| WENDYY has been vouched for |
| VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info |
| Couch available | Maybe |
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| CouchSurf requests replied to | 95% |
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| member since | May 31st, 2004 |
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| profile views | 2,440 |
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| age | 32 |
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| gender | Female |
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| membername | WENDYY |
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| occupation | project manager innovation and development |
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| education | studied Industrial Design Engineering |
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| grew up in | Alphen a/d Rijn (Yawn) |
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Languages- DutchExpert
- EnglishExpert
- FrenchIntermediate
- GermanBeginner
Couch Information
Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
No smoking allowed
Has children: No
Can host children: No
Has pets: No
Can host pets: No
Max Surfers Per Night: 4
Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: NoWe have at least one spare room to stay in, we'll put a matrass in the room and have blankets and pillows for you. after years of student houses, small apartments etc etc we are happy to offer our guests some s p a c e :)
and the bonus feature: a really good shower :))
for the vivid campers we even have a garden available!
here's some details:
we live ~15 min out of the city center (bus nearby) in a real 70s area. Boring, but comfy and quiet. The city center is nice, old city, nice bars, cafees, restaurants. We can offer a couch, a matrass or an airbed, whatever you prefer :))
We don't have pets, but we could host a small dog. Those traveling with cats: no no in our house.
Boyfriend and I work fulltime (no late nights anymore), so showing around is possible in the weekends.
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Friends (26)
 EUROPANOS
39, Several people
Turin, Piemonte
Italy
Friends since January 2007
"doing projects together"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
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 Albert Skibinski
34, Male
Breda, Noord-Brabant
Netherlands
Friends since June 2000
"from university"
Friendship Type: Friend
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 Shonali Shetty
27, Female
Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
Friends since June 2008
"We met at the Alaska collective"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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 Bernard Skibinski
26, Male
Breda, Noord-Brabant
Netherlands
Friends since January 2009
"Girlfriend of the guy i work with."
Friendship Type: Friend
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 Nick Racz
32, Male
Memphis, Tennessee
United States
Friends since June 2008
"We met in Homer at the CS collective."
Friendship Type: Friend
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 Weston Hankins
29, Male
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Mexico
Friends since June 2008
"She stopped by the house in Alaska.."
Friendship Type: Friend
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 rachel
34, Female
San Francisco, California
United States
Friends since June 2008
"Wendy Came to visit in Alaska"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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 Patricia López
31, Female
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
Friends since June 2008
"Met in the CS Alaska Collective"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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 CYRILG
29, Male
San Jose, San Jose
Costa Rica
Friends since June 2008
"homer!"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
7 |
 Ben Hanna
27, Male
San Francisco, California
United States
Friends since June 2008
"We met at the Alaska Collective"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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Personal DescriptionI like the color purple (not the movie, the actual color), I find myself always attracted by it... I don't drink coffee, except the occasional espresso and I very much dislike cheese. yes I am really dutch! Typically dutch I should say: blond hair, blue eyes and pretty straight forward, or honest or clear, or whatever you'd like to call it :)
I studied Industrial Design Engineering a fancy description for product design. I started working with a large electronical company of which I won't mention the name here in the 'strategic futures' department, so I know what the future will be like ;)
[answer: the same as today only more of it...]
Because of all the office politics I got really fed up with it and found a new job. I traveled a lot for business in Europe the past 2 years, which was a new way of exploring cities. I moved on to more local (more meaningful) work now...
To balance out work I started sewing classes, because I can never find what I'm looking for :)
And I teach dutch once a week to a turkish woman, which is a great way to see your own culture through the eyes of someone else... not always something to be proud of...
I started collecting Little prince books (you know: le petit prince who travels through the universe to earth) in different languages, bring me one and you'll be my long life friend (of course I'll pay for it!)How I Participate in CSI joined the Alaska collective for just a week a few years ago which was a great experience. CouchSurfing ExperienceCouchsurfing is actually something I've been doing all my life, but just didn't know that it had a name! I've stayed with friends in Canada a few times in the past 10 years, but started in moscow and St Petersburg at age 14 - we played softball there.
