Hi, I'm Jutta, I'm 36, but I guess a bit younger in spirit. I found my home and job in Antwerp. I love this city, especially my neighborhood Borgerhout. I'm teaching Dutch to teenagers. It's a nice job as I can teach, I can organize, there's youngsters, cultural events, etc. Besides teaching I'm learning to play the tenor saxophone. I do a bit of bike mechanics, I swim, do yoga and I love to ride my bike. I go to theater , concerts and the movies about every two weeks.

I should really update my pictures, it's on my to do list, but now you'll have to read and look at old pictures to have some idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khWKxrMKxQ8

IMPORTANT: I live together with my girlfriend Inés now, she doesn't have a profile, but some info:
36, illustrator/graphic designer gone java programming, quite geeky and very sweet. I'll (or she) write more soon.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like travelling on my own, doing what I want, but I do like company. And I like to get to know other people, opinions, interests, ..

Interests

Bicycles! , Music, Movies, Art in general, Italy, Portugal, the sea, a rocky coastline, water, sailing, good but simple food, my cats Taart and Benny, sometimes my guitar, sitting in trains, cruising in a car (although I think the use of the car should be restricted and everybody should ride a bike in and around town), hiking, bicycle touring, . I like a lot and that's good, broadens my mind, but sometimes I have to learn to do one thing at the time and start acting instead of dreaming.

• cats
• arts
• singing
• architecture
• design
• photography
• dining
• boating
• movies
• traveling
• woodworking
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• surfing
• sailing
• sports
• swimming
• teaching
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Just to give you an idea: The Coen Brothers; Phantom Thread, Cocteau Twins, Sylvia Plath, Jonny Greenwood, Wes Anderson, Lhasa de Sela (Pajaro); Elis and Tom, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover; The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson, The only lovers left alive, Paul Auster, Alice in Wonderland, El Laberinto del Fauno; Prince; Hawking; Bowie: I'm Deranged, Deep house, Minimal techno, Freejazz (for a while), Yusef Lateef, The Knife; Fairport Convention, Mr. Punch (Dave McKean), Lula and Sailor; Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, Michael Nyman; Max Richter , A Long Way Down; Schubert, Goldberg variations, Arvo Pärt, Loyle Carner; Violeta Parra; Alfonsina y el mar, El Tunnel from Sabato, Patti Smith, Nick Cave, Beach House, Mapplethorpe and I love long saxophone solos that could easily fit in an eighties movie. I tend to see a charm in a lot, if it happens at the right moment.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sailing on a clipper between Norway and Denmark and seeing the horizon filled with giant sailing ships.. a magnificent view. I felt like i was thrown back in time.

Seeing Southern Right Whales jumping out of the water in Argentina and hearing them sing while I was just standing on the beach.

Cycling or travelling alone. I'm very social, I think, but I love the solo daydreaming on my bicycle or in a train.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn Portuguese, Italian, German, Swedish, French, lots of other languages.

If you stay for a few days and the weather is nice we can go out sailing on a dinghy (by car to Zeeland, the Netherlands).

I like to learn about welding, flying, ..., books, writers, filming, watersports, furniture design, architecture, bicycles, frame building, woodworking so if you know something about those things: share it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Spain, Sweden

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