim and Jaime from the US
june 2007 : surfed Andre's couch in Geneva
july 2007 : hosted Renee from Australia
aug 2007 : hosted Cheng Chia-ling + 3 of her friends
aug 2007 : hosted Andrew from Poland
sept 2007 : hosted Andre from Switzerland
sept 2007 : hosted Iain from the UK
okt 2007 : visited Ilias & Morgane in Fes
dec 2007 : hosted Alex from California
may 2008 : surfed at Maarten's place in Vancouver
aug 2008 : hosted James from Ireland
okt 2008 : hosted Deni, Alexandra and Sorin from Romania
okt 2008 : hosted Vera, Helene and Relinde from Tilburg
okt 2008 : surfed in Copenhagen at Luis' place
apr 2009 : hosted Desiree from France
nov 2009 : briefly met some Miami CS-ers
jan 2010 : Capodanno in Italy with Giovanni !!!
feb 2010 : surfing in Lisbon at Ricardo's place
mar 2010 : surfing with Rui, walking with Tiago, eating with Olga & Dimitri, sharing a room with Bruno and hosting Giovanni
other 2010 hosting experiences: Martin & Masa, Fanny
may 2011 : hosting Lisa from Kentucky
june 2011 : met Thiago in Palermo
july 2011 : surfed with Giovanni (again) in San Mauro Mare

Interests

• birds
• books
• singing
• dancing
• cooking
• breakfast
• instructor
• zumba
• walking
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• surfing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

All time favorite movie: Little miss sunshine
Books: many
Music: different styles, I love anything with a beat that I can dance to, I love anything I can sing along with, I love music that moves me, live music

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn new things, I'm open to anything
(languages, cultures, cooking)
I can teach you Zumba or bodyjam (I'm an instructor at the gym, besides my day-job). I'm not sure what other hidden talents I have to teach, but I can definitely help you out learning Dutch... ;-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Lesotho, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, South Africa

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