Liza van Kuijk

Liza van Kuijk

Current Mission: "Getting people together"

Personal Designations

Couch available Vouched for43

Community Designations

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

Liza van Kuijk is a CS Country Ambassador for Netherlands!
Liza van Kuijk has been vouched for
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Couch availableYes
CouchSurf requests replied to98%
member sinceDecember 11th, 2006
profile views13607
age27
genderFemale
membernameLIZZIE82ISH
occupationInformation officer for Medicin program at Free University Amsterdam(and volunteering for VIA and CS)
educationUtrecht University, Biomedical Sciences with Communication and Eduaction
grew up inDen Helder, North-Holland, The Netherlands
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Languages

  • DutchExpert
  • EnglishExpert
  • Swedish (Sweden)Intermediate
  • GermanBeginner
  • FrenchBeginner

Groups I Belong To

Wageningen 100:134
Why: Interested in what happens here
Last minute couch in the Netherlands 150:234
Why: Country Amb of NL
Ambassador's Public 6383:8334Utrecht 1249:5850
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Couch Information


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Couch Available: Yes
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 4

Shared Sleeping Surface: Depends
Shared Room: Depends

We have a seperate room for guests. where there is a sofabed and matrasses. If you are more surfers you would have to share the room, otherwise you have some privacy.

NO COUCH AVAILABLE FOR SURFING FROM JULY 11 until AUGUST 9 2009

NOTE:
If you want to send me a CS request, these are things I like in a CS request:
- A personal request (not just can you host us from then to then)
- An indication you read my profile (I live in Utrecht, not Amsterdam!)
- Some information about you, and others.
- Travel details (why Utrecht)
- Please also check our Google Calender, to see if it is possible to host you.

Me and Jasper (http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/kilgoretrout, yes he is also on CS!)just moved, to our own place (a whole house to ourselves, yeah!). The house is close to the trainstation and just next to the multicultural neighbourhood, Lombok. It has a variety of great food and multicultural bussyness! Now that we have a house we can give couch surfers more privacy.

We have a tabby cat, Mees. She is cute but a bit shy to new people, so you might not see much of her at first ;-).

I don't smoke and Jasper doesn´t either, you can smoke ............. outside. We also don´t drink coffee. We have it for quests who would want it, but we have no idea how to make good coffee, just to warn you ;-)

We are pretty busy with work on weekdays, most of my free time is limited to weekends. When I have time I enjoy showing you around and be your personal guide in the wonderful city of Utrecht, and Jasper too if he has time.

If you are interested in surfing with us please check our calender to see if we are free.


Some sights of Utrecht I recommend:
Take your time to explore the old city centre, with the warves, old historical buildings and churches.
The DOM tower, highest church tower in the Netherlands and gives you a great view of Utrecht and the unique warfes at the canals.
Kafe België (Cafe Belgium in English). A relaxed cafe with an amazing selection of beers. There are over 20 beers from the tap and over 200 hundred bottled beers.
For dinner I recommend to go to the Oude Muntkelder Pancakehouse. Well every country has pancakes, but we have our own special way. The nice thing about this place is that it is on the warves, at the waterlevel. Typical Dutch and Utrecht.
Then to go out, go either to SJU Jazz Podium or EKKO. SJU has the best friday nights and EKKO has the best saturday nights.

Besides these recommendations there are always festivals and cultural events happening in Utrecht, so you won´t get bored here.

Every month CS people in Utrecht get together at a CS meeting. Check the meetings if your in the neighbourhood when there is a meeting!

More information on CS Utrecht you can find on the CS Utrecht Wiki: http://wiki.couchsurfing.com/en/Utrecht

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Jasper Haenen Jasper Haenen
30, Male
Utrecht, Utrecht
Netherlands
Friends since January 2002
"She is my girlfriend"
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
I vouched for Liza van Kuijk
Met in person   Hosted30+   Surfed30+   Traveled30+  
Florian van KuijkFlorian van Kuijk
29, Male
Delft, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since January 1982
"she is my sister"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
I vouched for Liza van Kuijk
Met in person   Hosted17   Surfed15  
Eveline van VelthuijsenEveline van Velthuijsen
22, Female
Madrid, Madrid
Spain
Friends since March 2008
"through my first cs meeting"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
I vouched for Liza van Kuijk
Met in person  
Maria Perez FernandezMaria Perez Fernandez
27, Female
Berlin, Berlin
Germany
Friends since September 2006
"she is othe EVS like me and we work and live together"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
I vouched for Liza van Kuijk
Met in person   Traveled20  
Maikel Lourenssen Maikel Lourenssen
30, Male
Oss, Noord-Brabant
Netherlands
Friends since December 2007
"Liza, is a CS junky like me but in Utrecht"
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
I vouched for Liza van Kuijk
Met in person   Surfed10  
LOVELYSUNDAYMORNINGINTHESUNLOVELYSUNDAYMORNINGINTHESUN
26, Female
Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg
Germany
Friends since June 2000
"A long time ago on our highschoolgraduation. "
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
Met in person  
Tim Straatsma Tim Straatsma
26, Male
Utrecht, Utrecht
Netherlands
Friends since January 2008
"We met at a very nice CS meeting in Utrecht"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
I vouched for Liza van Kuijk
Met in person  
Evelina LundqvistEvelina Lundqvist
27, Female
Graz, Styria
Austria
Friends since September 2006
"We met when Liza was doing EVS in my organisation in Sweden. "
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
Met in person  
Erno  Schaakxs Erno Schaakxs
31, Male
Utrecht, Utrecht
Netherlands
Friends since September 2005
"She is a hard-core Stampede-fan"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
Met in person  
Jordi Ask MeJordi Ask Me
30, Male
Mataro, Catalonia
Spain
Friends since August 2005
"I met Liza in netherlands"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
Met in person   Hosted2  
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Personal Description

Half Dutch, Half Swedish, Curious, Enthousiastic, Helpfull, Creative, maybe a bit 'prettig gestoord', always ready to go crazy (in a good way).

Aim to make the world a little better where I can...



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How I Participate in CS

Me and my boyfriend have teamed up to host people who want to visit the city of Utrecht. I am also active on Hospitality Club with the same nickname.

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CouchSurfing Experience

I have both hosted and surfed couches around Europe, both via CS and HC.
I organise the CS meetings in Utrecht, where I meet the other Utrecht CSers. Now that CS Utrecht has grown so much its nice to stay in touch. First I became CS City Ambassador of Utrecht and i wanted to put Utrecht further on the CS map, because it is a great city!
Midsummernight 2008 I hope put Utrecht on the CS map a little bit more. I had so much fun being there and organising it with my Utrecht CS friends.
After a year or so Utrecht is now a very nice and active CS city, where people organise their own meetings too. Now in September i turned Country amb and my focus shifted a little more to help all the city ambs in the Netherlands where i can

I love the idea of Couch Surfing. It alows you to see a country in a much better and real way than if you are just a tourist. You can get into the culture, get to know the real people and they can show you the nice places to go.
When hosting someone you get the feeling of traveling yourself, and you are the guide and can show your guest the best parts of your city.

