Frank van Steenwijk

Frank van Steenwijk

Current Mission: "South Africa 2010 !! Oh yeah !!"

Personal Designations

Definitely couch available Vouched for33

Community Designations

City Ambassador (Ridderkerk)
Netherlands
Zuid-Holland
Rotterdam
Lat: 51.91667, Lon: 4.5
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Frank van Steenwijk is a CS City Ambassador for Ridderkerk, Netherlands!
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Couch availableDefinitely!
CouchSurf requests replied to92%
member sinceAugust 2nd, 2006
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age31
genderMale
membernameFVS1978
occupationPhotographer, Salesman
educationGraduated in computer technology
grew up inRotterdam
ethnicityWorld citizen
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Couch Available: Definitely!
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 10

Shared Sleeping Surface: Depends
Shared Room: Depends

Depending on the numbers of people visiting my place you will have your privacy or not. It's however more likely to share a room than to share a bed. Only in very crowded situations there might be a chance that you have to share a bed. In any case you feel uncomfortable with a situation, just let me know, but I don't think it will happen :)

I live in a flat appartment in Ridderkerk, which is a 5 minute walk from the Rotterdam suburbs. The Rotterdam city center is easily reachable. Also a train station to the main Dutch cities and even foreign countries is quite close. In my appartment I have two couches, one mega airbed and an extra bed available. There is also space for about five to seven more airbeds, but I don't have these available myself. I might also be offering my bed, so I will sleep at the couch myself.

I have two parakeets as pets and they can be quite noisy, specially in the mornings during the summer, but as soon as it is getting darker they are the most quiet pets you will ever experience.

I don't smoke, but I don't mind having people over who do smoke. The only thing I ask is to smoke at my balcony so there's no smoke inside my home.

When you're here I'm willing to and I'm probably able to show you around. I can go with you, or I can tell you where to go on your own, it's whatever you prefer the most, but please keep in mind that I would like to get to know you while you stay here, so expect me to hang out with you a lot. You won't see many tourists in Rotterdam, but it's still a city where's quite a lot to see and to do. There are not that many old buildings as the city was totally destroyed in the Second World War, however lots of points of interests are worth a view. Rotterdam is also known as the Festival city of the Netherlands and the city organizes tons of interesting events throughout the year.

I'm a night person and I'd like to stay up late. If you are planning on going to bed early that's no problem. I will make sure your night rest isn't in danger at all. Visiting me can be done anytime during the week or weekends. I have three pair of blankets and/or one sleeping bag available for those who will stay here. When you're the only one you can choose :) You can stay as long as you want, I don't have any restrictions in dates. However in the very unusual situation that it turns out that we aren't able to get along pretty well, we do need to find a solution as it won't be fun for any of us when the relationship isn't what we expected it to be. I guess that is quite a normal situation and a normal way to act in such a situation.

When you visit you can use my computer, my kitchen, my shower and my towels without any problem. I also have a (smaller) pool table available in my living room and although I don't consider myself very good I'd love to play some pool with my guests. You can also do your laundry at my place if necessary.

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Norman T.Norman T.
107, Male
Gondelsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg
Germany
Friends since July 2007
"Have met Frank at several events and really liked his attitude."
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
Met in person   Traveled5  
Marc-Alexander MathieuMarc-Alexander Mathieu
40, Male
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Friends since April 2007
"From several meetings in Germany and the Netherlands"
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
Met in person   Hosted3   Surfed2   Traveled30+  
Barbara SlizakBarbara Slizak
25, Female
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since August 2007
"via CS"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
I vouched for Frank van Steenwijk
Met in person   Hosted4   Surfed2   Traveled2  
Rosana Esteves RochaRosana Esteves Rocha
30, Female
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Brazil
Friends since July 2004
"We met in the Netherlands a few years ago."
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
Met in person   Traveled14  
Maarten van GelderenMaarten van Gelderen
34, Male
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since June 2008
"We met in Basel on the street during the European Championship football"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
Met in person   Hosted1   Traveled1  
PETRUCCI67 PETRUCCI67
42, Female
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Friends since December 2007
"met him at the CS Cologne Christmas-Market Crawl"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
I vouched for Frank van Steenwijk
Met in person   Surfed3   Traveled5  
Simone Brogli Simone Brogli
35, Several people
Basel, Basel-Town
Switzerland
Friends since June 2008
"Frank surfed our couch quite a few days during EURO."
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
I vouched for Frank van Steenwijk
Met in person   Hosted8  
Anderson Ferreira Anderson Ferreira
26, Male
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since August 2008
"He organized the Cs meeting at the dance parade"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
I vouched for Frank van Steenwijk
Met in person  
METAL_GODMETAL_GOD
25, Male
San Diego, California
United States
Friends since December 2007
"Stayed at his pad in ROTTERDAM!!! HELLS YEAH!!"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
Met in person   Surfed2  
SWISSGIRL79 SWISSGIRL79
29, Female
St. Gallen, St. Gallen
Switzerland
Friends since December 2007
"he hosted e during the sinterklasmeeting"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
I vouched for Frank van Steenwijk
Met in person   Hosted4   Surfed2   Traveled4  
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Personal Description


Hi, my name is Frank. I was born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and lived there until I was 18. After that I moved to Ridderkerk, a smaller village directly bordering the Rotterdam neighbourhood I used to live in. Both my parents are Dutch and from Rotterdam as well. I have also a sister who is three years younger than me. Right now my parents, but also my sister and her husband live relatively close to my place (5 minute walk).

Although many people have the feeling Rotterdam is an unpleasant and grey city I can only say I totally love this city and it's people. It's the Dutch festival city number one. The nightlife has many different faces and a lot to offer. The zoo is one of the most animal friendly in the World. The architecture is beautiful and unless almost the entire city was bombed in WWII there is plenty of interesting stuff to see and to explore. Let me be your tour guide and you will totally agree with me afterwards.

In my free time I'd like to hang out with my friends and family. I'd like to visit a bar or club or to see a movie in the cinema. Of course there are quite some CS meetings among them. I also can party all night long and I love to do and to watch sports. I like to watch pretty much every sport there is, either on television or in real life. The Olympics can give me total enjoyment as well as other huge events like the European and World Championships in football (soccer). The performances of sporters, the progress they are making throughout the years, the determination in their faces while participating, the excitement in their faces when they win, and the sadness in their faces when they lose totally fascinate me.

Apart from all the watching I also like to do sports myself a lot. I have been doing many different sports since I was a little kid like: korfball, tennis, cycling, athletics, swimming and of course football. Right now I still cycle a lot and my activity passion right now is badminton which I practice for 6 years now. Besides that I also have my own pool table (a smaller one though) and I like to play poker and darts for instance.

Sports are great as they unite people, sports bring people together and sports forces people to get to their ultimate goal in life. Sports are not just very important for me, but in my opinion they are important for everyone.

Since 2006 I'm really into photography and my goal is to become better in that and keep improving my skills. I mainly focus on festivals and events, but I basically photograph pretty much everything. I have my own website, but this is currently still under construction. I'm making some money out of it, so I guess I'm doing fine, but of course it could be improved.

I've travelled quite a lot already, but there's still so much more to see, what makes me think I will never finish travelling.

How I Participate in CS

- I host a lot of people
- I have surfed quite some couches
- I organize meetings
- I attend other meetings
- I have made a lot of friends

Here is my personal upcoming (CS) schedule:


CouchSurfing Experience

Here is a list of my experiences since I joined CS (most recent on top). For more details and information I suggest you to check my friends, references and vouches. So far I hosted 118 people.

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Simone Brogli - female, 2 nights
- Sinterklaas Meeting, November 2008

Stefanie Näf - female, 3 nights
- Sinterklaas Meeting, December 2007
- Sinterklaas Meeting, November 2008

Baiba Bekisa - female, 1 night
- Sinterklaas Meeting, November 2008

Stephanie Kraus - female, 2 nights
- Sinterklaas Meeting, November 2008

Petra Füten - female, 3 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008
- Partying in Rotterdam, March 2008
- Sinterklaas Meeting, November 2008

Thomas Hafner - male, 1 night
- Sinterklaas Meeting, November 2008

René Rohner - male, 5 nights
- Partying in Rotterdam, October 2008
- Sinterklaas Meeting, November 2008

