KIWIA

KIWIA

Current Mission: "Life is like a fork, somehow"

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City Ambassador (Utrecht)
Contribution
Netherlands
Utrecht
Lat: 52.08, Lon: 5.13
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General Information

KIWIA is a CS City Ambassador for Utrecht, Netherlands!
KIWIA has been vouched for
VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info
Couch availableYes
CouchSurf requests replied to98%
member sinceNovember 8th, 2007
profile views3015
age26
genderMale
membernameKIWIA
occupationTrying to look busy
educationInternational business (Uni)
grew up inBorne
ethnicityTerrestrial
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Languages

  • DutchExpert
  • EnglishExpert
  • SpanishIntermediate
  • GermanIntermediate
  • PolishBeginner

Groups I Belong To

Utrecht 1685:8173
Why: Because I live here now
Wroclaw 978:3538
Why: Going there every once in a while, lived there.
Antwerpen 1232:4351
Why: Easy to get to, nice city
Brussels 3179:16182
Why: closeby
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Couch Information


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Couch Available: Yes
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 1

Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: Yes

I have 1 room with a bed and a couch and such. You will be sharing the room with me, but it is quite big, you will fit in :)

In December I moved to the most beautiful city in the Netherlands (i.m.h.o): Utrecht. In my time here I slowly got to know more and more about Utrecht and its great inhabitants.
If you want to join me in my city explorations, or just need a place to crash, let's see if we can work something out. In my room in Lunetten (15 minutes by bike/bus from the city center)I have a couch available, but it is too small to sleep on so I also have a spare mattress for you :)

Depending on my work I have to see if I can host you during the week, weekends should be fine when I'm around.

Also, if you just want to hang out the city, let me know and I will be there if I can.

Friends (124)

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Jeroen Geerdink Jeroen Geerdink
28, Male
Utrecht, Utrecht
Netherlands
Friends since August 1994
"Many many years :)"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
I vouched for KIWIA
Met in person  
PETERSTRPETERSTR
24, Male
Borne, Overijssel
Netherlands
"brother"
Francine AartsFrancine Aarts
26, Female
Utrecht, Utrecht
Netherlands
Friends since August 2008
"Twister & talk "
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for KIWIA
Met in person  
Andras Foldvari Andras Foldvari
57, Male
Budapest, Budapest
Hungary
Friends since December 2007
"Iceskating in Budapest"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for KIWIA
Met in person  
Emre AyranciEmre Ayranci
28, Male
Utrecht, Utrecht
Netherlands
Friends since May 2007
"met through my flatmate and hang out in Utrecht"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
I vouched for KIWIA
Met in person  
Linda PoortLinda Poort
26, Female
Hilversum, Noord-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since December 2007
"Meeting in Utrecht!"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person   Surfed3  
Bram MasseurBram Masseur
30, Male
Amersfoort, Utrecht
Netherlands
Friends since December 2007
"Met him at several CS meetings in Utrecht"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person  
Bruno Landgoed Bruno Landgoed
37, Male
Antwerp, Antwerp
Belgium
Friends since June 2008
"We met @ the midsummernight event in Utrecht"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person  
Maryse Messier Maryse Messier
25, Female
Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Quebec
Canada
Friends since January 2008
"we spent some time together in Valencia"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person  
Martin VojcikMartin Vojcik
23, Male
Kosice, Kosice
Slovakia
Friends since February 2008
"We plays game :)"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person  
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Personal Description

Discovering cultures as well as countries, that is my passion. I like to think that I am an open and friendly person with whom one can have a good conversation and a laugh.

The world is full with friendly people with interesting stories to tell and experiences to share, and I want to try to meet as many of them as possible.

How I Participate in CS

Here you can find the links to the Photos I made during a few of the recent
CS Utrecht Events





Halloween party 2008






The couchsurf community in Utrecht is a really active group, with many people regularly going to great and creative meetings, as well as many travelers who come and see what Utrecht has to offer. I try to come up with good plans for new meetings, I usually go to the monthly meetings, I show new people around, and I try to be the photographer on big CS events in Utrecht.