So far I made some great friends while surfing. Couchsurfing is a way to make your world a little smaller...or bigger which ever way you look at it. Kindred spirits find each other on CS!

Interests

Sweden
To really learn the Swedish language i was an EVS volunteer in Växjö, Sweden. Sweden is a big passion of mine. Still need to go to the north of Sweden in summer though, on my wishlist.

VIA
Beside voluntering for CS I do more volunteerwork at VIA (http://www.stichtingvia.nl), the Dutch branch of SCI (www.sciint.org). SCI is a peace organisation which aims to improve the world in a practical way by organising international volunteer projects, the motto is: Deeds and Words.
For 2 to 3 weeks an international group of volunteers work together to bring something good to a local community.
It has many similarities with Couch Surfing, especially experiencing the real culture of a country/region. You meet the locals!

Improvisation
Everybody should try impro theatre!! You can go crazy, let go. but it is also about listening to each other and working together towards something great. Its great to use in the real world too.

In General
The best times I have just socialising with my friends, play board games, going out, to a concert, partying or just hanging out.

Philosophy

Creativity is a choice, not a gift

Music, Movies, Books

I am one of the biggest fans of my boyfriends Ska band Stampede, check them out: www.stampedeska.nl. Other than that I like music that makes me feel good inside and makes me want to dance and sing. Fill in the blanks yourself.

As for movies, this varies a little, for my femine side i have the pride and prejudice miniserie. For my intellectual side I like movies that keep you thinking, even when the movie is finished. For example The Butterfly effect (directors cut).
Movies tips: Little Miss Sunshine, Labyrinth of the Faun, Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix

Books: Last book i finished was "A place called here" by Cecilia Ahern. Nice story with a supernatural twist.

Types of People I enjoy

All kinds, all cultures. I just love to break the prejudices by meeting the individual people of the countries, which makes you see that they are almost always not true.

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

One holiday me and my boyfriend missed the bus from Poland, while i had to be back in the Netherland the next day. With a little help from my friends we bribed a conductor into the nighttrain to Brussels. We even had Couchettes!

Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org Project

Be carefull, it can take over your life ;-)!

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom
LIVED: Netherlands, Sweden
WANTS TO GO: Croatia

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Richard for real 
From Richard for real
 Helsingborg, Sweden
 Jun 22
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Surfing at Liza's place was one of my most "professional" CS experiences. I say this only in a positive sense, of course. Event though Liza was super busy with a huge CS event, she found time to chat with me and find some things for me to do. Liza is very friendly and seems to know her way around all sorts of people. See you in Sweden!

Michalis Maroulakis
From Michalis Maroulakis
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Jun 21
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Thanx for organising the Midsummernight 2009!!

Lorene Bouboushian
From Lorene Bouboushian
 New York, United States
 Jun 11
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Liza organized the Couchsurfing meeting I attended in Utrecht. As a newbie to Couchsurfing, I was impressed by her energy and I really appreciated how welcome she made me feel. :)

Arjan Koetsier
From Arjan Koetsier
 Gouda, Netherlands
 Jun 9
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

It was very nice to meet this happy girl! I've met Liza on a CS meeting in R'dam.

Alice Broos
From Alice Broos
 Brisbane, Australia
 Jun 8
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

I have so many memories of my time staying with Liza and Jasper and they're all fantastic! Thanks for letting me stay for the couple of days with Koninginnenacht and dag as I'll remember the VetBoi Slim Dans Klup for a very very long time ;-)

I was also constantly amazed at how active the CS community is in Utrecht and a large part of it are these two hard workers!

Oh and I hope you guys get to see The Cat Empire live sometime!!!

Robyn Schenk
From Robyn Schenk
 Wellington, New Zealand
 Jun 6
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Liza is a genuinely great person to be around - her fun and bubbly nature is infectious, which makes for a great stay in Utrecht. I'll never forget my first CS meeting that she and Jasper took me to, and the dinner out of GIANT pannenkoeken followed by board games - awesome!

Sytse Van Der Veen
From Sytse Van Der Veen
 Arnhem, Netherlands
 Jun 5
Met in person  
Positive

met you now :) and you were exactly what your profile radiates a couchsurfing pro. didn't get to talk to you mutch but the first impressions were certainly very nice. Hope to see you again on the next events.

MURPHYMANIA
From MURPHYMANIA
 Goettingen, Germany
 Jun 2
Met in person Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Liza and Jasper are wonderful hosts. They seem to know every single person in Utrecht and socialize a lot so it never gets boring. You'll go home with plenty of new friends.If you have a longboard take it with you. Liza has strong legs and can pull you around town if you manage to hold on to her bike. Great fun!

Jingfen Sun
From Jingfen Sun
 Stuttgart, Germany
 Jun 1
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 30 days  
Positive

she is a very nice and kind host. we cooked in her kitchen together, chated alot about our travel, and also Campus of university Utrecht, which was her Alma Mater and one of my major viewpoint for the travel in Utrecht as archi student. she has a very cute cat. it's so pity that we didn't play together,cause i fear of all cats &dogs. Liza is very comprehensive and understood what i feel, she explained & introuduced its character , made me feel more easy :).
during the supper, we talked about our travel plan, she& Jasper gave us some useful advice and Information about Belgium.it was a very nice night with them.

Sophia Luliu
From Sophia Luliu
 Stuttgart, Germany
 May 31
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 30 days  
Positive

Liza and Jasper are both open and active! It was really nice to have 'night snack' with them:) Besides, I was so happy to find lots of lovely things around their sweet place, incl. little Mees (sorry we made a mistake in the guestbook...) :D

Kaitlyn Evanko-douglas
From Kaitlyn Evanko-douglas
 Montrose, United States
 May 25
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Liza and Jasper were really nice. We planned on staying with them one night but like it so much we stayed two! Liza made us feel comftorable immediately and taught me how to ride on the back of a bike (even though it didn't turn out so well). Overall it was a very positive experience.

LOVELYSUNDAYMORNINGINTHESUN
From LOVELYSUNDAYMORNINGINTHESUN
 Stuttgart, Germany
 May 25
Met in person Best Friend,  
Positive

Durin' college a lot of deep night on the weekends, lovely confersations
Not seeing each other a lot at all... but when then a beautifull time.
And although far away now, still appriciate you as one of my best friends ever.

Daniele Sciretti
From Daniele Sciretti
 Barcelona, Spain
 Apr 30
Met in person Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Liza surfed our place (together with Jasper) for just one night, and we could spend together just a couple of hours. We shared a pleasant dinner though, and it was great to hear about all their CS experiences!

Riikka Lätti
From Riikka Lätti
 Oslo, Norway
 Apr 22
Met in person Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Such a fantastic host in the pretty city of Utrecht! Stayed at Liza and Jasper's home over a night. During my brief stay I was introduced to other CSers, their cute little cat and Dutch tv (am still fascinated about wipeout!). Liza and Jasper are generous and open-minded people. Kiitos, takk, thanks so much!