Bob Lenaerts - male, 2 nights
- Sinterklaas Meeting, November 2008

Jerome Barea - male, 2 nights
- Sinterklaas Meeting, November 2008

Wieland Rhenau - male, 1 night
- Sinterklaas Meeting, November 2008

Behice - male, 2 nights
- Sinterklaas Meeting, November 2008

Sebastian Weidemann - male, 2 nights
- Sinterklaas Meeting, November 2008

Jana Carina Barnard - female, 1 night
- Partying in Rotterdam, November 2008

Oleksandr Khomiak - male, 1 night
- Sightseeing in Rotterdam, November 2008

Alex Gudko - male, 1 night
- Sightseeing in Rotterdam, November 2008

Claudia Boersting - female, 2 nights
- Sightseeing in Rotterdam, November 2008

Astrid Scheppelmann - female, 2 nights
- Sightseeing in Rotterdam, November 2008

Tobias Dubberstein - male, 2 nights
- Partying in Rotterdam, October 2008

Dean Tyacke - male, 1 night
- Partying in Rotterdam, October 2008

Angelo Segoni - male, 1 night
- Partying in Rotterdam, October 2008

Jasper Haenen - male, 1 night
- Partying in Rotterdam, October 2008

Thomas Stoller - male, 1 night
- Partying in Rotterdam, October 2008

Kilian Grau - male, 1 night
- Partying in Rotterdam, October 2008

Taras Povorozniuk - male, 10 nights
- Studying in Rotterdam, October 2008

Susan Fan - female, 10 nights
- Temporary housing in Rotterdam, October 2008

Katharina Timm - female, 2 nights
- Sightseeing in Rotterdam, October 2008

Maren Berens - female, 2 nights
- Sightseeing in Rotterdam, October 2008

Daniel Burnier - male, 2 nights
- Sightseeing in Rotterdam, October 2008

Karolina - female, 7 nights
- Visiting as a friend, Sep-Oct 2008
- Partying in Rotterdam, Sep-Oct 2008

Teodora Lascu - female, 1 night
- Visiting the Rotterdam weekly meeting, September 2008

Simon Robitaille - male, 1 night
- Visiting the Rotterdam weekly meeting, September 2008

Jacob Winter - male, 3 nights
- Sightseeing in Rotterdam, September 2008
- Partying in Rotterdam, September 2008

Gael Minville - male, 1 night
- Sightseeing in Rotterdam, September 2008

Mishko - male, 2 nights
- Visiting a friend, September 2008
- Partying in Rotterdam, September 2008

Lukas - male, 2 nights
- Visiting a friend, September 2008
- Partying in Rotterdam, September 2008

Gosia - female, 1 night
- Visiting a friend, September 2008
- Partying in Rotterdam, September 2008

Marta - female, 1 night
- Visiting a friend, September 2008
- Partying in Rotterdam, September 2008

Olga Dolganina - female, 3 nights
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, September 2008
- Partying in Rotterdam, September 2008

Vera Rusal - female, 6 nights
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, September 2008
- Partying in Rotterdam, September 2008
- Queens' Night in Utrecht, April 2008
- Queens' Day in Rotterdam, April 2008
- Bike tour to Kinderdijk, April 2008
- Celebrating Zenit's win over Bayern Munich, April 2008

Julie De Ganck - female, 5 nights
- Looking for an appartment, September 2008

Johannes Kos - male, 48 nights
- Looking for an appartment, August 2008

Lydia Verstraate - female, 1 night
- Job trip in the neighbourhood, August 2008

Aiste Stancikaite - female, 15 nights
- Looking for an appartment, August 2008

Benjamin Fischer - male, 1 night
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, August 2008

Conny Tong - female, 1 night
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, August 2008

Alexey Kostin - male, 1 night
- Non-touristic Rotterdam, August 2008

Ekaterina - female, 1 night
- Non-touristic Rotterdam, August 2008

Yelena - female, 1 night
- Non-touristic Rotterdam, August 2008

Svetlana - female, 1 night
- Non-touristic Rotterdam, August 2008

Norman T. - male, 3 nights
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, August 2008
- FFWD Dance Parade, August 2008

Esther T. - male, 3 nights
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, August 2008
- FFWD Dance Parade, August 2008

Karolis Rimkus - male, 5 nights
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, August 2008
- FFWD Dance Parade, August 2008

Kotryna - female, 5 nights
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, August 2008
- FFWD Dance Parade, August 2008

Liepa Kuraitė - female, 5 nights
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, August 2008
- FFWD Dance Parade, August 2008

Rabea König - female, 2 nights
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, August 2008

Paulina Nava - female, 2 nights
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, August 2008

Dagmar Astleitner - female, 4 nights
- Wednesday Night Skate, July 2008
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, July 2008
- Sightseeing Kinderdijk, July 2008
- Sightseeing Delft, August 2008
- Sightseeing Gouda, August 2008
- Sightseeing Den Bosch, August 2008
- Sightseeing Breda, August 2008

Will Hancock - male, 5 nights
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, July 2008
- Sightseeing Kinderdijk, July 2008
- Sightseeing Delft, July 2008
- Wednesday Night Skate, July 2008

Alan S. - male, 2 nights
- Summer Carnival, July 2008
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, July 2008

Alfredo Lombardo Alcantara - male, 3 nights
- Battle of the Drums, July 2008
- Summer Carnival, July 2008
- Sightseeing Rotterdam, July 2008

John Fairplay - male, 1 night
- Battle of the Drums, July 2008
- Summer Carnival, July 2008

Yuri Romero - male, 1 night
- Battle of the Drums, July 2008
- Summer Carnival, July 2008

Hubert Hensen - male, 1 night
- Rotterdam sightseeing, July 2008

David Beicht - male, 1 night
- Rotterdam sightseeing, July 2008

Alexandra Schulz - female, 1 night
- Rotterdam sightseeing, July 2008

Arkadiusz Trzeciak - male, 2 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, July 2008

Ruth Günter - female, 2 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, July 2008

Martina Maurer - female, 2 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, July 2008

Mark Steiman - male, 1 night
- Rotterdam sightseeing, May 2008

Kristine Kurse - female, 2 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, May 2008

Inese Versena - female, 2 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, May 2008

Sergej Tomilov - male, 2 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, May 2008


Oliver Evans - male, 2 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, May 2008

Maikel Lourenssen - male, 1 night
- Rotterdam Picture Quest, April 2008
- Board Games at Mom's Kitchen, April 2008
- Bike tour and picknick at Kinderdijk, April 2008

Esly van Dam - female, 1 night
- Rotterdam Picture Quest, April 2008
- Board Games at Mom's Kitchen, April 2008

Peter Buki - male, 2 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, April 2008

Andres Nava (junior) - male, 4 nights
- Friday Food Night Fun, April 2008
- Rotterdam sightseeing, April 2008
- Motel Mozaïque, April 2008
- Rotterdam marathon, April 2008

Andres Nava (senior) - male, 4 nights
- Friday Food Night Fun, April 2008
- Rotterdam sightseeing, April 2008
- Motel Mozaïque, April 2008
- Rotterdam marathon, April 2008

Mani Monadi Zadeh - male, 3 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008
- Partying in Rotterdam, March 2008
- Dance audition in Rotterdam, March 2008

Setareh Fatehi Irani - female, 3 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008
- Partying in Rotterdam, March 2008
- Dance audition in Rotterdam, March 2008

Daniel Ribeiro - male, 1 night
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Jose (1) - male, 1 night
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Jose (2) - male, 1 night
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Lilia - female, 1 night
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Lloyd - male, 1 night
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

German Sibay - male, 2 nights
- Amsterdam sightseeing, March 2008
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Daniel Jercog - male, 2 nights
- Amsterdam sightseeing, March 2008
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Caitlin Lamb - female, 2 nights
- Amsterdam sightseeing, March 2008
- Visiting Keukenhof, March 2008
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Emily Selen - female, 2 nights
- Amsterdam sightseeing, March 2008
- Visiting Keukenhof, March 2008
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Sofia Lindström - female, 2 nights
- Amsterdam sightseeing, March 2008
- Visiting Keukenhof, March 2008
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Unni Björklund - female, 2 nights
- Amsterdam sightseeing, March 2008
- Visiting Keukenhof, March 2008
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Caroline Stauss - female, 1 night
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Nathaniel Buechler - male, 5 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Ben McCarty - male, 5 nights
- Rotterdam sightseeing, March 2008

Silke Mittelstädt - female, 1 night
- Just visiting me, December 2007

Stanislav Kurimai - male, 2 nights
- World Racketlon Championships, December 2007

Juraj Švec - male, 2 nights
- World Racketlon Championships, December 2007

Ludovit Miklos - male, 2 nights
- World Racketlon Championships, December 2007

Marcel Kravec - male, 2 nights
- World Racketlon Championships, December 2007

Lilia Villa - female, 2 nights
- Amsterdam + Rotterdam sightseeing, December 2007

Miguel Arce - male, 2 nights
- Amsterdam + Rotterdam sightseeing, December 2007

Thomas Gosewinkel - male, 2 nights
- CS Sinterklaas Meeting, December 2007

Erik Pinkerton - male, 2 nights
- CS Sinterklaas Meeting, December 2007

Baptiste Roussel - male, 2 nights
- CS Sinterklaas Meeting, December 2007

Gerald Ahrens - male, 2 nights
- CS Sinterklaas Meeting, December 2007

Rachelle Gordon - female, 1 night
- CS Sinterklaas Meeting, December 2007

Néomi Stephanie Grotenboer - female, 1 night
- CS Sinterklaas Meeting, December 2007