CouchSurfing Experience

Until a short while ago, I lived my life without even knowing of the existence of Couch Surfing. In the short period that I am a member, I have already met so many wonderful people. In Utrecht, where I live, but also in Budapest,Valencia, Madrid, Berlin, Krakow, Kiev, etc.

Interests

Traveling [no, really?]
Photography [travel photography, old and broken things, and occasionally people]
Spanish [studying this beautiful language for two years now]
+ Making Shortmovies + Scouting + Reading + Organizing and participating in CS events

Music, Movies, Books

For books, this changes with what I'm reading, currently a history/novel about Dublin, a fantasy book about some weird inventor, Harry Potter 4 in Spanish and a book about Business intelligence.
For films, I'm most interested in the off-mainstream movies.
For music, I like a lot, but mostly in the ska-punk-rock direction.

Teach, Learn, Share

For anyone interested, I could explain a thing or two about photography and about living and traveling in Mexico.

The list of things I would like to learn is much longer. I am studying Spanish, so anyone who can teach me something about that would make me happy.
In the slightly unlikely and far away event of me finally mastering Spanish, I'd also like to learn more languages (Russian, Japanese, French, Portuguese), because speaking new languages opens so many doors.
And if they ever invent a medicine to improve my seriously problematic musicality, I would like to learn to play the piano some day.

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Austria, Belgium, Belize, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, Luxembourg, Mexico, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
LIVED: Mexico, Netherlands, Poland
WANTS TO GO: Chile, Peru
IS GOING TO: Spain

References

 
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Paweł Pawiński
From Paweł Pawiński
 Wroclaw, Poland
 Oct 28
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Tim's anise (?) sweets made me feel fantastic, superb and powerful. Needles to say that it was great and important experience for me.

HA HA HA

and he's a great mate by the way

Tom Wisdom 
From Tom Wisdom
 Bloomington, United States
 Aug 2
Met in person Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Tim was happy to help make my time in Utrecht a nice little chill-out session. We spent a lot of time walking around town, picnicking and talking in the park, drinking toasts with random Miffy worshippers, etc. He's an interesting and agreeable guy, and he knows the difference between a rabbit and a hare.

Tytus Bierwiaczonek
From Tytus Bierwiaczonek
 Krakow, Poland
 Jul 24
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Tim is a patient and easy-going person. Great company for parties, meetings and any kind of events.

Eugen Ruzicky 
From Eugen Ruzicky
 Bratislava, Slovakia
 Jul 8
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Tim has been a very nice guest. I was expecting him to stay longer, but we have had good time together with my 2other estonian friends and than a friend of mine.
Tim seems exactly how i expect a guy from Netherlands to be - very polite, straightforward, honest, friendly with a good sense of humor. I soppose it's my stereotype but Tim definitely was a great guest and i am glad i could host him. I hope you liked time in Bratislava,the cottage and simply overall experience was good - because i was kind of tired and i felt i wasn't as committed to hosting as i would normally be. Thanks for a present and i really appreciate that you helped Doris and gave her a ride in the morning. Was very nice of you...

Take care and best of luck in Ultrech with work, hosting and girls ;-)

Thomas Paschke 
From Thomas Paschke
 Paderborn, Germany
 Jun 21
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

What shall I say? Simply great. Welcomed me with some dinner (sorry for being late - traffic jam on the way), took & guided be to the CS Midsummer Event and Utrecht itself. Hosted me, gave me a tour through Utrecht - even though he was involved in the midsummer event.
He is a very kind, friendly and open person - someone you definitely like to have around. And Tim: Don't buy a second bike - having a lift on your carrier is great - and belongs to a stay in Utrecht :)

Oli Hutchinson
From Oli Hutchinson
 Cardiff, United Kingdom
 Jun 16
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Tim was a really great host. My train trip to Utecht was a bit of a nightmare due to my complete lack of common sense and i ended up finally finding him after many wrong trains lol. He showed me around his city (which i still cant pronounce) and it was a shame i didnt spend more time there. Then he gave me a lift through the "scenic" route (: P)over into the boarder of Germany. Thanks very much, and cheers for the Munster recommendation : D
Take care,
Oli

VATO_LOCO 
From VATO_LOCO
 Arnhem, Netherlands
 Apr 16
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Tim is was a lovely guest of the beach chill out at Scheveningen. He is straight forward, informative, and insightful. The best kind. Until the next time again!