Isa McKechnie 
From Isa McKechnie
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Apr 4
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza is incredibly active in the Utrecht CS community, I can't even begin to imagine how much of her time goes into hosting people, organising events, facilitating meetings, and simply having a blast when it comes to being in touch with other human beings. Can't say much more except that I'm sure she's a model CS ambassador if there ever was one :)

George McCargar
From George McCargar
 Portland, United States
 Mar 10
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

I stayed a couple of nights with Liza and Jasper, and it was great. I didn't see Liza that much (she worked late, sad!), but it was really great hanging out during the brief time I was able to spend with her.

FOTOMIEP
From FOTOMIEP
 Groningen, Netherlands
 Feb 14
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

when Jasper brought me home along with two other surfers she didn't even blink. She can make you feel welcome in a very 'normal' and natural way, without making a big fuss about it.

ISLABONITA 
From ISLABONITA
 St. Gallen, Switzerland
 Jan 30
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I stayed with Liza and her boyfriend Jasper for one night. She was so nice to pick me up at the station in Utrecht. I went back to the city to do bit of sightseeing and when I came back she had already cooked dinner. Later, there was the "music quiz" meeting at their flat, which was a cool idea of Jasper. I liked the friendly couple and their cosy place... and their cat was lovely, too!

Lydia Bossers
From Lydia Bossers
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Jan 30
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Liza is a great person to be around with. She is happy and friendly person, who enjoys live.

Roland Wollweber 
From Roland Wollweber
 Ludwigshafen, Germany
 Jan 8
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

First i mailed Liza an invitation for our national Ambassador meeting and then i went to the Rotterdam Sinterklaas, but there it was too crowded to speak each other. In Berlin outside the Wintercamp then we had the chance to met in a quiet Cafe with games and we spend a nice evening there. Liza is very relaxed and i hope we will met in 2009 again on some CS meetings/events again.

Andrew McCargar
From Andrew McCargar
 Berlin, Germany
 Jan 5
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

After meeting at Berlin Winter Camp I watched Lisa and her furry friends battled for the justice as "The Utrecht 3" masked crime fighting team. Sadly after foiling many a formidable German evildoer they were unable to repeat their success at table tennis.

Eveline Nelissen 
From Eveline Nelissen
 Sittard, Netherlands
 Jan 5
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Although we both live in Holland, we prefer to meet only in Berlin :-P
Being around Liza and her boyfriend feels comfortable!

Liga Pilaga
From Liga Pilaga
 Riga, Latvia
 Jan 3
Met in person  
Positive

I met Liza in Berlin winter camp 2008. We didn`t spend much time together, but nevertheless in small talks we had I got very positive impression about Liza and got desire to leave a reference here:)
Liza is sincere person, she (also Jasper)is truly interested in other people and eager to bring people together and make the world a better place.
I do hope to have chance to surf Liza`s & Jasper`s couch and hang around with them some day while exploring beautiful country of the Netherlands.

Irina Simanova
From Irina Simanova
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Dec 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 5 days  
Positive

Liza is a great host!
I am happy that my first CouchSerfing experince was a serfing at her place. She and Jasper inspired me with the "phylosophy" of this community. I realised what fun it is to meet so nice, open-minded, funny, crazy people - like Liza is!

Laura Gilhuis
From Laura Gilhuis
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Dec 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza makes you feel welcome at the CS meetings in Utrecht.

Peter Christiaens 
From Peter Christiaens
 Berlare, Belgium
 Dec 9, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We had some nice chats in the pub and I hope welcoming her once at the cs meetings in Belgium.

JP1978
From JP1978
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Weird how we still hardly personally met, when we are both pretty involved in CS and have been at some same meetings. So far I have a good impression of her, especially from when she came to our Groningen monthly meetings, because she seems friendly, and sincere and simple in her approach to CS.

Veronique Vanonckelen
From Veronique Vanonckelen
 Gent, Belgium
 Dec 2, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Liza has sweet written al over her... it's impossible not to adore her when you meet her. Her bubbly and almost always smiling face works infectuous on a crowd!

Definetly looking forward to meet her again when I come to Utrecht (not too long from now :))

Update: Surfing with her and Jasper was wonderfull... Nutty and Hedgy made sure that I wasn't bored for a second!

BEHIWUE
From BEHIWUE
 Würzburg, Germany
 Dec 1, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met at the Sinterklaas Meeting in Rotterdam and had great fun.. I got her present at the Event and loved so much the cute monkey bag!! Won't forget this unforgettable meeting.. See you soon, Sweetie!

RIS_EZ
From RIS_EZ
 Terrassa, Spain
 Nov 19, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

We hosted Liza and Jasper just before we left for holidays: she's open-minded and active. Unfortunately we were busy and we'd loved to spend more time with them showing them around, but they did it really well: they even went to a CS meeting in Barcelona.

Paul Wouters 
From Paul Wouters
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Nov 6, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza is one of the most active members of the CS community. She's always in a good mood and willing to help people out. It's always fun to meet up! :)

STEFF 
From STEFF
 Toulouse, France
 Oct 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

I hosted Liza and her boyfriend Jasper in Toulouse in July. Though they stayed only for a night, I thoroughly enjoyed their company and our exchanges over diner and drinks. Discussing with those two is a great pleasure plus they are just as curious and passionate about CS than I am - I look forward to the next time we cross paths :)

Shawn VP
From Shawn VP
 Toronto, Canada
 Oct 21, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

I was hosted (along with a friend) by Liza and Jasper and would have to say it was an all round positive experience. Though we didn't get much time together, it was enough to draw positive conclusions!

Liza is a great gal, she always seems to have a smile on her face which is always conducive to a nice time out! It's to bad we didn't have more of a chance to chat.

Jeff and Dennea Lambert 
From Jeff and Dennea Lambert
 Munich, Germany
 Oct 19, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Liza and Jasper hosted me and a friend for two nights in Utrecht. They are a wonderful couple who are true CSers. We had a great time just wandering the city and taking in the beautiful architecture and scenery. They took us to a Bokbierfestival with other CSers and I'll always remember riding the bicycles back. Your always around good people, good music and good times with Liza and Jasper.

CAZZANDRA13
From CAZZANDRA13
 Berlin, Germany
 Oct 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Lisa and her boyfriend Jasper on my combined walking/bicyling-tour for the Opening of FESTIVAL of LIGHTS. We on the bikes met the walkers on each point and then had some chats about the places and Berlin-stories. Also Lisa assisted me with my photographing and protected the tripod as a "bodyguard" in that chaotic crowd at Unter den Linden/Bebelplatz ;-) THANKS a lot for your help. I felt much more comfortable and safe. I'm sorry I did this never ending cursing all the time because the camera didn't want to work. The camera came back to life only at the Brandenburg Gate later. This long Sit-In at the Gendarmenmarkt was awesome. Like in my old student days. I'm so sorry, that you had to leave at that point because of going back to Utrecht. And I would have liked to see you more often before. Maybe we have a chance at Berlin WinterCamp??? Would love it! If you need a host.... just ask ;-)))

Chiel van der Voort 
From Chiel van der Voort
 Oegstgeest, Netherlands
 Oct 3, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days Traveled 4 days 
Positive

I'm looking forward to get to know Liza in real life, but as Felicity she was very friendly (although she probably had her reasons for that in the game;))

I've met Liza some more times; we cooked tapas together (very delicious!); while organizing a music quiz she made me a good American soup and after the music quiz, when I missed my train, Jasper and Liza helped me out by hosting me! Well, see you some more!