Dieuwke Hettinga - female, 1 night
- CS Sinterklaas Meeting, December 2007

Gaël Faggion - male, 1 night
- CS Sinterklaas Meeting, December 2007

Liana Sukonova - female, 1 night
- Hitchhiking trip to the Netherlands, October 2007

Santa Rimbaud - female, 1 night
- Hitchhiking trip to the Netherlands, October 2007

Cláudio Costa - male, 1 night
- Cycling from Amsterdam to Ghent, October 2007

Daniel Mendes - male, 1 night
- Cycling from Amsterdam to Ghent, October 2007

Marc-Alexander Mathieu - male, 3 nights
- World Port Days, September 2007
- FFWD Dance Parade, August 2007
- Scheveningen Beach, August 2007

Johann Schonfeldt - male, 2 nights
- FFWD Dance Parade, August 2007
- Scheveningen Beach, August 2007

Gerd Rammes - male, 2 nights
- FFWD Dance Parade, August 2007
- Scheveningen Beach, August 2007

Michael - male, 2 nights
- FFWD Dance Parade Rotterdam, August 2007
- Scheveningen Beach, August 2007

Yann Cebron - male, 2 nights
- FFWD Dance Parade, August 2006
- Day of the Romantic Music, August 2006



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Maarten van Gelderen - male, 1 night
- Rotterdam, September 2008

Barbara Slizak - female, 3 nights
- Rotterdam, December 2007
- Rotterdam, May 2008
- Rotterdam, August 2008

Isabella Andert - female, 4 nights
- Vienna, June 2008

Fabian Samec - male, 3 nights
- Vienna, June 2008

Miriam Flaksman - female, 2 nights
- Salzburg, June 2008

Simone Brogli - female, 9 nights
- Basel, June 2008

Kathlyn Ehret - female, 2 nights
- Zürich, June 2008

Sabine - female, 4 nights
- Bern, June 2008

Kusi - male, 2 nights
- Bern, June 2008

Thomas Hafner - male, 1 night
- Berikon, June 2008

Stephanie Näf - female, 4 nights
- Sankt Gallen, June 2008

Rainey Sastrowidjojo - male, 1 night
- Rotterdam, January 2008

Baptiste Roussel - male, 7 nights
- Cologne, December 2007

Marc-Alexander Mathieu - male, 3 nights
- Cologne, December 2007

Gerd Rammes - male, 10 nights
- Düsseldorf, August 2007
- Düsseldorf, June 2006



[---TRAVELED WITH---]


Lukas Martinek - male, 1 day
- Trainride from Vienna to Utrecht, June 2008

Paulo Zanello - male, 4 days
- Vienna, June 2008

James Fox - male, 4 days
- Vienna, June 2008

David Gates - male, 4 days
- Vienna, June 2008

Jess Kuek - female, 1 day
- Vienna, June 2008

Stephanie Näf - female, 6 days
- Berikon, June 2008
- Basel, June 2008
- Bern, June 2008

Vince - male, 1 day
- Basel, June 2008

Michael Afanasyev - male, 1 day
- Basel, June 2008

Kathlyn Ehret - female, 3 days
- Zürich, June 2008
- Basel, June 2008

Simone Brogli - female, 1 day
- Lörrach, June 2008

Bogidar Iliev - male, 1 day
- Zürich, June 2008

Willem Bouman - male, 5 days
- Basel, June 2008
- Bern, June 2008

Thomas Hafner - male, 3 days
- Berikon, June 2008
- Basel, June 2008
- Bern, June 2008

Antonio Rolo - male, 1 day
- From Sankt Gallen to Zürich, June 2008

Danny Oberndorff - male, 6 days
- Brussels, January 2008
- Cologne, December 2007
- Essen, December 2007
- Amsterdam, August 2007

Marcel Boere - male, 1 day
- Brussels, January 2008

Kevin Smith - male, 8 days
- Cologne, December 2007
- Düsseldorf, December 2007
- Amsterdam, April 2007

Johann Schonfeldt - male, 7 days
- Cologne, December 2007
- Cologne, August 2007
- Essen, August 2007
- Scheveningen, August 2007

Norman Trapp - male, 5 days
- Cologne, December 2007
- Essen, December 2007
- Cologne, August 2007
- Essen, August 2007

Marc-Alexander Mathieu - male, 17 days
- Düsseldorf, December 2007
- Essen, December 2007
- Essen, August 2007
- Scheveningen, August 2007
- Amsterdam, April 2007

Heiko - male, 3 days
- Essen, December 2007
- Essen, August 2007
- Rotterdam, August 2007

Barbara Slizak - female, 6 days
- Cologne, December 2007

Tara Arntsen - female, 2 days
- Cologne, December 2007

Anne-Marie Ros - female, 2 days
- Cologne, December 2007

Anique Schelling - female, 2 days
- Cologne, December 2007

Robert Westlake - male, 1 day
- San Francisco, October 2007

Gerd Rammes - male, 8 days
- Cologne, August 2007
- Essen, August 2007
- Scheveningen, August 2007
- Amsterdam, April 2007
- Berlin, June 2006

Michael - male, 3 days
- Scheveningen, August 2007

Yann Cebron - male, 3 days
- Berlin, June 2006

Thomas - male, 1 day
- Berlin, June 2006

Rosana Esteves Rocha - female, 14 days
- Netherlands, July 2004



[---MEETINGS---]


Rotterdam Weekly Meeting (many times)

Rotterdam Weekly Party Night (many times)

5th Dutch Class, Rotterdam

FFWD Dance Parade 2008

Wednesday Night Skate 2008, part #1

Summer Carnival 2008

Battle of the Drums 2008

Birgit's Farewell Party

Euro 2008: Germany-Spain (The Final)

Triple Party

Euro 2008: Netherlands-Russia

Euro 2008: France-Italy

Euro 2008: CS Weekend in Bern

Euro 2008: Netherlands-Italy

Euro 2008: Switzerland-Czech Republic

Friendly Football: Netherlands-Ukraine

Queens' Night in Utrecht

Feyenoord Celebrations

Bike tour and picknick at Kinderdijk 2008

Board Games at Mom's Kitchen

Rotterdam Picture Quest 2008

Rotterdam Marathon 2008

Friday Night Food Fun 2008

1st Board Game Meeting Rotterdam 2008

My own Birthday Party 2008

Belgian Singing Evening in Rotterdam

Rainey's Birthday Party 2008

Rotterdam NYE Party 2007/08

Cologne X-mas Market Crawl 2007

Sinterklaas Meeting Rotterdam 2007


Interests


As I'm totally crazy about travelling and meeting new people over and over again I joined this website with enthousiasm. However it took me about a year to take the step and became finally active as a member. Since then I have been hosting a lot of people and I have attended quite some meetings in both the Netherlands as abroad. When I travel myself it depends on my company if I will use CS or not, but I can tell you that I'm now totally addicted.

I am offering a place to sleep to anyone who's willing to travel to The Netherlands and Rotterdam in particular. I don't mind having five to ten people over at my place at the same time as long as they don't mind sleeping at the floor. People might be able to be invited by me if they are unable to find a host in Amsterdam or Utrecht for instance.

Besides all this I also organize quite some meetings, mainly in the Rotterdam area. Currently I am also part of the City Surfing Crew in the newly born project. I hope we can make this a real big success.

Philosophy

Life should be fun for everyone! I try to make the best out of my life by making fun myself but also trying to help others out as much as possible. I'm a very open and loyal person and I can get along with almost everbody. Couchsurfing offers me the perfect solution to enjoy my own life even more and make the life of others more enjoyable at the same time.

Music, Movies, Books


I like all kind of movies and since 2007 I do have a membership with my local cinema, so I have unlimited access to see the movies for a reasonable fee. Before that I actually hardly ever visited the cinema, nor did I watch a lot of movies, but now I go at least four times in a month.

I also like almost all kinds of music, although all types of music do have their likes and dislikes. I am not a fan of any band or artist in particular, but there are some that have quite a large number of songs that I like. I'm currently working on my own Youtube music database. It's far from finished as I actually just started it and I don't put that much time in it right now. Any additional ideas (oldies or new songs) are always appreciated.

Have a look at my list by going to: http://www.frankvansteenwijk.nl/musiclist.html

Types of People I enjoy

I enjoy happy, funny and open minded people who think they are a little bit crazy in the good part of the word. People who are willing to learn every day and who also like to make lots of fun. It's a good thing if they share the same interests as I do, like those already described above. Humour is an important thing in my opinion. Basically I can hang out with pretty much everybody.

Teach, Learn, Share


I can tell you a lot about The Netherlands and Rotterdam in particular. I can show you around to the main areas in my own created city tour. I have a bike available for those who would like to do some cycling as well. When I have couchsurfers coming over I try to make as much time available for them as possible as to me the main thing about CS is to get to know each other instead of being a free hostel. Those that don't like company during their stay should probably go and visit someone else.