Isa McKechnie 
From Isa McKechnie
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Feb 13
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Tim is one of those people that stands out in a crowd and I've thought at a number of gatherings, "hey, I'd like to talk to him more", as I somehow sense that we'll connect well on several levels. He is fun at parties, which is how I know him, but he appears as very interesting on an individual level too. I'm sure I'll see more of him!

GRANDBLEU
From GRANDBLEU
 Warsaw, Poland
 Feb 8
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Tim:-)

Very positive, smiley and warm person.
He`s probably been to more places in Poland than I was and seems to like the country very much..
But whats interesting, even if he travels he still can`t live without Dutch pancakes - thats for sure!;)

I`m also certain that he regrets some things he could not see this time - like the first McDonalds that was opened in Poland (shame on you!!!;-))

He`s got the special sarcastic kind of sense of humor I like and as soon as he finds a good target he banters a lot:)

Best wishes Timku!

Ewa

Agata Bartkowska
From Agata Bartkowska
 Eindhoven, Netherlands
 Feb 8
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Tim is such a great guy! You can't stop laughing with him! He's got fantastic sense of humor! I really regret you had to leave Warsaw so soon after we met!

Bruna Padilha de Oliveira
From Bruna Padilha de Oliveira
 Londrina, Brazil
 Feb 7
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Tim hosted me on my first visit to Utrecht .. After the CS meeting, we went to dance with another some Csers to some Club of Utrecht (which most I don't know where), but it was fun .. At the end of the night, already tired .. He tried (without much success) to take me in the back of his bike .. He had to stop several times at my request .. but he has not lost the humor .. I had a great sleep in your place and the next morning we had breakfast together and went to the center of Utrecht.. What I can say is that Tim is really patient and friendly guy :) Thank you for making this wonderful time in Utrecht possible!!

Juky
From Juky
 Brno, Czech Republic
 Feb 6
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Short time spent together but enough to guess that Tim is a great host, at least able to prepare some milkshake early morning to give me enough energy to go on with my trip.
He spent time to have a chat at night after his long working day where as he was quite tired.
Well organised is also one of his inherent attributes for sure!

Moreyba Santana
From Moreyba Santana
 Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain
 Jan 8
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Even if the mini party Tim organised was really "mini", we spent a very good time in a cold rainy night in La Palma. Tim and his brother Peter are so kind and nice people. I enjoyed very much the time we spent together.

Guillaume Roux 
From Guillaume Roux
 Saint-Brieuc, France
 Jan 4
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

oh,it was great to host Tim and Sanne!they are wonderful great team, for this reason it's harder to make a personnal comment to each one separated!
Tim is very easy to talk with and has many stories to tell,plus he's able to enjoy nature and keep open eyes on everything happen around:)he's quite positive and good traveller. he's polite and helped at home. you're welcome again whenever you want!

AURELIE BES DE BERC
From AURELIE BES DE BERC
 Rennes, France
 Jan 4
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

I hosted with pleasure the great and enthousiastic team Tim and Sanne and we sheared nice parties in my flat!!! There are perfect host,smily and generous,and we had a lot of fun playing music and party!!!!!! See u maybe in Utrecht!!! :D

Anneke Van Kuyk
From Anneke Van Kuyk
 Bowen, Australia
 Dec 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Tim is always happy and is a very keen participant in all the fun couch surfing things!

François Bernard 
From François Bernard
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Dec 19, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Tim is always in for meetings, he had the great idea to organize the Spanish speaking evenings in Utrecht.

Christine Bornfeld 
From Christine Bornfeld
 Arnhem, Netherlands
 Dec 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Tim's a very spontaneous and friendly guy who is much too modest about his biking qualities: had the most comfi ride on the back of his bike through literally the entire city of Utrecht and a very nice breakfast the next morning.

