I'm picking up traveling again so I will not be hosting for some time. Hope to meet you somewhere in the world!

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Hello future friend! Great to have you here :).

I want to give the people that come here a nice surfing experience. Showing you around, connect, cook together and share cultures. CS for me is not only a free place to stay. If you're only out for a free couch to crash on, you lost the point of the cs community ;).
(Of course sometimes it works out that hanging out is not always possible due to different schedules.)

I have this strong desire to live minimalistic as possible. Because it is my believe that things doesn't make a human happy. The experience in life, and the people you meet is what makes this life so worthy to live.

I've hosted and surfed more then you can see on my profile. Also I used to be verified, but lost it after not being online for a long time. I feel paying for this makes no sense for me at this point :)

What else?
I'm out going and adventurous, from time to time a little quirky and can burst out singing on the streets.

I absolutely adore animals. So if you have a cat or dog living in your house, I'll be one happy kiddo!

And I believe in world peace.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For a year I have been living out of my backpack and been surfing a fair amount of couches. The couch surfing community has MADE my travels.
Now I've seen both sides (being the surfer and the host) I learned a lot and it has been a great experience.

Interests

I really love music and dancing. It can be healing and a lot of fun!

A couple of years ago I stopped eating meat and fish. And lately eat more and more vegan as well.
Be kind to yourself and others around you. That includes animals as well ❤

• culture
• writing
• tattoos
• piercings
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• massage therapy
• meditation
• flowers
• traveling
• drawing
• bouldering
• music
• hiking
• surfing
• boxing
• swimming
• languages
• psychology
• buddhism
• mushrooms
• reiki
• psychedelics
• crystals
• asian food
• life coaching
• energy healing
• breathwork
• chakras
• being alive
• spacing out

Music, Movies, and Books

I love the movie 'Into the Wild'
My favourite book is 'If the Buddha got stuck' by Charlotte Kasl. Her book really made a big impression. Also 'into thin air', 'wild' And music...

Alt-J, Arctic monkeys, Ásgeir, Aurora, Bat for Lashes, Ben Howard, Björk, The black keys, Boards of Canada, Bonobo, Chet Faker, Coldplay, Disclosure, Eefje de Visser, Editors, Elbow, Faithless, Fink, Florence + the machine, Flume, Gidge, Gold Panda, Half moon run, Incubus, James Blake, Jason Mraz, Jeff Buckley, Jill Scott, John Butler, Joss Stone, Junip, Kendrick Lamar, Kings of Leon, The Last shadow puppets, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Moby, Moderat, NIN, ODESZA, Paul Kalkbrenner, Radiohead, Rage against the machine, Royal Blood, The Script, Selah Sue, Stromae, Tool, Trevor Hall, Xavier Rudd, Yellow Claw and many more!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once stroked a tarantula like it was a tiny kitten.

Solo hitchhiking from Calgary, Canada to Vancouver Island, from there along the west coast to San Francisco.

Living in India during the whole Corona lockdown

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm open to learn new languages and try new food! (As long as it's vegetarian/vegan) Also to have conversation about life perspectives and philosophizing about universal stuff.

I can definitely share some great Dutch words. And if you are interested in braiding your hair, I know some cool tricks as well :). Also queen of baking (vegan) pancakes!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My bright, positive and open minded self!
I can teach English and Dutch and I can bake more then just an egg in the morning.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Netherlands, New Zealand