I'm trying to know and learn about almost everything in life. You can talk to me about anything and we might be teaching each other quite something. I love to learn basics from a different language and I'd like to become better and better in photography, so if you are with me and you do have any tips you better tell me instead of keeping your mouth shut :)

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done


I have been on quite some cruises and I still think that's a wonderful way of travelling. I've been visiting the UEFA Euro 2000 and the FIFA World Cup 2006 as big football tournaments, but I was also at the 2002 UEFA Champions League final in Glasgow. Next up will be the UEFA Euro 2008 in Switzerland and Austria. I can continue this with probably many other amazing things I've seen so far, but I probably can tell you more of this in private. I'm interested in travelling all over the world. I would like to see all interesting stuff, although I know it will never happen to see all of what is out there to see. I also really do enjoy events like parades or sports competitions which I do love to cover with my camera.

Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org Project

CS ROCKS !!! It totally changed my life in such a small time. I joined this in August 2006 when I was a little bit sceptic about it all. As a result it took me a year to start becoming active, but when I became active I was overwhelmed by enthousiasm and excitement. I felt settled and welcome from the start, I attended meetings and I started hosting people from all over the world. As a surfer I visited the Euro 2008 football championships in Switzerland and Austria. Something that I couldn't have done without CS. I had a super time in those countries and made many new friends.


This is a list of countries where my Couchsurfers came from. It also contains the number of surfers that visited me from that country.

Germany - 23 surfers
United States - 10 surfers
Mexico - 7 surfers
Netherlands - 7 surfers
Switzerland - 7 surfers
Latvia - 6 surfers
Poland - 6 surfers
Russia - 6 surfers
Australia - 5 surfers
Lithuania - 4 surfers
Slovakia - 4 surfers
Canada - 3 surfers
France - 3 surfers
Spain - 3 surfers
Sweden - 3 surfers
Ukraine - 3 surfers
Argentina - 2 surfers
Belgium - 2 surfers
Brazil - 2 surfers
Iran - 2 surfers
Portugal - 2 surfers
South Africa - 2 surfers
Austria - 1 surfer
Hungary - 1 surfer
Italy - 1 surfer
Peru - 1 surfer
Romania - 1 surfer
United Kingdom - 1 surfer


Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Saint Martin, Spain, Switzerland, The Bahamas, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, US Virgin Islands
WANTS TO GO: Australia, Brazil, China, Finland, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, Thailand
IS GOING TO: South Africa

References

 
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Sergej Tomilov
From Sergej Tomilov
 Riga, Latvia
 May 26
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is really into CS. I believe he just love the project and treat everyone the best way he can. He has a lot of games at home and we played very much and had great time together. He took us to a tour around Rotterdam what was GREAT!
Thanks Frank!

Liepa Kuraitė
From Liepa Kuraitė
 Vilnius, Lithuania
 Mar 3
Met in person Acquaintance, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

The stay at Franks home was nice. Although he has a lot of strange things there and the couch on which I was sleeping was not so comfortable, everything else was great. He is a very good host. Me and my friends even got a tour around Rotterdam. That was a truly fantastic tour. A thousand thanks for Frank!

Mikhail Balyasin
From Mikhail Balyasin
 Tomsk, Russia
 Jan 7
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

It is hard to add something new to the huuuuge list of positive references of Frank, but i'll try :)!
If you are looking for a place to stay in Rotterdam, Frank is totally one of those people you should meet. He is very talkative, easy-going and open-minded and it is really easy to find things to speak about!
And besides, he has table for billiard in his house! What else you can desire for ;)?

Justyna Blicharz
From Justyna Blicharz
 Krakow, Poland
 Dec 28, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Frank is very open and talkative. We`ve met at my friend`s party. I `ve got the impression that he loves meeting people.

We had a great time in Rotterdam. I hope we`ll repeat it soon;)

Liang Ji
From Liang Ji
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 24, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is such a sweet guy. He took care of my cat when I was on holiday. He is a loving person and really friendly. I am looking forward to seeing you again!

Zvi Eli Bushwick
From Zvi Eli Bushwick
 Flushing, United States
 Dec 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

frank let me stay at his place very last minute and then invited me to stay even longer if I would want to. I wish I had the time to do so because he's a really awesome guy, and even in just the one night there we ad some amazing conversations, and he even gave me the grand tour of Rotterdam the next day. To sum it all up, Frank is a really amazing host, and I really hope i get a chance to see him again sometime soon.

Ketnapa Duangpoommet
From Ketnapa Duangpoommet
 The Hague, Netherlands
 Dec 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  

I met him in sinterklaas meeting in rotterdam. although I didn't talk with him yet. But I think he seem nice! I'm sure we can start conversation soon!

DRAAKJE2000 
From DRAAKJE2000
 Dordrecht, Netherlands
 Dec 13, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

i recognized him when i saw him..but he had no clue who i was..twice ;)

i'll make sure to sit down and talk to him next time we meet and flash my tattoo/piercing/green hair( or red or blue or..) so he'll never forget again ;)

besides that,i think he is a really devoted and enthousiastic and trustworthy couchsurfer.I hope to see him soon in rotterdam and have a normal conversation !

Baiba Bekisa
From Baiba Bekisa
 Riga, Latvia
 Dec 9, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

I met Frank during the Sinterklaas party and, conisitenly, it was one of the best party I've ever involved. Frank is really open-maind, friendly, helpful person, in other words, just a miracle :), I think everyone who had an interface with him had a positive experience and good time. And I'm sure we will meet each other again because Holland is small after all!

CECILE ROUYER
From CECILE ROUYER
 Lille, France
 Dec 6, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met during Sinterklaas event;we didn't speak a lot together but frank seems to be a cool and open minded guy;thanks particularly for the picture's tour in your city;
See you later mister!!

Ekaterina Kabanova
From Ekaterina Kabanova
 Moscow, Russia
 Dec 5, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I totally respect this guy!you know why?cause Frank hosted for 2 weeks my good friend being homeless.We found other common point that is our mutual friend Baptiste.Im just wondering how the world is small!Despite the lack of my time,i appreciated Frank not only as a nice guy with nice character and warm heart (im pretty sure!:) but also
as a good organisator of photo seccion in which i participated with a pleasure!Thanks a lot for hospitability and do believe we`ll keep in touch untill new adventures:)

Marten Knol 
From Marten Knol
 Maastricht, Netherlands
 Dec 5, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is a cool dude. Finally we've met in Rotterdam after having seen his face many times on Maastricht meeting pages but never came to the point of actually meeting him and having a totally weird msn conversation, confused him with another Frank :)

Paul Fairbank 
From Paul Fairbank
 Hull, United Kingdom
 Dec 5, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Frank was helpful, kind and a good guide during The C,S Sinterklaas weekend.
When we were speed dating, My quistion, was to make him speechless.
"I offered to share my Hosts bed", I succeeded!!

Sergio Martins
From Sergio Martins
 Manchester, United Kingdom
 Dec 5, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is one of the most active Rotterdamers CSs and we've met several times at meetings/parties. It's always good to talk with him and it's just a matter of time and opportunities for our friendship to became closer. I dont know about "serious" conversations.. :)

BEN IN LUX
From BEN IN LUX
 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
 Dec 5, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

It was funny playing board games with Frank and especially with Frank's rules :-)on a Sunday after a great Sinterklaas party!! Do not forget to bring them along for the next meetings and CU there!

Daniel Reiter
From Daniel Reiter
 Nongsa, Indonesia
 Dec 5, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Great ambassador, great city, great people! Rotterdam rules ;-)

Hamid Madjzoobi
From Hamid Madjzoobi
 The Hague, Netherlands
 Dec 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frans is very sociable and gets on with lots of different peep.

Bernard Vander Beken 
From Bernard Vander Beken
 Brugge, Belgium
 Dec 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank helped to organise the Sinterklaas meeting in Rotterdam, we met in various entertaining meetings.

Next time: talk about photography.

Gosia Perz
From Gosia Perz
 Eindhoven, Netherlands
 Dec 4, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Frank is mega-positive person - partying with him is just cool :) I met him at my first CoachSurfers party and so he's just cool, easy-going one :)

Maria -  Netherlands
From Maria - Netherlands
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We have one awesome thing in common: we like to hang out ‘a lot’ to get to know people better. I’m sure we will meet again Frank, with or without Alex! :) I don’t have time to read all the reference your friends left you LOL, but this is what I feel: I sense great friend in you!