Daaf Samson 
From Daaf Samson
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Oct 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I had a lot of fun on the 'Casino Fatal' evening, and of course Liza was there, since it was in 'her town'. She seems very nice and pillar to the Utrecht CS community!

BARON_HNZ
From BARON_HNZ
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Oct 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

She also was ill and showed up at the roleplay event Casino Fatale, so we had something in common. ;)

We had lots of fun at the evening and she can dance very good! :P

Emilia Varmavuori
From Emilia Varmavuori
 Dordrecht, Netherlands
 Oct 2, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Liza is Utrecht's gift to CS :) She's intelligent, friendly and definitely worth meeting. I have the feeling that with more time we could have extremely interesting conversations, so I can't wait seeing her again!

Wessel Wensink
From Wessel Wensink
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Oct 2, 2008
Met in person Friend,  

smiling, active and lovely blond little girl/women, who's social and fun!

Opher Vishnia
From Opher Vishnia
 Jerusalem, Israel
 Sep 27, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I was very fortunate to surf with Liza and Jasper. It was the night of a CS meeting/Monty Python night. Movies were watched, reenactments were made and there was much rejoicing. Liza's sweet and welcoming, and well worthy of her ambassadory title!

IL FOLLE VIAGGIATORE
From IL FOLLE VIAGGIATORE
 Gardone Riviera, Italy
 Sep 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

great time...I never have a couch experience like this one...
I just arrive in Utrecht and i was part in a couch group, around 8 person,and Jasper&Liza they was organising a tour of the city..
really really really nice!!!! they are 2person that represent this website in the BEST way I have ever seen...
I just regret to have too short time to spend with them...
Jasper be worry I'll training until I'll beat the pancake record!!

Floris Rosenbrand 
From Floris Rosenbrand
 Wognum, Netherlands
 Sep 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

I met Liza at the CS Monty Python meeting. She and Jasper introduced me to being active on CS. And one of the first things she told me was to act normal. and ever since the Monty Python evening I did (more or less) :-). She is a hospitable, cheerful, upbeat woman with a lot of energy and a heart of gold to be frank (Hello Frank)
And I enjoyed all my stays with them very much. And her company during the Dutch lessons as well. She, Jasper and many others are the core of CS Netherlands and you most likely going to meet them if you visit Utrecht or the Netherlands in general. If not, I advice you go and meet them :-)

Linda Bouwmeester
From Linda Bouwmeester
 Hilversum, Netherlands
 Sep 18, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Wow... I know I'm really bad in writing refs.. And then I get a beautifull ref from you!
Liza is just a great girl! And I love just being around her! She's so full of energie! And so busy with CS! She's always everywhere!!

Aldo Golja 
From Aldo Golja
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Sep 9, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I've met Lisa at several gatherings and ambassador gatherings. Lisa is pretty straight forward, active and sociable. As an active CS ambassador of Utrecht she has many stories about great CS adventures with Jasper. I'm looking forward to getting to know her better!

Daan Nijs
From Daan Nijs
 Berlin, Germany
 Aug 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Had a nice experience surfing at her place, very friendly attitude. See you soon, and good luck!

Otto Kool 
From Otto Kool
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Aug 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We talked about Swedish people. It was interesting. Liza seems to be someone who has eyes in the back of her head to check if everyone is doing well, which makes her a good ambassador!

Florian van Kuijk
From Florian van Kuijk
 Delft, Netherlands
 Aug 27, 2008
Met in person Close Friend, Hosted 17 days Surfed 15 days  
Positive

Well, what can I say, she's my sister if I didn't trust her, that would be strange, wouldn't it? :) She tells me where stuff is, where I sleep, and that's fine. We basicly understand each other with little words. And the atmospere is good.

HECTORUPS
From HECTORUPS
 Madrid, Spain
 Aug 26, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

Despite some unexpected problems she found in Madrid, i think she enjoyed her stay. I wasn't the las 2 days with her, but i had fun hanging out with her the first 2. Another thing i realized about her is that she doesnt like the sp train stations (but the sp train stations dont like her either).

see you in any of the upcoming CS meetings!

FERFIDALGO
From FERFIDALGO
 Barcelona, Spain
 Aug 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Hosting this couple, was the easiest for me, getting to know them, was difficult because I just met them for a day, but they are trully the CS spirit, they were a charming and well-behaved, respectful couple ever to visit my place.

Anjo Sterringa
From Anjo Sterringa
 Nava, Spain
 Aug 19, 2008
Met in person Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Liza and Jasper are a very nice couple. The first night they saved our day by bringing the wine - we had forgotten it was a holiday ;).

Anneke Van Kuyk
From Anneke Van Kuyk
 Sydney, Australia
 Jul 27, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

It was great to randomly meet a someone with the same surname via couch surfing. (not too many Van Kuyks in New Zealand!) The more i learn about couch surfing the more im impressed and Liza is a perfect example of couch surfing at its best. She's always running around organising something fun - i wonder how she holds down a job too!??

Jacob Pearce
From Jacob Pearce
 Melbourne, Australia
 Jul 9, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Liza and Jasper are some of the best CS hosts around! Liza deserves the title of a CS ambassador. They are very welcoming, friendly, generous and interesting. They are intelligent minds and free spirits worthy of a couch. Thanks so much for making my stay in Utrecht so good. I'm always going to be looking for "the Utrecht" in every country I visit from now on! All the best, hope to see you both in Australia!

Fernando~! 
From Fernando~!
 Monterrey, Mexico
 Jun 25, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Jasper & Lisa are the greatest CS Host ever! We had a great time surfing their couch. Few times have one the opportunity to meet such a nice and friendly couple, who welcomes you not only in their house with other several CS but organize also a big party in the city! They both treated us with a hospitality along with giving you the opportunity to get to know the very special Netherlands culture through the most fantastic way, a treasure hunting! all the best & thank you again for your effort & commitment. Hopefully we will see each other again soon* either Netherlands or Mexico!

MACHITA75 
From MACHITA75
 Oslo, Norway
 Jun 24, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Liza and Jasper hosted me and my 2 friends for the midsummer party that was arranged in Utrecht. They are great hosts and they have a wonderful home. I felt welcome and well at all time in their company.
Liza is a great girl and she is lively and fun to be around.
Thank you so much for your hospitality and hope to see you for New Years in Oslo !

Mielle de Lange
From Mielle de Lange
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Jun 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

I had the pleasure to go to the midsummer night at the park she helped to organise and she and Jasper hosted me for the night. I found her energetic and friendly but we never got to talk much.
Hope to talk to you some more in the future.
Thanks for hosting me and thanks for the wonderful organisation!