Tomasz Kaputa
From Tomasz Kaputa
 Wroclaw, Poland
 Dec 2, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Great guy! We had a long talk about Netherlands, his stay in my city (he was living in Wroclaw for 1 year!) and a couple of beers while he stayed at our place during Sinterklaas. Very friendly type, very open, so much that he listened even to my bad advices (I'm sorry, Tim, once again!). I assure you to meet him, it's worth it!

Nicolas Sahlqvist
From Nicolas Sahlqvist
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Nov 7, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

I meet Tim at a CS meeting in Utrecht and he crashes at my place during the CS Sinterklaas weekend!

BARON_HNZ
From BARON_HNZ
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Sep 29, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

It was really fun to be with him at the roleplay event in Utrecht.
He was the "tourist" and kept on taking pictures of all the people (he is a professional, by the way) and then out of a sudden he and the Inspector Leclou invited me to a little...interview. They found about my secret being Mr. X.

And I really want to see the pictures!

Tommy Quist 
From Tommy Quist
 Leiden, Netherlands
 Sep 29, 2008
Met in person  
Positive

I've met Tim a few times, all at Utrecht related events, where he always seems to be the photographer.Tim is a laidback pleasant guy.

MARIARITA 
From MARIARITA
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Sep 16, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

enthousiastic person. Good at organizing any social event.

Francine Aarts
From Francine Aarts
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Sep 1, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Tim is a cool guy: enthusiastic and relaxed at the same time, and a nice person to be around.

I had a lot of fun organising the casino event with you and Jeroen - especially shopping for swords and the nightly bike rides along the old canal (if you ever buy a house there, can I surf your couch? I will promise not to wear boots or high heels).

Joanna Zielińska
From Joanna Zielińska
 Krakow, Poland
 Aug 9, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

My time with Tim and his brother Peter was really delightful, as delightful as a car which they left me (the little toy, named "delightful van", which as I suppose they play as a little kids). Our interests seem to be completely different but it doesn't stop us to have really interesting and fun conversations:) so I can say that Tim is very open-minded person, very cheerful, with great smile and good attitude to life. I hope that this van, which you left me, will bring me sometime to Utrecht guys:)

John Zúñiga
From John Zúñiga
 Berlin, Germany
 Jul 16, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Tim and Jeroen visited Berlin for 2-3 days and we hang around a little. They are cool guys who I'd like to meet again...

Thomas Marx 
From Thomas Marx
 Weimar, Germany
 Jul 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

He is a great guy. Warm, intelligent, funny and open-minded. I was happy to meet him and we spent a nice time playing frisbee, chatting, having some beers, breakfast and chilling and playing "Settlers" in the park.

Fernando~! 
From Fernando~!
 Monterrey, Mexico
 Jun 25, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Soon!

FAENRIIS
From FAENRIIS
 Beijing, China
 Jun 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I surfed with him during the midsummer meeting. Tim is a cool, fun & hospitable guy.

And he didn't complain when I sat at the back of his bike for the 20-min ride to his place :).

Henk van der Veen 
From Henk van der Veen
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Jun 23, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Tim is a very committed and active Utrecht Ambassador, who's really involved and has helped turn many event into a great succes for all with his organising skills. He's a friendly and intelligent guy with a very good sense of humor and he's also a suprisingly superb photographer.

Linda Poort
From Linda Poort
 Hilversum, Netherlands
 Jun 1, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Tim is a nice, intelligent and fun guy. We met at several meetings in Utrecht and he is always smiling. When he feels like it, he will dance as well ;) He's a great host in a great city!

Yuri Romero
From Yuri Romero
 Cusco, Peru
 May 29, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

nos reunimos para platicar en español, conversamos junto a unas cervezas, fue muy amigable y entablamos confianza rapidamente.

james Williams
From james Williams
 Eisdorf, Germany
 May 18, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Tims the kinda guy who's good to have with you when you go to retrieve more beer and for the drinking part also.

Astrid Kuiper
From Astrid Kuiper
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 May 12, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

I hosted him a couple of times in Utrecht. We spend a great time togheter, we had many great laughs.

