CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to make the most of things, spend time with relaxed and interesting people and be inspired

ABOUT ME

I am a social and open-minded person who likes to meet new people and discover more about other cultures, about the possibilities in life and about myself. In 2008 and 2009 I was traveling in South East Asia and Australia where I met many people and that was the best part of it!

PHILOSOPHY

Life is a dream, realise it
Life is a challenge, meet it
Life is a duty, complete it

Na regen komt zonneschijn (after rain, the sun will shine again)

What goes around comes around/ you get what you give

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been traveling in South-East Asia, meeting people and sharing experiences. When I had a couch in Australia, I showed people around and invited them to stay with me to give back to them what they did for me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have been invited by locals in Thailand and Vietnam to stay with their families. They were very hospitable and I didn't even know them! The most surprising was the stay with (poor) rice farmers who's son had been a monk who spoke English. He said his parents would be proud if he brought a foreigner to their village. The fact that they didn't have any luxury to offer me didn't dissuade them from receiving me in their home and I appreciated that so much! This cultural exchange was much more important to me than having a proper toilet or a matrass in the vicinity..

Interests

Traveling
Culture
Nature
Big cities
Sports (biking, running, rock climbing, swimming, ice skating, les mills fitness, diving)
Photography
Music
Movies
Languages
Drawing
General interest in politics, history, religions, philosophy & art
Cooking

• arts
• culture
• photography
• cooking
• fitness
• running
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• scuba diving
• sports
• rock climbing
• swimming
• history
• languages
• religion

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Angkor in Cambodia is the most amazing place I have ever seen. And then the underwater world..
My top 3 includes Angkor, Karijini National Park in Western Australia and Banaue/ Batad's rice terraces in the north of the Philippines.

Teach, Learn, Share

The art of life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, France, Netherlands