Tommy Quist 
From Tommy Quist
 Leiden, Netherlands
 Jun 23, 2008
Met in person Hosted 1 days Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Liza is a great CouchSurfer and CS ambassador, and loads of fun. She's always there to welcome people at the Utrecht Monthly meeting too, and she gave a great theater sports workshop.

MAB84 
From MAB84
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Jun 15, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza told me she's welcoming new members at CS, if she does the same good job as she and her boyfriend did at the Ambassadors meeting it's a very warm welcome! Keep interested in soccer ;)
Thx for the hospitality!

Chris Neulinger 
From Chris Neulinger
 Aachen, Germany
 Jun 15, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

They have got there one cs room and you really fell welcome at there house.

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

I met Liza a few times at VIA and now also on CS. She is a very enthusiastic, positive and open person, and I think she is doing a great job for CS. Hope to see you soon on the Utrecht meetings!

Anne Drehfal
From Anne Drehfal
 Madison, United States
 May 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Liza and Jasper have a beautiful new home that they kindly invited me into so I could revisit the awesome city I studied abroad at two years ago! They are very easy-going and comfortable people to be around, both doing great work through their normal jobs and volunteering projects! It was fun to hear about plans for CSers this summer, sort of makes me want to return! Thanks again for your hospitality and knowledge about Utrecht!

Marieke Vissers
From Marieke Vissers
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 May 7, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza is a sweet, funny and positive girl. She and her boyfriend made me feel very welcome at my first gathering with surfers from Utrecht. They both are very involved in the project and put a lot of effort to it, which i really respect.

TRA
From TRA
 Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands
 May 6, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Liza is a very active girl full of energy. Couchsurfing is just one of several things she is very enthusiastic about. She ìs Couchsurfing in Utrecht.

Marta Lulewicz
From Marta Lulewicz
 Bialystok, Poland
 May 6, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

A helpful, hospitable, easy-going, open-minded girl full of positive energy. That's all about Liza! :)

Gosia Korzeniecka
From Gosia Korzeniecka
 Warsaw, Poland
 May 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

A girl you start to like just after the first minute you've got to know her! Extremely nice, friendly, open minded! I stayed with my friend at her and Jasper's place during QueensNight and can talk about it only in superlatives!
Great hugs!!!

Jeroen Geerdink 
From Jeroen Geerdink
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 May 2, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

The main driver of CS in Utrecht together with jasper. A great girl with a ready smile, if there is anything going on in Utrecht she'll be there.

Iliana Kudus 
From Iliana Kudus
 The Hague, Netherlands
 Apr 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Hearing about her volunteering work in Sweden and her being an active member in the CS community must show that Liza has a big heart.

Frank van Steenwijk
From Frank van Steenwijk
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Apr 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I saw her announcements and comments in groups many times and pictured her to be a nice person. When we met for the first time during Queens' Night 2008 we didn't have much talking opportunities, but I'm convinced that she is indeed that nice person. I'm sure I will see her again to get a better opinion.

ROSSI IN ROTTERDAM 
From ROSSI IN ROTTERDAM
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Apr 28, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza is a very open, enthusiastic warm person. She was actually the one who conviced me that being a City Ambassador isn't a big job but big fun.

Henk van der Veen 
From Henk van der Veen
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Apr 17, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Liza is the Utrecht ambassador for CouchSurfing and she does a superb job. She and her partner Jasper always organise the monthly meetings in the student city of Utrecht. This is also where we first met. Since than i got to know her a little, a quicksilver minded, kind, funny, open and socialy very skilled personality. She is a good laugh and really versatile, she and Jasper make an excellent couple! We even worked together on a CS music party project and it was a great succes, also mucho thanks to their efforts. Through CS and Liza I met so many great people. Whish you all the best in the new dwelling!

Jordi Ask Me
From Jordi Ask Me
 Mataro, Spain
 Apr 12, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

They are some of my best friends, we don't see each other often, but, we keep in touch by msn and skype

Ari Yeo
From Ari Yeo
 Bologna, Italy
 Apr 5, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Lisa and Jasper hosted us in Utrecht 2 nights.The hosted us spontaneously when we have no where to go the 2nd night.Lisa is very sweet and kind & Jasper is very dedicated to Utrecht and his very cool band!You can feel that the love the city and it makes it much more interesting visting the town with them! Good choice on food! The pancakes are yummy!!

Eveline van Velthuijsen
From Eveline van Velthuijsen
 Madrid, Spain
 Apr 4, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

I met her at my first cs meeting, and she was friendly and good to talk to, very open and close with everyone!

Peppe Todaro
From Peppe Todaro
 Brescia, Italy
 Mar 29, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

It was really nice to talk with Lisa. And together with Jasper was really helpful and kind in giving us any kind of advices and informations! Sorry we couldn't spend more time with u on Easter day!..but it was nice going out at the belgian pub!!

Robin van Lammeren
From Robin van Lammeren
 Hilversum, Netherlands
 Mar 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Had some drinks at CS meetings, and good fun doing it!

Rose May 
From Rose May
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Mar 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza is a very sparklin person with a very big CS heart and spirit! Its good to know that Utrecht is in save hands!

Edwin Schuller
From Edwin Schuller
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Mar 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I have met Liza in person during a CS meeting in Utrecht. We talked for a while and she was very enthusiastic about CS and very hospitable towards new members.

GPIKKIO 
From GPIKKIO
 Groningen, Netherlands
 Mar 16, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Liza is a super active couchsurfer and a super lovely girl. Staying at her (and Jasper) place has been great. The couchsurfing part was short, only one night, but we spent the day before and the morning after chatting and talking about couchsurfing and music and billions of other cool stuff.
Ciao, Liza, see you soon in Utrecht or Groningen ...or anywhere :)

René Mulder
From René Mulder
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Mar 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza is enthousiastic about traveling and couchsurfing (ofcourse) and is fun and easy to talk with.

Willem Bouman
From Willem Bouman
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Mar 12, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Born CS ambassador! Caring, positive, friendly, etcetera and so on. What a drive! Good luck with all the plans and we'll catch up soon somewhere somehow!

ANIQUE
From ANIQUE
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Mar 12, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We both went to the Sziget festival in Budapest but somehow we never managed to meetup there. Back home we met eachother at several meetings in Rotterdam and Utrecht. She is a very open en energetic girl with the real couchsurf spirit!!

Harald van Gils 
From Harald van Gils
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Mar 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza is my colleague ambassador in Utrecht. She is an active person, and we will probably meet each other more in the future.

Adela Dumbravan
From Adela Dumbravan
 Bistrita, Romania
 Mar 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Well, after this long cue of references you have, I don't know if mine will add much more. :) Still, I really want you to know that I think you're a great organizer, you come with smart ideas all the time and you make people feel comfortable even when they don't know anybody else but you. :) Thanks for being my link to the CS community in Utrecht!

Astrid Kuiper
From Astrid Kuiper
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Mar 9, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Lisa is a very openminded en talkative person. She shakes everyone who comes in on the meeting the hand and ask their names. Most of the time she can remember, and otherwise she will shake your hand again.