Katharina Timm
From Katharina Timm
 Berlin, Germany
 Dec 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Frank is one of the greatest couchsurfers ever! Not that he is only meeting all travellers' expectations and wrmly welcomes anybody "at home" - but he is the one being most crazy about couchsurfing i ever met! Couchsurfing truly became his life - and that one can feel being hosted by him :-)

Bob Lenaerts 
From Bob Lenaerts
 Beerse, Belgium
 Dec 1, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Met frank in Rotterdam for his sinterklaas meeting that he has (sub) organized. it was a great success. frank is a gentle person, so he offered his couch/place for 7 people. although it was a small place, we all managed to sleep comfortably. when i come to Rotterdam frank, i definitely contact you again. cya bro !

Sebastian Weidemann 
From Sebastian Weidemann
 Essen, Germany
 Dec 1, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Frank is a very funny person. You are stessed out the last to weeks. And now its time to lay your feeds up.

Wieland Rhenau
From Wieland Rhenau
 Cologne, Germany
 Dec 1, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

The stay at Frank was super cool! Even though my request was so near-term he was more than friendly and arranged it - great guy! The whole CS Meeting in Rotterdam was quite fantastic and Frank made it possible for me in that way. Thanks a lot!

Golya CS dog
From Golya CS dog
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 1, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

He is one of my new CS friends...
We had some nice moments together!

BEHIWUE
From BEHIWUE
 Würzburg, Germany
 Nov 21, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Frank! You're great!!! Thanks for organising this great Sinterclass Party in Rotterdam and interrupting your sleep for us.. Was a GREAT Party! More is coming soon...

Dean Tyacke
From Dean Tyacke
 London, United Kingdom
 Nov 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Frank was a host that saved me in Rotterdam. Myself and another friend were given space in his place even though he had no room. He still found some floor space and took us out on the town. Good guy, CS dedicae (if thats a word).

Isabella Andert
From Isabella Andert
 Vienna, Austria
 Nov 3, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

I'm glad I hosted Frank. He came to Vienna as part of his take-pics-of-the-Euro08 trip and it was really interesting to see how he looked at the whole football-fan stuff going on all around us. He told me all sorts of things and even let me play with his camera. I like how he trusted me, we talked quite a lot and also went out partying together. He's a very kind person, very open to the world and he has a good heart.

Thomas Stoller 
From Thomas Stoller
 Zurich, Switzerland
 Oct 28, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Frank is like the perfect host. Nice he hosts so many surfers at the same time, so I could talk about their CS experiences. I'm new to this kind of travelling and I loved it.

Frank, thanks a lot for this experience. Your cup with your name on it really hits the point.

René Rohner
From René Rohner
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Oct 28, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 5 days  
Positive

YEAH, first THX for these experience to me of a new kind. I did not have any other host before where other travellers stayed at the same time...so we got a actual meeting at your house of CSer in fact, too. Which is was with 8 surfers larger than many other meetings. Therefore people will see you are one of the true CSer/ ambassadors of couchsurfing who puts a lot of his time in this to keep it running.

Frank, I had somewhat quite rough days during this weekend, i hadn't expected before you know!! =) I soo needed to rest one day from these 3 days of boozing and conquering r'dam hard. I liked it.

Well, we got to know each other quickly and think we pretty much enjoyed each other companies, didn't we? I really appreciate that you spontaneously went with us out on friday evening, although you didn't want to go in first place. but that's what i appreciate one of the most, coz im that same spontaneously, crazy too. keep partying hard until we see each other again groeten Rensen

Tobias Dubberstein
From Tobias Dubberstein
 Dresden, Germany
 Oct 26, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

I surfed Franks couch for three days in rotterdam. this was my first couchsurfing experience and i can really say i didn't regret it!! Frank is a very nice person. Together we went out to drink and have fun in the inner city. So therefore best for you and thanks for hosting me.

Kilian Grau 
From Kilian Grau
 Zurich, Switzerland
 Oct 26, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is great, he was very helpful about the trip of me and thomas.I tried to surf his couch, but his place was starting to be to crowded. So i figured out that there would be not enough space for everyone, so i decided it would be a better idea to surf another couch. But thanks anyway Frank for everything and i'm sure we will meet up in future again :-)

vespa 
From vespa
 The Hague, Netherlands
 Oct 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank, he is the perfect boyfriend for your sister! (?). I met his brilliant empathic look, at the CS tribe, and really a good "wave" from him.

Rosario Pavone
From Rosario Pavone
 Rome, Italy
 Oct 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank was very outgoing and he introduced me and my friends Aleks and Gergios to other couchsurfer. He tried to make us involved with the group. We were very happy to meet him and the other couchsurfers. Maybe we can meet again in Rotterdam, in Groningen, or why not in Italy, when I have to come back there!

Milos Trakilovic
From Milos Trakilovic
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Oct 19, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  

Frank we met alos on the couchsurfing meeting in Rotterdam. He offered to host us when we were in need for a place to stay. Luckly we found an apartment on our own. thanks a lot, though.
See you around, Frank!!

xx

Maja Zohar
From Maja Zohar
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Oct 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank on the cs meeting in R'dam,but talked more trough mail and phone after that :)
He's a positive nice person , altough I really think he's a bit too nice!
He's a real cs-er as you can he on his page.Think he knows Rotterdam better then me!
Looking forward to the beer on thuesday!
-kusss-

Erwin Nieuwstraten
From Erwin Nieuwstraten
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Oct 17, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank via via some other people on the Rotterdam meeting, well Frank is like the ubermaster of couchsurfing when you see his profile:-) But that could not have been if he hadn't been such a nice guy and a great organizer, so he brings people together, and thats a very cool thing. Well indeed we havent had real long conversations, maybe this saturday but I think it will be more beertalking :-D I will not fall asleep on the couch on a saturday again :-D

Herr Beowulf
From Herr Beowulf
 Vienna, Austria
 Oct 14, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

We were supposed to have met during the EM in Austria to support the Clockwork Orange, but unfortunately we didn´t make it. He saw I was going to Rotterdam in October and invited me to his place. We talked a lot about football and I´m glad I had the chance to talk to someone who really likes and understands football. He also helped me to discover the windmills park and one brewery in Rotterdam... and we even went to a party together with other of his CSrs and friends. I believe we will met again, even before South Africa 2010!

Vronique Soulan 
From Vronique Soulan
 Avignon, France
 Oct 13, 2008
Met in person Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

hahaha Franck He came to talk to me during an evening at Basia's place in Rotterdam, and we stayed together all evening with Maarten to talk, laugh! I spent very good time in his presence
A smiling guy, open, which invest time with a person, attentive, with great humor.
In short I can only say that I hope to meet him during my next visits to the Netherlands, my second home now, his couch as I was promised, or drink beer! Promised the next time I will offer you glasses of beer!
Very pleased to meet you, and the door of my house is always open for you ;)

Ulisses Condino
From Ulisses Condino
 London, United Kingdom
 Oct 12, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Franz is a really uncomplicated and fun person. Unfortunately we didn't spend much time together...was short but intense! Looking forward to catching up in London!
All the best mate!

Jacob Winter
From Jacob Winter
 Odessa, Ukraine
 Oct 11, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 5 days  
Positive

Frank is in love with couchsurfing as well as meeting people; obviously a strong point. The last I knew of he was going to host over ten people after I left, and was willing to do so comfortably. Although I wish I had known more about football to discuss with him, he was ridiculously accommodating. He made me feel at home the whole time I was there, and hopefully he'll make it to wherever I am so I can reciprocate. Come meet up with Frank; he'll show you a good time.

Teodora Lascu
From Teodora Lascu
 Bucharest, Romania
 Oct 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Frank's house is a collector's paradise. If you ever go there, and I highly recommend you to, you'll know what I mean. He took us for very tasty turkish food in Rotterdam in the middle of the night and then he took us home; he has a very friendly, laid-back attitude and makes you feel like home and his curious nature offers room for very interesting conversation. Too bad our stay with him was so short!

Somicha lovesthebigblue...
From Somicha lovesthebigblue...
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Oct 7, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Yes it was nice evaluating CS with Frank... The good things and things that could be better. But also in general its nice to have a chat with him, for sure I can recommand him as a host...

Miriam Flaksman 
From Miriam Flaksman
 Salzburg, Austria
 Oct 6, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Frank was a fun and very patient roomie - he waited quite a long time for me to get home (inside, of course) and was still happy to see me and have a 2-hour conversation with me :-) We (my roomie Susi and I) enjoyed spending time with him - mainly inside unfortunately, due to the weather - and I'm proud he cut his very first onion in my kitchen :-D I'm sure we'll meet again sometime!

Susan Fan
From Susan Fan
 London, United Kingdom
 Oct 6, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 10 days  
Positive

Frank was a little shy at first, and I think he was told by AM to behave! As I got to know him during my stay, he has been more talkative, hospitable and is like a brother to me. I tease him all the time and know that we can trust and confide in each other.

Lorraine Sanchez
From Lorraine Sanchez
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Oct 6, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

..because Frank was wearing a shirt with his name on it.. I was able to find him in the crowd of wild Rotterdamer's :) Great to meet you, looking forward to the next one!

