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Overview

  • 8 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French; learning German, Sinhala, Sinhalese, Spanish
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • therapy, art, education
  • creative therapy, developmental work, social work,
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

I am a creative, adventurous and curious minded soul. I feel touched by the beauty of nature, arts, dreams, romance, surprises,... or just an inspiring conversation. I come alive when i can explore, learn, move, play or laugh!

PHILOSOPHY
Don´t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go do that... what the world needs is people who have come alive.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

surfing and hosting - arriving as a stranger and leaving as a friend

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

until now my CS experiences were amazingly nice!

Interests

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES and SPORTS (hiking, climbing, surfing, sailing, skiing, kayak, horse-riding, bushcraft), ARTS (MUSIC: piano, singing, composing songs/ THEATER: impro, clownery, play back, theater of the oppressed, dvt/DANCE: contemporary dance, contact dance, zook, salsa, ballet/ ART: drawing portrets, painting, grime, mask making and other handcrafts/ CIRCUS: acro, balance, parcour) TRAVELING (hitchiking, Wooffing, Couchsurfing, exchanges/ ACTIVISM and VOLUNTEER WORK: for organizations like Nature vzw, U move 4 peace, Labo-vzw, SCI, Graffiti-vzw), HEALTH (massages, vegetarian cooking, ayurveda), PERSONAL GROWTH and HEALING (psychodrama, art and adventure therapy), SPIRITUALITY (religions, shamanism, astrology, dreaming), ECOLOGY (permaculture, eco-building, co-housing, self sustainability) and CULTURE (music, movies and books that are listed beneath...)

  • culture
  • poetry
  • theater
  • traveling
  • volunteer work
  • survival
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • sports
  • ecology
  • volunteering
  • art
  • nature
  • spirituality
  • circus
  • dance
  • health
  • healing
  • activism
  • volunteer
  • personal growth

Music, Movies, and Books

I love folk rock, funk, street music, gypsy jazz, pop, cabaret, brass bands, traditional, classical, electronical, film & worldmusic + artists/ bands like: E. Spalding, L. Pourkarim, T. Diabaté, K. Baggili, A. pierlé, M. Jackson, E. Morricone, Busisciens, R. transit van,...
I like adventure, biography, animation, comedy, romance, fantasy, historical, movies and books such as: Kite runner, Into the wild, Africa by foot, Jeux d'enfants, Amelie Poulin, The Perfume, La vita é bella, dead poets society, the zookeepers’wife,...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been working and living for 6 months in Sri Lanka - in an orphanhouse with 40 boys. It was an amazing experience, that challenged and inspired me a lot!

Teach, Learn, Share

I guess every person has a lesson to teach, a story to tell, a dream to share! I'll be curious about you.. and what we can learn from each other :) I just hope you also seek for a complete CS - experience; by meeting people with similar interests, interest for their way of living, spending time with them etc. (instead of surfing a free hostel system)

What I Can Share with Hosts

a good chat, local food, advise on nice places to go, a couch/ bed to sleep, a taste of co-housing (with 4 friends), instruments to play on, games to play, bikes or kayaks to explore the city,... lots of fun!

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Sri Lanka

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