In return my parents, and later on me and my housemates, hosted canadians, americans, french and russians and well.
Unfortunately, Breda is not the most popular place in Holland so not many cs-ers are passing by...
As a host I like to BE a host to people: have personal contact, eat together, talk and have fun together. Even though I'm busy with work, I'll do my best to make time to get to know each other.Interestslots of things... traveling (of course), photography, music.. shopping (hehe)...
Since we visited Thailand for the first time in 2008 we eat thai food at least once a week.... I have been back last year and I really want to go again!
I enjoy going to 30s-40s-50s parties, all dressed up and with matching music :)Philosophydo something that scares you... every day!Music, Movies, Booksanything from french literature to the cosmopolitan. Music from folk to rock and lounge... Types of People I enjoythe open minded ones, who tend to meet weird/funny people and usually end up in bizarre situations!Teach, Learn, Sharethe future, designing stuff, being creative :)One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Donewaking up in a tent in Alaska by the sound of a little river, underneath 3 blankets, feeling so refreshed and alive!Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectI love the concept, met many nice people and hope I'll use it more often!Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland (Republic of), Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands Antilles, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, United States
LIVED: Canada
WANTS TO GO: Brazil, Russia
IS GOING TO: Finland
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 From Stef Roshcova Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Jan 26  Positive Wendy and Eric are so kind and nice people! I managed to rest completely at their beautiful home and even got a ride to the station! Thank u, I'll be waiting for u in Leeuwarden!
From Bernard Skibinski Breda, Netherlands
Mar 21, 2011  Positive Wendy is the reason my brother went on couchsurfing, and that's how i got on CF. You could say she is the root of couchsurfing in my family ;)
I have met Wendy a couple of times now, and every time I had a blast! very smart girl, and you'l learn a lot by stying with her, or hosting her.
 From Giom Lille, France
Jul 18, 2009 Positive Wendy and her boy friend welcomed me and Chloë like friend after our first bike day from Antwerpen to Amsterdam. We didn't have much time to stay at their place but anyway we had nice conversations and they helpes us with the paths to use to go to our next stop !
 From Chloë Grépinet Lille, France
Jul 15, 2009 Positive We spent nice evening in Breda with you two ! Despite the fact we were exhausted because of biking all the day... Thanks for your warm welcome. You are welcome in Lille whenever you want of course !
 From Noelia Caro Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jul 9, 2009  Positive As I am now living in Breda, I decided to contact Wendy to meet some locals and get more into the Dutch lifestyle. Wendy has been a great surprise, we went to the movies (Coco avant Chanel) and enjoyed some tea and poffertjes (Dutch mini pancakes) and a good conversation. Definitely a person to meet more often in the future: interesting and felt like I knew her long. Nice to meet you Wendy!
 From Camtastic San Francisco, United States
Feb 17, 2009 Positive Wendy is brilliant! It's was great collaborating with her at the Alaska Collective. She brought a lot of clarity and drive to the project we were working on. Thanks Wendy!!
From Weston Hankins Guadalajara, Mexico
Nov 18, 2008 Positive When Wendy was in Alaska, the sun was shining and the world was bright. She's smart, beautiful and has one of the most interesting personal projects I've ever participated in. One week hanging out with Wendy was definitively not enough. I love her project for the future. I can't really wait to see her again!
 From Caitlin Bergin Anchorage, United States
Jul 25, 2008 Positive Wendy was stuck in Anchorage without a host and I was happy to help. She was very considerate and a great surfer!
 From Casey Fenton San Francisco, United States
Jul 18, 2008 Positive Wendy and I finally met at the Homer, Alaska CS Collective. We collaborated on an important project and I am really thankful that she made it here from all the way around the world. It was really great to meet you Wendy!
From rachel San Francisco, United States
Jul 8, 2008 Positive Wendy has this lovely calm inquisitiveness, the kind that makes you feel welcome to be around her. She's a wonderful presence to visit or have in your home.
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