Gael Minville
From Gael Minville
 Montreal, Canada
 Oct 3, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance, Surfed 1 days  

He introduced me to the couchsurfing website!

PT_PANACHE 
From PT_PANACHE
 Merrimac, United States
 Sep 27, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Was introduced by Tara, my daughter, at a CS Rotterdam meeting. What a lively evening that was! It was a great opportunity to meet local CSers and fellow travelers. Enjoyed some conversation with Frank about his recent travels to Paris (a favorite of mine). You are always welcome if you find yourself in Wisconsin.

Barbara Slizak
From Barbara Slizak
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Sep 25, 2008
Met in person Close Friend, Hosted 4 days Surfed 2 days Traveled 2 days 
Positive

After more than 1 year it's the highest time to update this comment:) I met Frank for the first time during dance parade in R'dam in 2007, he come with his photograph friends! After that time there was period of 'silence' between us and then we refreshed our contacts. I can say that today Frank is one of my closest friends and I really trust him in everything! We spend great time not only parting but also supporting each others as friends and having normal long&deep talks..He has such a big heart and he's very open and warm person with very soft side. He's open to people and easygoing + he's home is always full of CS:)- If you gather he's friendship you are lucky.


Nathalie Eimers
From Nathalie Eimers
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Sep 24, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank seems to a very nice, caring and relaxed guy. We're definitely gonna hang out more with some fellow Rotterdam CS'ers (when Frank is'n't playing badminton and when I am not working on my thesis, for instance :-).

Anderson Ferreira 
From Anderson Ferreira
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Sep 15, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

As soon as I get internet, I will write something better ;-)

But he is a great guy and has a great house full of games!

Tomasz Kaputa
From Tomasz Kaputa
 Wroclaw, Poland
 Sep 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is a real couchsurfing spirit, always willing to meet new people, always willing to help. We had a couple of parties here, in Rotterdam. And I still owe him a beer ;)

Emilia Varmavuori
From Emilia Varmavuori
 Dordrecht, Netherlands
 Sep 13, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

It's good that there's people like Frank who make people feel welcome when they are almost lost and alone. He's an archetype of a couchsurfer :>

Marco de Wit 
From Marco de Wit
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Sep 12, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

He is a very fanatic couchsurfer. Hosting a lot. Surfing a lot. It's nice to chat with him.

Kirstin Klippel
From Kirstin Klippel
 Cologne, Germany
 Sep 10, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

frank was one of the first people i emailed when i found out that id be doing a masters program in rotterdam. he was extremely helpful from the beginning and i certainly ended up bothering him with my numerous emails before we actually got to meet each other in person at cafe boudewjin.

frank, im sorry for all the questions and requests i sent you. you know i didnt have a good start in rotterdam, but as olivier said "things can only get better". im sure we'll finally start talking to each other more regularly and not just via email. see you at the meeting on tuesday? :-)

JACEK PISARCZYK
From JACEK PISARCZYK
 Opacz, Poland
 Sep 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is a very social man.You can find him on CS meetings.I really enjoyed his sense of humor.

Aiste Stancikaite
From Aiste Stancikaite
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Aug 29, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 14 days  
Positive

Frank is probably one the most patient people in cs - i stayed at his place for 2 weeks and he didn't kick me out before i left myself! :) Really great and easy going guy with a flat full of games (really good for long evenings). He even made me much more interested in sports what I thought is quite impossible. Thank you for everything Frank!

Anneloes van Aken
From Anneloes van Aken
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Aug 29, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

A very friendly guy with interesting stories.
See you on a next meeting!

Trudy van Schie 
From Trudy van Schie
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Aug 28, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is a nice guy to talk to, sometimes he can be a little sarcastic but he surely knows how to be complimentary (...). Weekly Tuesday meetings are therefor never boring.

Johannes Kos
From Johannes Kos
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Aug 27, 2008
Met in person Close Friend, Hosted 30 days Surfed 30 days  
Positive

Frank is a great guy. He is kind, funny and social. We hang out a lot of times and became really good friends.

Wynn Chandra
From Wynn Chandra
 Melbourne, Australia
 Aug 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is a very nice and helpful, though we haven't had much chance to meet up, I know he's a very pleasant to hang out with

Maarten van Gelderen
From Maarten van Gelderen
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Aug 21, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Frank is the one who introduced me to CS. We met in Basel and he convinced me to come to the CS meetings in Rotterdam. He's really a great CS-er. If you know Frank you will get to know much more people and you'll be invited for many activities. Frank is really trying to make others have a good time. Frank, I owe you a beer!

Alex Behling
From Alex Behling
 Berlin, Germany
 Aug 19, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank at a couchsurfing meeting. He offered me to stay at his house but I already found another couchsurfer to stay with.
Anyway Frank seems to be a trustful and funny guy.
See you next time in Rotterdam! :-)

Karolis Rimkus
From Karolis Rimkus
 Vilnius, Lithuania
 Aug 14, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

At first Frank seemed a bit strange, but later on I saw that he is a very good person. He hosted us, gave us advices on everything, gave a very interesting tour around Rotterdam and trusted us. He is really helpful and trustworthy, and if you are going to Rotterdam for sightseeing, you should definitely ask for his couch. Thanks again Frank!

Marta Milczarek
From Marta Milczarek
 Warsaw, Poland
 Aug 13, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank made a very nice trip for me and other Couchsurfers showing us Rotterdam:) We also was at the Rotterdam Dance Parade and Afterparty together! He is very friendly and helpful person, really worth to meet and party with:)

Fabian Samec 
From Fabian Samec
 Vienna, Austria
 Aug 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

thx for joining us for the final and partying with us! awesome guy!!!

Rose May 
From Rose May
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Aug 9, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Frank I really enjoyed the parade event! You really looked after all csers that came! I look forward getting to know you better! Big UPS!

Paulina Nava 
From Paulina Nava
 Mexico City, Mexico
 Aug 6, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  

He invited me to his city (That i really enjoy) and i surf his place for 2 days. His humor is something special but i have a good time with him >D. Is a nice guy

Cody Adams
From Cody Adams
 Atlanta, United States
 Aug 5, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank was the first person to respond to my question on a group post and then masterfully directed me where to meet up even though I could get lost in a shoebox. He introduced me to other Rotterdam CS'ers and I plan to meet up at more events in the future.

Alan S. 
From Alan S.
 Mexico City, Mexico
 Aug 5, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Frank is a nice guy and an excellent host. I stayed at his place for 3 nights and met some other couchsurfers during the Summer Carnival in Rotterdam.

If you like to play pool, then you should visit him (he has his own pool table) but be aware of not betting with him, because you could find yourself loosing 5 euros, just like it happened to me ;)

Thanks for everything Frank!

Take care,
Alan

Rabea Koenig
From Rabea Koenig
 Baunach, Germany
 Aug 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Frank is a very open-minded guy and I am glad he hosted me although everything was quite on short notice. We unfortunately didn't spend a lot of time together as I actually like his special humour :) Rotterdam is such an interesting place. Thanks for everything.

Marina Zaytseva
From Marina Zaytseva
 Haarlem, Netherlands
 Aug 3, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

hello!!!!!
remember u as a positive full of energy guy!!!!Very active member of CS!!!!Thats a pity I dont have enough time to meet you again this summer....but hope to see u when I will be in Europe again!!!and where are that pictures u made?ha!!!would love to see them!!!!

Alfredo Lombardo Alcantara
From Alfredo Lombardo Alcantara
 Malaga, Spain
 Aug 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

I surf franks house for 3 nice nights, i met a lot of people because was the latin carnaval and frank was so cool.

Will Hancock
From Will Hancock
 Atlanta, United States
 Aug 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 5 days  
Positive

Frank was an awesome host, and a good guy in general to hang out with. He gave me and another surfer a custom tour of Rotterdam and hung out with a lot even though he had to work during the week. He's very knowledgeable about Holland and can give you some good recommendations as well. All in all, it was an excellent experience.

ASHISHRB 
From ASHISHRB
 Zurich, Switzerland
 Aug 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is one of the crazy dutchies that invaded Switz during the Euro :) It was great fun to see him actively participating in the CS weeknd and other meetings. And waving his proud orange during the games, and standing proud after the Dutch finally lost to the Russians.

Zihni Ozdil
From Zihni Ozdil
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Aug 2, 2008
Met in person Friend,  

Frank is a Rotterdam CS enthusiast. Very friendly and good sense of humor. Im sure we are going to hangout a lot as Rotterdam CS-ers!

Erik Kroes
From Erik Kroes
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Aug 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met at a local meeting and got to talk about photography. Frank seems eager to develop (pun intended) in this area so we have a nice shared interest.

Lauren Gross
From Lauren Gross
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Jul 31, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I enjoyed our conversations at the weekly meeting then met up the next day to see some football festivities. He still wanted to hang out even though I made him wait 2 hours in the cold and rain. I forsee some more billiards in our future!