Had a few nice talks with her. Hope we meet again!

Jasmin Martin
From Jasmin Martin
 Innsbruck, Austria
 Feb 25, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

We met Liza and Jasper when we surfed their couch in Utrecht. Jasper showed us around and explained us the history of the city (incredible what he knows about Utrecht). In the evening we went out with Liza for a few drinks, thanks to her I discovered Kriek (cherry beer), mmmh...
They are both really nice, open minded friendly and hospitable! good luck with your new house....you're invited to come to innsbruck one day!!

Tim Straatsma 
From Tim Straatsma
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Feb 24, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

CS = Liza
She organizes many of the Utrecht CS meetings, not only in the pubs in the center, but even in her own house. Thank you so much for being such a enthusiastic and hospitable person!

Floor Anna Bakker
From Floor Anna Bakker
 Haarlem, Netherlands
 Feb 21, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I know Liza as a very dedicated member of the workcampgroup. Very trustworthy and active. If she is just as enthusiastic as a host, she would make a great one!

Crystal Molenaar 
From Crystal Molenaar
 Nijmegen, Netherlands
 Feb 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I felt very welcome when they gave me a "hello-nice-to-meet-you-hug", and Liza's enthousiasm infected me... It was very easy to join and be a part of the free hugging activity. She is a very good cook! And fun to chat with! Hope to see her soon again!

DRPRUTZ 
From DRPRUTZ
 Innsbruck, Austria
 Feb 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

indeed, too bad it was such a short encounter, though it was absolutely worth it. Liza organized some people in the evening and we had a small, good fun CS meeting in town (with loads of beer choice). I'm really looking forward to the gigswaping and will try my best to be there in Vienna ... thumbs up, what a great idea!!!! see you soon, my doors are open in Austria (when i'm there ;) )

Vicky Tam
From Vicky Tam
 Taipei, Taiwan
 Feb 19, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza kindly opened up her home to a bunch of CouchSurfers for a post-meeting dinner. This was my first encounter with the community and she couldn't have made me feel more welcome. I had a great time and it turned me onto Couchsurfing!

Floor
From Floor
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Feb 19, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

you're welcome ;)

Konstantin Youdenko 
From Konstantin Youdenko
 Eindhoven, Netherlands
 Feb 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza seems to be very organized, independent and at the same time fun and crazy :) So she combines childishness and grownupness in one! Lucky people those who got hugged by her that day during Free Hugs Utrecht action! They must have been infected by her crazy wibes :)

Hana Vong
From Hana Vong
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Feb 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza is very friendly and open - she and Jasper were incredibly hospitable, having a bunch of friends but also strangers (me being one of the strangers) over at their place after a day of free hugging. It was a very gezellige avond!

B_DRAGONNE
From B_DRAGONNE
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Feb 17, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

She rocks, is sweet and Jasper is lucky ;P

Oh, she dances her @$$ off.

lol

AJU Boerema 
From AJU Boerema
 Drachten, Netherlands
 Feb 17, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

This Free Hugs meeting with Liza and the rest of the group was so spontanious and fun:)
What an experience, so many smiles, so many hugs, so much fun:)

Maarten
From Maarten
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Feb 2, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Spontaneous girl and dedicated volunteer..

Jacque Buysse 
From Jacque Buysse
 Veenendaal, Netherlands
 Jan 31, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I experience Liza as a real enthusistic and inspirig CS-er. Taking a lot of initiatives to promote CS in Utrecht and the far surroundings. People as Liza give CS an extra dimension.

Christoph Buchholz
From Christoph Buchholz
 Magdeburg, Germany
 Jan 28, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza and Jasper are very gentle and easy going people. They hosted me right away and gave me the chance to see their wonderful hometown Utrecht.
I am very thankful for that!

PS: I liked the gig very much.

Arnaud Evrard 
From Arnaud Evrard
 Lille, France
 Jan 27, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Liza has been very nice with Antoine and me, we had a sympathetic couchsurf at her home.

Antoine Rolland 
From Antoine Rolland
 Lille, France
 Jan 23, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Liza hosted me and Arnaud during 2 nights in Utrecht. She is a smilling, talkative person, and she is proud of her city, which is very great to visit, and certainly to live there. We have the same enthousiasm of CS, and we found many similarity between the CS communities of Utrecht and Lille. You are friendly welcomed to discover the one of Lille Liza, and naturally with Jasper !

Bart Geelen
From Bart Geelen
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Jan 21, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Liza is a good flatmate to have, never had any troubles with here, could be that that's the case because she's more at her boyfriends place then at home and that I don't see her very often because of that. But when she is at home she's allways good to have around. Liza, maybe you should visit your home a little bit more often :)

Petteri Aalto
From Petteri Aalto
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Jan 5, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Liza is definitely a very genuine and friendly person to be around.

Domenico Martinelli 
From Domenico Martinelli
 Padova, Italy
 Jan 4, 2008
Met in person  
Positive

Liza surfed my couch in Padua, Italy. She is so nice! One of the most beautiful smiles I've ever seen!

TIMZ 
From TIMZ
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Dec 31, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Couchsurfing Utrecht = Liza & Jasper. You should meet those two. I am so glad that I know them through CS! They are the most passionate CSers I ever met. They will let you feel as if you were in your home town. Check also the Utrechtmeetings, they will be there!

ploenk
From ploenk
 Hilversum, Netherlands
 Dec 29, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Liza is the best :) She is a very friendly and active member in Utrecht. Very sweet and nice to everyone she meets. Thanks for the Utrecht meetings Liza!

Benjamin Levine 
From Benjamin Levine
 Toulouse, France
 Dec 26, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Kind and warm are euphemisms for Liza's character. Jasper was quite buzy so I spent some time chatting with her.
She has an interesting, open and generous personality, I really enjoyed meeting her and Jasper also in Rotterdam. Listening to her speaking in swedish brought back memories of the guy that got me into cooking in the forst place : boodyboodymuoonymush (the swedish chef) ! Interesting travel plans for new years also... Might copy them. Thanks for the couch&hospitality in your wonderful flat !
************
I later had the joy of hosting both Liza and Jasper myself. It was great :) !

Abram Sharyar
From Abram Sharyar
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Dec 23, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Lizza is always happy

Michiel
From Michiel
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Dec 19, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza has played a big role in getting the cs scene in Utrecht to blossom. She's a radiant person and I am sure a wonderful host to this lovely city. I hope to see more of her and her boyfriend Jasper in the future. Next games night I'll surely be there!

Timo Linting
From Timo Linting
 De Bilt, Netherlands
 Dec 17, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza is my long forgotten sister, I never knew i had one, but i've found her on the couchsurfmeetings:P Liza is really cool, full of energy, and always in for fun! She's an active and enthousiastic couchsurfgirl!

Joris Sprakel 
From Joris Sprakel
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 16, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

liza is a friendly, open, nie person.. good ideas on cs in the netherlands & a positively active cs member :)

Rigas Parathyras 
From Rigas Parathyras
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 12, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days Surfed 1 days Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Very friendly as well as extra-enthusiastic and energetic everything she is involved in.