He is a good listener and if you get lucky he might say waht you want to hear ;-)
And he can explain how a corporation works (and a PE-teachers as I am it is a very complicated job to do!)

Liza van Kuijk 
From Liza van Kuijk
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 May 9, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Great Ska dancer. Open minded guy, always willing to help out. A good friend/host/guest to have. Tim is a great friend to have when you need help (especially painting). He is internationally minded, sometimes he doesn't notice he is speaking in English to Dutch people (I have the same sometimes).

TRA
From TRA
 Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands
 May 7, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I saw Tim at Koninginnenach in Utrecht (he says), but we spoke with eachtother at liberation festival in Utrecht. He's a relaxed person and leaves a positive impression.

LennyG 
From LennyG
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Apr 7, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Tim is not very spontaneous, but quite smart and cool. :)

Ruben Hernandez
From Ruben Hernandez
 London, United Kingdom
 Feb 13, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

I met Tim in a CS Gathering in Utrecht. He´s really full of energy!

B_DRAGONNE
From B_DRAGONNE
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Feb 4, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Met briefly at the CS meeting and then danced at the ACU :)

Then, he was nice enough to host me and provide his company for two days.

Great guy to talk with and hangout with.

I look forward to our film careers :)

Andras Foldvari 
From Andras Foldvari
 Budapest, Hungary
 Feb 3, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Met Tim and Jeroen on the iceskating rink of Budapest, then a great meal followed in a local restaurant. It was too short, but will surly meet soon again.. Thanks for helping Martin.. cheers A

Maarten Gademans
From Maarten Gademans
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Feb 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Tim is a model-member of this site. Eager to learn new people, to share his stories and experiences, and has a very energetic personality. :)

Maryse Messier 
From Maryse Messier
 Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Canada
 Jan 31, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We had diner and saw a flamenco and a funk concert together in Valencia. Tim is a great guy, if there's a ska concert in town, don't forget to call him !

Katharina Karmann
From Katharina Karmann
 Madrid, Spain
 Jan 31, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Tim is a smart and tolerant person with whim you can have good conversations. In his manner of being he is friendly and open-minded. It was a benefit to having spent time with him.

Francesca Romana Carvaruso
From Francesca Romana Carvaruso
 Rome, Italy
 Jan 14, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Tim, it was really nice to meet you and have you as class mate!

Carlos Madrid
From Carlos Madrid
 Valencia, Spain
 Jan 12, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Tim is a very friendly person. We met in Valencia and went with another couchsurfers to several pubs in the city to see two concerts and have a drink. We all had a great time and I hope to see him more in Valencia!

Dieuwke Hettinga
From Dieuwke Hettinga
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Dec 31, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Tim!
Always brings his camera round to shoot many awesome pictures of all events !
One of the regulars of Utrecht that cannot be missed anymore :)

Andreas Adoe
From Andreas Adoe
 Jakarta, Indonesia
 Dec 24, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

My first trekking trip in Netherlands turned out to be a success
don't worry Tim, I'm already used to unplanned trip, it's still fun if i go together with wonderful and fun friends
Thanks for the trip, it's definitely FUN...

Gabó Lazar
From Gabó Lazar
 Budapest, Hungary
 Dec 23, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Tim came to Budapest with his Dutch friend, Jeroen. We met and had a nice conversation. Really nice, open and talkative. Very much looking forward to meeting him in Urecht next year.

Filip Sikorski
From Filip Sikorski
 Helsinki, Finland
 Dec 19, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Very nice, open, interesting person (and those are not clishés...) He and his friend came to Budapest, where I spent a day with them, which was an exquisite and most refreshing pleasure.

Jeroen Geerdink 
From Jeroen Geerdink
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Dec 12, 2007
Met in person Best Friend,  
Positive

We know each other since secondary school and have been best friends since.

Emre Ayranci
From Emre Ayranci
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Dec 12, 2007
Met in person Close Friend,  
Positive

Tim is definitely a nice guy. I get him in to CS after my flatmate as well and I believe he'll be a nice CSer.

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