Milica Stankovic
From Milica Stankovic
 Nis, Serbia
 Jul 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is one great organiser, he helped me find them in crowded Rotterdam during Carneval,we were all hanging out there,and I really had a great time... Frank,thank you very much for that day, I would have missed the Carneval if there weren't you.. :) and send me some photos ,please ;)

Gabriele Fanelli
From Gabriele Fanelli
 Zurich, Switzerland
 Jul 30, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

We just met for a few minutes, I cannot really say anything about this person. However, the first impression was OK.

Martina Maurer
From Martina Maurer
 Oberbalm, Switzerland
 Jul 29, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

we surfed frank's couch for 2 nights on our luxembourg/belgium/holland-trip.even if we are two completely different persons we could talk about lots of stuff and we even realized that he knows some of my friends in berne because of couchsurfing. he showed us around in rotterdam, served us breakfast on his pool-table (even some traditional dutch food) and took us to the weekly rotterdam couchsurfing-meeting. thanks for all that.

Yuri Romero
From Yuri Romero
 Machupicchu, Peru
 Jul 28, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Frank was a nice and hospitalary guy, he show me the best party I saw in The Netherlands call it Carnnival in Rotterdam, was very nice time,
hope to see you again Frank and thank you for all your time

FAIRPLAY 
From FAIRPLAY
 Hengelo, Netherlands
 Jul 27, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Frank welcomed me in the centre of Rotterdam on Friday, we talked a little and drinked a beer.
Next day to the Summer Carnaval.
Frank is a great host, and he can talk about a lot of subjects.
Thanks Frank, it was great to meet you.
Wij gaan ons zien, i hope.

KUAIZI
From KUAIZI
 Vienna, Austria
 Jul 27, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is indeed a great bicycle-chaffeur! I met him at Birgits farewell party just after I arrived in Rotterdam being welcomed with open arms.

Kathlyn Ehret 
From Kathlyn Ehret
 Kusnacht, Switzerland
 Jul 24, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Frank was the first person to contact me to stay during the Euro 2008. It was great to host such an enthusiastic football fan during the games! We wandered the streets in Orange receiving many cheers of "Hopp Holland" :) He designed his holiday to support Holland and to visit the host cities. Frank is caring and sympathetic. He fit right in to the the Zurich CS crowd, joining us for and evening out to watch the games and even encouraging other CSers to join us!

Hubert Hensen
From Hubert Hensen
 Las Vegas, United States
 Jul 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Frank was kind enough to host me in Rotterdam, which I learned is the most awesome city in The Netherlands. He took me to a CS meetup in the city center and showed me around his neighborhood plus he let me win a few games of pool. Best of all, he bought us some beers. And beer is good.

Arkadiusz Trzeciak
From Arkadiusz Trzeciak
 Szczecin, Poland
 Jul 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Thank you Frank for having me at your place. For showing me Rotterdam and for teaching me how to play pool table:)) As my host I always wanted you to win:))) I really enjoyed Rotterdam and it`s orginality. As I say to everyone - World is small, so probably see you somewhere there. Go Feyenoord!!!

Ruth Günter
From Ruth Günter
 Fribourg, Switzerland
 Jul 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Frank was so nice to show us around Rotterdam. We also got to do his tour around town, which he designed especially for a CS-event and all his other couchsurfers.
He also took us along to the weekly meeting of the Rotterdam - couchsurfers which was nice.

HEREISKUSI 
From HEREISKUSI
 Bern, Switzerland
 Jul 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Frank stayed at my place during the EM08. He did his big couchsurfing tour and I was happy to host him. Eventhought Frank and me are pretty different persons (as far as i can tell), we had a very good time. I'm not into soccer at all and he showed me the how this small ball can mean the world to many people! :) It was certainly very interesting! Thanks Frank for visiting and all the best!

Helena Birnie 
From Helena Birnie
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Jul 17, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

He sent me an email about the post I left in the Rotterdam-group. I was plesantly surprised. So when he reminded me of the weekly CS meeting in Rotterdam, I immediately dicided to go! Also met him the day after at a spontanious couchsurf meeting. We had nice conversations. He's a really enthousiastic couchsurfer!

FLORAH
From FLORAH
 Bern, Switzerland
 Jul 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

we watch together the game france-netherlands. he was a tolerant soccer fan ;)and he seems to be a funny person.

Oliver Evans 
From Oliver Evans
 Hamburg, Germany
 Jul 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Frank was very kind to us.He hosted the four of us, plus another couchsurfer for a night and we had a brilliant time. He showed us around the city and gave us an indepth view of things we would've never discovered ourselves. On top of that we had very nice talks about football and other things. Glad we found your place and hope to see you this weekend!! Sorry for the belated ref, I forgot about it :D

Ricardo Reyes
From Ricardo Reyes
 Bad Gleichenberg, Austria
 Jul 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Hey thanks for the add, i met Frank because he was the Isa CS´s guest that weekend in Vienna (EURO08), He is really talkative guy, we went to get some drinks @latin bars around Wien, i hope we can meet again maybe Rotterdam! greetings!

Forgetful Zuli
From Forgetful Zuli
 Vienna, Austria
 Jul 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I saw Frank unfortunately only once in Vienna while he was couchsurfing with Isabella, say unfortunately cause I wish we could of hang out more. It was a pleasure to have him around at the Triple Party and ohh he is a great photographer! only that I always runnaway from such great-deep lenses hehe, maybe will visit him in Holland! :)

Dule Misevic 
From Dule Misevic
 Paris, France
 Jul 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank spend some time in Switzerland during the Euro Cup 2008, representing Netherlands in the best possible (and very orange) way. Being a part-time, temporary Dutch fan for the Euro, I certainly appreciated the support. ;-) We had a chance to hang out many times, watch several games together, and consume multiple tasty beers. Because of him, I've also gotten a chance to be a paparazzi for an hour or so, using his nice camera with a looooong zoom lens and taking some fun photos of the "Team Swiss" - "Everyone Else" game at the Bern CS meeting. Hope Frank visits again sometime or we get a chance to meet up elsewhere in the near future. All the best, it's been fun!

LAURAFENIX
From LAURAFENIX
 Brielle, Netherlands
 Jul 15, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Frank is a really nice and fun person, always organizing activities and just enjoying life! If you join the Rotterdam group for some event, he'll surely be there. I'm really glad we met and I'm sure we'll meet much more in the future. See you around Frank!

RINLADAKH
From RINLADAKH
 Bern, Switzerland
 Jul 12, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Well, it was a great night when Holland won against France ;-) what a great game! Besides the game we unfortunately didn't have much time to talk but maybe there will be a next time because I once in a while am visiting my friend in Amsterdam ;-) and hey, Frank, I told you my nickname ;-)

Adam Nagy 
From Adam Nagy
 Vienna, Austria
 Jul 12, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Meet this guy if you have a chance: you will enjoy his company. He has a good sense of international humour. I met Frank when he stopped by in Vienna, surfing Isabella's couch. We had a short but great time, going from one bar to another with a bunch of other couchsurfers during the Euro Cup. That's how football and Couchsurfing bring cool people together !! :-) Welcome back in Vienna, anytime !

Koert Hougee
From Koert Hougee
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Jul 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank first in a crowded bar and we talked briefly. The second time we met we had a better opportunity to get to know each other. Frank is a guy you immediately feel at home with. He is very open about a lot of things and that gives him a very strong personality. Hope to see him a lot more!

Triston
From Triston
 Berlin, Germany
 Jul 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  

I loved Vienna and the Vienna CS group made my stay better than anticipated. I will definitely be back to see them all.

Benjamin Fischer 
From Benjamin Fischer
 Sydney, Australia
 Jul 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank was part of my first ever couch surfing experience and I stayed with it. He's a great guy - friendly, open and considerate :)

Hannes Wüthrich 
From Hannes Wüthrich
 Bern, Switzerland
 Jul 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met frank several times at CS meetings while he stayed in Bern during the euro2008 soccer championship. He was always friendly and in good mood (which might be related to the fact that Holland always won the games... ;)). I really miss the time going out with him and his Dutch friends!

Elisabeth Steen
From Elisabeth Steen
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Jul 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I spoke only very shortly to Frank, but he was very friendly. And when I asked him for some advice, he really tried to help me, and, most important, reassured me when I needed it. Thanks Frank! See you in two weeks or so!

TOOKI 
From TOOKI
 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
 Jul 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

**** To be filled later when i came back from holidays***

Tommy Quist 
From Tommy Quist
 Leiden, Netherlands
 Jul 11, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank's pretty cool, and seems to have cemented himself into the Rotterdam couchSurfing community, but was away traveling all the time since I've been active. Glad to see I hadn't met everyone just yet, because it's always good to see a new (fro me anyway) face pop up!