Sanne Bongers 
From Sanne Bongers
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Dec 9, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Without Liza we wouldn't have such a great Utrecht group! She's a really cool person :)

Maikel Lourenssen 
From Maikel Lourenssen
 Oss, Netherlands
 Dec 8, 2007
Met in person Best Friend, Surfed 10 days  
Positive

Liza..
First time I met her was fantastic in Rotterdam and nog a long time later we met again in Utrecht.
After this meeting we met countless and I can only say that I trust her fully and she is always ready for giving me a nice hug back and that I really love to hug.
Anyway everytime I see her i can't resist it to smile and she is together with Jasper one of my best friends.

SERGIOLX
From SERGIOLX
 Lisbon, Portugal
 Dec 5, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Nice girl!! A sweet and lovely precence on the Sinterklaas meeting!! Keep showing up!! Where is the next meeting by the way??? Take care!!

Nicolas Sahlqvist
From Nicolas Sahlqvist
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 2, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Liza is a friendly CS ambassador in Utrecht that speaks my native language (Swedish) too, I crashed at her and Jesper's place after a monthly CS meeting in December 2008.

Sophie Kho
From Sophie Kho
 London, United Kingdom
 Nov 19, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Liza knows where the best pancakes are at and I wish we had more time to hang out as I got a really good impression of how much more of a cool person she is. Her bike is a bit mad so salutes to her for doing it well like a true Dutch citizen LOL!! Oooh Ratatouille...

Karolina, Simon, Matti
From Karolina, Simon, Matti
 Copenhagen, Denmark
 Nov 18, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I and my boyfriend stayed with her and her boyfriend for one night, we were eating together, laughing a lot. She is chariming and full of life person. When you meet her you feel like she is your old friend. Friendly, with a great sense of humor. You and Jasper are always welcome as my guests!

Dieuwke Hettinga
From Dieuwke Hettinga
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Nov 7, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza is great! Organizing all the meetings and even lending out her room for a few weeks!
Fun, Bubbly, Happy, Energetic are all words that would describe Liza!
See you the next meeting, and the next one, and the next one.. and... :)

*Marije* 
From *Marije*
 Wageningen, Netherlands
 Oct 28, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

This girl embodies the true Couchsurfing spirit. She and Jasper would make great city ambassadors for Utrecht, as they go out of their way to unite people. I've met Liza several times now, and I'm sure we will meet again!

Emily Richardson 
From Emily Richardson
 Spring Grove, United States
 Oct 26, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

A great person that dances all night long! I had a lot of fun with her, she's awesome!! :)

Karin Meinkoth 
From Karin Meinkoth
 Edwardsville, United States
 Oct 25, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

A great girl! She is one of those women that when you sit and have a conversation it is genuine, not artificial. Our time was short, but the mark that was left was definately a positive one and when I come back through I will notify you! Thanks for a lovely evening. I hope all is well.

Jean-marc Serthelon
From Jean-marc Serthelon
 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
 Oct 24, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

yo ! liza rocks. she knew what the onesp was about right away! she has a good positive energy and a smile that'll make anybody smile back ! we are definitely gonna stay friends !

Alberto García Bayón
From Alberto García Bayón
 Aviles, Spain
 Oct 22, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 10 days 

I knew her in sweden, she was a volunteer with my girlfriend in vaxjo

Linaa
From Linaa
 Fourqueux, France
 Oct 15, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 17 days  
Positive

We had a great time hanging around in the park, she made great wraps! Her and her boyfriend were the first to arrive to the meeting and as we finished at her boyfriends place...they were the last!
Update: When I found myself homeless in Utrecht she offered me to take over her room for the time needed while she stayed at Jasper's place. She showed hospitality and stood up for me when I was in need. We had really nice, deep talk around a cup of tea and I would recommend her for hosting or surfing to anyone.Very enthousiastic and joyfull person.
UPDATE: Midsummernight in Utrecht was the best of all and even though Jasper and Liza were running all over the place to organize and make sure all went well, we enjoyed their company. They hosted us and they made sure we felt at home. Incredible couple!

Peter Guštin 
From Peter Guštin
 Portoroz, Slovenia
 Oct 15, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Wow, Liza is so enthusiastic about everything. She doing a lot of noble causes and even arranging cool meetings in Utrecht! Great person.
Thanks for the note and sweets in the morning:)

DANIELBR
From DANIELBR
 Sao Paulo, Brazil
 Oct 9, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Liza was very nice with me when I first met at the Utrecht CS Meeting. Thank you for such a great evening.
I'm going to buy Stroopwafels tomorrow! :)

Andrea Tuijten
From Andrea Tuijten
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Oct 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Liza at my first CS meeting in Utrecht! Had a really great time chatting with her about travels and interests! ;) She's a really nice girl,enthousiastic and the one busy organizing the monthly CS meetings! I think that's really great :) I'm sure we'll meet again soon! :)

Marianne Király
From Marianne Király
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Oct 2, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza organized a very successful CS meeting in Utrecht. We had dinner, played games and had a great time at a Balkan party! Two days later we met again at the cultural festival. See you next time in Utrecht!

Judith Scarborough
From Judith Scarborough
 Glasgow, United Kingdom
 Sep 29, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 6 days 
Positive

Liza is a really awesome girl. so funny and friendly. oh and a much better belly dancer than me :)

Hans Hedrich
From Hans Hedrich
 Sighisoara, Romania
 Sep 27, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

hope to meet again - and maybe work together with SCI!!

byebye!
hans

KAMALJACK
From KAMALJACK
 Sevran, France
 Sep 25, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza is full of energy (except at the end of the sziget week !), as Jasper she's always smiling and crazy enough to body surf even if it's forbidden and get a bullet full of alcool ! she made us drink ! carefull !!! a great frame of mind, a great company !

Kelsey de Haan 
From Kelsey de Haan
 Vianen, Netherlands
 Sep 10, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

She organized a great meeting!
was fun and cosy.

Kaycee Paller
From Kaycee Paller
 Oakland, United States
 Aug 30, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

I really enjoyed and appreciated my time with Liza. She taught me a lot about her town and country. She was easy going and very helpful. Thanks for everything!

ALISON IN WONDERLAND
From ALISON IN WONDERLAND
 Boston, United States
 Aug 27, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Liza is one of the most easygoing and friendly people I've met. I showed up at sziget looking for couchsurfers to crash with and though she didn't have a tent or couch available, she introduced me to friends, other couchsurfers, and lots of good music. Couchsurf with her, host her, whatever- you'll have a great time!

Alex Achtem
From Alex Achtem
 Vancouver, Canada
 Aug 23, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza not only surfs couches but she also rocks at crowd surfing. So happy to have met her. A really spunky, warm person. Hope I can visit Liza and her other half(Jasper) in the Netherlands soon!

Roald van Stijn
From Roald van Stijn
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Aug 19, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

when ya need a couch, i would really trust her. she's cool to hang around with at the couchsurf meetings. meet her!

Sue Schwarz 
From Sue Schwarz
 Vienna, Austria
 Aug 19, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

liza and jasper are real surfers ;-) they already have met friends of mine before they met me, which was a little strange, but much fun ;-)

liza, thanks so much for the talking and drinking and for the food!! i definitely want to meet you again ;-)

Andres Cvitkovich
From Andres Cvitkovich
 Vienna, Austria
 Aug 16, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 8 days 
Positive

We had a lot of fun at Sziget 2007 and besides that she and Jasper introduced us to several funny games. She is a really nice and friendly person and a pleasure to spend time with.

Fleur Visser 
From Fleur Visser
 Worcester, United Kingdom
 Aug 15, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Liza is an amazingly energetic and funny girl. I'm sure you'll have a ball when you stay at her place. First choice couch for anyone passing through Utrecht!

Samuel Balint Kovacs 
From Samuel Balint Kovacs
 Paty, Hungary
 Aug 15, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

She surfed at me with his boyfriend jasper then they went to sziget festival.
She is a funny open person who laughs a lot.
Thanks to you!

Sirio Romagnoli 
From Sirio Romagnoli
 Torino, Italy
 Aug 13, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza is the blondest girl at our meetings. Haven't spoke with her THAT much.. but.. c'mon.. she is a devoted CouchSurfer, and she has taken the hard lead to bring the Utrecht surfers together, despite rain, loud music and mud.

Hanna Tolonen
From Hanna Tolonen
 Helsinki, Finland
 Jun 28, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 14 days  
Positive

Liza is one of the nicest people what I know from Neatherland: friendly, has good humour, knows many funny games, a good organisator, hoster etc... Figure out yourself more! ; )

Kirsten Gort
From Kirsten Gort
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Jun 6, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Lisa is a fun and positive girl. She really enjoys CS and meeting new people. She is open and easy to talk to + swedish! I had fun sharing our thoughts and experiences about the scandinavian culture:)Hope to see you at the upcoming CSmeetings aswell

Emre Ayranci
From Emre Ayranci
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Jun 5, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

She is a lovely girl that you can enjoy talking and having time with. She was the main smiling face of our first Utrecht meeting and I'm sure she will keep on being.

Sarah Bertagnolli
From Sarah Bertagnolli
 Springfield, United States
 Jun 4, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

When my friend and I approached the group of cool-looking people sitting in the park, unsure if these were the CS folks we were looking for, Liza was the first person to jump up and welcome us! During the evening I got the impression that she is a really laid-back and fun person, as well as being quite clever with the tricky little games we were playing (even at 4am!). She is really cool and fun to hang out with, likes to laugh and smile, and is absolutely open to sharing good times with new people :) I hope to meet again somewhere..

JOANNA1978
From JOANNA1978
 Huizen, Netherlands
 Jun 4, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Liza made me feel very welcome @ the CS Utrecht meeting. She's really a warm and open person. Told some stories about CS that made me like it even more. If you are in Utrecht and hear somebody laughing it's probably Liza

Riccardo Chimenti 
From Riccardo Chimenti
 Pistoia, Italy
 Jun 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

The most dangerous frisbee-girl in the world!She hit you, but with that smile you can't be disappointed...Bella ciao, hope to ear Jasper sing this for you in Italy soon!

EUROPANOS 
From EUROPANOS
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Jun 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Great to meet and talk about the common couch request we got in the last year from Couchsurfers - tot straks!

Gabrielle Olson
From Gabrielle Olson
 Muncie, United States
 May 27, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Liza and Jasper were so helpful and made our stay in Utrecht the best possible. Thanks so much!

Paige Danner
From Paige Danner
 Raleigh, United States
 May 24, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Both Liza and Jaspar were so welcoming and nice to my friend Gabby and I stayed in Utrecht! They helped us with traveling plans and took us around the city :)

Jullie Shipley
From Jullie Shipley
 Berlin, Germany
 May 4, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

leesten carefully, i shall say zis only once... liza and jasper are totally awesome and know how to have fun! gogol bordello, 'Allo 'Allo and monty python foreva! they gave me an unforgettable queensday of ska in utrecht and are two of the best people on earth!

Eva Piethaan
From Eva Piethaan
 Leuven, Belgium
 May 2, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Liza is my flatmate and is the person who introduced me to couchsurfing. She is a fun and friendly person and as I've seen a great host!

Audrey Roberge
From Audrey Roberge
 Montreal, Canada
 May 2, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

Liza shown us very nice places where you can drink or buy hundreds of different beers....that was amazing!!! She also went out with us a wensday night....wich is not the costum in Utrecht!!! Finally, she gave us a nice vegeterian meal made by her and her boyfriend....so for all of that, big thanks :)

Rupert Pessl
From Rupert Pessl
 Graz, Austria
 Apr 12, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 5 days Traveled 30 days 
Positive

Waffels! Woohoo! I like her for being so kind and generous. Always fun to watch TV with her and complain about the bad program. :)

Jasper Haenen 
From Jasper Haenen
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Mar 24, 2007
Met in person Best Friend, Hosted 30 days Surfed 30 days Traveled 30 days 
Positive

It this moment she lives in my house for some weeks, so this is about the ultimate crouchsurf experience. She introduced me to croush surfing, I'm quite sure we will be enjoying crouch surving togerher a lot in the future. She is always enthousiastic, fun to be with and absolutely sincere.

MARMAE
From MARMAE
 Helsinki, Finland
 Mar 16, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 2 days Surfed 3 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Liza is a really nice and warm person, and definitely easy-going and trustworthy. I had great time hosting her, but most importantly she's a person with whom it's easy to make friends with as she is talkative and caring and definitely smiles a lot! Liza spent only one night at our place but I really need to say that from that day on she has had a home - and a friend - in Helsinki whenever she decides to travel here! :)

Monique Monteverde
From Monique Monteverde
 Truckee, United States
 Feb 9, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Liza is great. Very friendly and lots of fun, too. She even bakes delicious cakes! Great roommates too, make sure to stop in and say hello before they're gone...

ENVIROMIKE422
From ENVIROMIKE422
 Seattle, United States
 Feb 4, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Liza was a perfect host, eager to converse and completely welcoming us two strangers into her birthday party. And she graciously allowed us to keep our karma in balance by letting us help out with dishes and breakfast!

Albert Meijer
From Albert Meijer
 Groningen, Netherlands
 Dec 17, 2006
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 2 days Surfed 5 days Traveled 5 days 
Positive

Liza is a real enthousiast. If she wants to do something, she'll probably talk you into it as well. But that's a good thing, because she has good ideas!

Emmi Lindqvist
From Emmi Lindqvist
 Helsinki, Finland
 Dec 16, 2006
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Liza is very trustworthy, kind and funny. Couchsurfing in Växjö...great!

Maria Perez Fernandez
From Maria Perez Fernandez
 Berlin, Germany
 Dec 13, 2006
Met in person Friend, Traveled 20 days 
Positive

live with Liza is amazing.

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