Michael Afanasyev 
From Michael Afanasyev
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Jul 10, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met quite accidentally in Basel during the Euro 2008. Was quite funny 'cos he indeed requested to surf my couch some time before but I was unable to host then. We spent a maaaaaad day in Basel, going through all possible mental states together, from hope to despair. We were in good company though and that's comforting.

Nicolas Alexandre Bérard-Nault 
From Nicolas Alexandre Bérard-Nault
 Montreal, Canada
 Jul 10, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank during the CS meeting in Bern in June 2008. He is a very open and nice guy to talk to and I defenitely hope to meet him again when I go to the Netherlands !

Mihai Bursesc
From Mihai Bursesc
 Salasu de Sus, Romania
 Jul 10, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank animated the Zurich CS meeting. Through his friendly, communicative nature and by taking pictures he helped people who didn't know anybody there to socialize . He was very wellcoming.

Sarah Billian
From Sarah Billian
 Cuarny, Switzerland
 Jul 9, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Frank and I surfed the same couch during the CS Bern Weekend, which happened to fall on the amazingly-awesome Holland-France game, in which Holland kicked some serious ass. We got to even speak Dutch, and he didn't even laugh to much at my Frenchified Nederlands. Hope to visit him in Holland someday soon!

David Damrel
From David Damrel
 Swindon, United Kingdom
 Jul 9, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Frank is great fun to be around. Very outgoing, and funny. I met him at a CS event in Bern, it was definitely a good time. Look forward to my visit to Holland and meet up for a drink or two! =D

Coona von Pardiel Grischun
From Coona von Pardiel Grischun
 Bern, Switzerland
 Jul 9, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is a funny person I met in Bern during an event where we played soccer together! He with his legs, me with my teeth :) I hope he comes back soon, so we can go swimming or fight for sticks! This is on my "to do with Frank"-list still!

Andrea Koch
From Andrea Koch
 Bern, Switzerland
 Jul 9, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

During the EURO Championsship 08, I met Frank several times for games and meetings in Bern! He's an enthousiastic soccer-fan and really knows how to party. It was great fun to have you here in Bern, I hope the beer tasted well (considering the amounts of it you consumed :) )

ISLABONITA 
From ISLABONITA
 St. Gallen, Switzerland
 Jul 8, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank was surfing Steffi's couch in St.Gallen during the Euro cup and I was there for one evening and met him. He's an extremely nice guy, very open and interested. Hope to see you again, next time in Rotterdam maybe!?

MONAIVA
From MONAIVA
 Bern, Switzerland
 Jul 4, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

hup hup holland! we met Frank "the tank" in vienna during the EM final. we had a really great time together watching the game in the fanzone! hope to see you again, frank!

Jess Kuek
From Jess Kuek
 Melbourne, Australia
 Jul 4, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

we met frank in vienna, had lots of fun times and a great experience! good to meet you frank

David Gates 
From David Gates
 London, United Kingdom
 Jul 2, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is interesting in only a positive way. If you have an interest in photograpy get in contact with this fella. He knows it all and has a passion for it equally as he does for having a good time with people he meets along the way. Couchsurfing suits a guy like Frank.

Paulo Zanello 
From Paulo Zanello
 Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
 Jul 1, 2008
Met in person Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Frank is a very funny and friendly guy and it was great to hang out and party with him in Vienna.

Wicher Visser 
From Wicher Visser
 Zurich, Switzerland
 Jun 30, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Frank is the kind of guy who is hard to miss in the crowd. As tall as Dutchies come, he is hard to overlook and boasts with energy and humor. You absolutely will have a great time whether you surf him, host him or just meet him for a drink. Most likely beer. Very very easy and uncomplicated socially. I only can be positive. Meet him!

Simone Brogli 
From Simone Brogli
 Basel, Switzerland
 Jun 26, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 8 days  
Positive

First of all: Actually this one was an EXTREMELY positive one...!
The hardest part of having Frank as our guest was to say him goodbye. During the time he stayed at our place in some way Frank became a part of the family. We spent a lot of time together - not only partying in the fan-areas, which it was all about actually (and man - I`ll never forget....-)) we had also a trip to Germany, visited a castle and took a LOT of pictures. Thank you for putting all these files on our computer! All in all this was not just any cs-experience, it was THE experience!
This guy is honest, openhearted, outgoing, with a very good humor (yes I know you`re stupid, man), the best man for talking and partying! If you`ll ever have the chance to meet him - do it!
Frank, hopefully things will be just fine for you in the future and you can cope with your emotions concerning your friend Mark.
OF COURSE we`re gonna meet again, in the south, in the north or in the middle...
All the best for you......

Bojo and Zlaty
From Bojo and Zlaty
 Sofia, Bulgaria
 Jun 20, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Frank is a great guy, very friendly and interesting. See you the next time, my friend!
ORANJE, ORANJE, ORANJE!!!

Dylan Schmitter
From Dylan Schmitter
 Kilchberg, Switzerland
 Jun 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Oh, there is so much to say about Frank. We first met through my cousins friends and had a crazy night watching and celebrating the Netherlands second EM victory, and then had a great following day playing football and hanging out with the fellow CSers. Frank is super friendly and an extremely kind person. He is well traveled and interesting to talk to. Frank is a great photographer and is always trying to get 'the perfect picture'. I am eagerly waiting to see all of his pictures; and I'm sure they are great. Next time I am in the Netherlands I will be sure to stop in Rotterdam to surf with Frank!

MOTHERANDSON 
From MOTHERANDSON
 Bern, Switzerland
 Jun 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 4 days  
Positive

Frank was a very nice and uncomplicate guest. Because he came for our CSBerne-weekend during EuroSoccer08 the host-experience was a bit different (we were most of the time in a group of people) but my son, me and our cat enjoyed his company.

GIUZE 
From GIUZE
 Penthalaz, Switzerland
 Jun 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Sadly he cannot come at my place before to go for a nice meeting in Bern but we spent the nights to the same host during the weekend!
He's a nice guy...I hope you'll make a nice trip in Switzerland and Austria.
You're welcome if you want to come to finally visit me.

Ramona Fuhrimann 
From Ramona Fuhrimann
 Bern, Switzerland
 Jun 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

He is a good photographer and i felt well in his presence. Had a lot of fun with him and hope he had a great time in Switzerland.

Fabian Dreher 
From Fabian Dreher
 Bern, Switzerland
 Jun 15, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank joined the CS Berne weekend to support Holland, but he did way more than that! He connected very well to the other CSers and i enjoyed very much talking to him. Looking forward to see you again!

Thomas Hafner 
From Thomas Hafner
 Berikon, Switzerland
 Jun 15, 2008
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Hip Hip Netherland,
met this awesome guy at st.gallen and in berne by the orange party. i enjoyed the time with you, because of the party we had. Defenetly not the last time, see you in Rotterdam....greeting

SWISSGIRL79 
From SWISSGIRL79
 St. Gallen, Switzerland
 Jun 9, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 4 days Surfed 2 days Traveled 4 days 
Positive

he hosted me for two nights at the sinterklassmeeting. he is very spntinous and he let me eat from his pindakaas as much as I wanted. thank you so much for everythin and I hope to cu next summer in switzerland.
update:
hey it was so nice to meet u again and I really liked the trip to zurich and to basel. can't wait for friday in orange!that will give some funny chances to take more good pictures! :-)

Antonio Rolo
From Antonio Rolo
 Porto, Portugal
 Jun 6, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

One day was enough to realise how interesting it is talking with Frank. We met in Sankt Gallen on the way to the Euro 2008 and I'm sure we will meet again, soon. We both will support our football national teams. If Portugal doesn't win, I wish the best luck to Netherlands. Was really a pleasure meeting u Frank.

Taras Povorozniuk
From Taras Povorozniuk
 Bologna, Italy
 May 29, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 11 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Hey, man! Sometimes it's better to chew rather than write references;) Was it the reference for me or Ukrainian national team?:)
Anyway, Frank is extremely joyful and sociable person, a great company for a pub meeting! Ask me for a couch in 2012:)
UPD: 15/10/08 After staying at Franks place near Rotterdam for about 10 days I'm missing his company very much. His house is always opened for friends and Franks is ready to help at any time and support even crazy initiative. He is a real CS animal! Don't miss the opportunity to surf his air matrass!!!:)

Mark Steiman
From Mark Steiman
 New Haven, United States
 May 26, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Frank was great! Very welcoming...we played pool, talked photography and had a nice time. Definitely a good guy!

Harald van Gils 
From Harald van Gils
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 May 25, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met shortly before the soccermatch of the national team. We had some soccer-related talks since I sat next to him, and overall it was a good experience. Unfotunately I had to leave shortly after the match without having time to say goodbye. I'm sure we'll meet soon again!

Josie Cheng
From Josie Cheng
 Hong Kong Island, China
 May 25, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

It was a nice evening with Frank.We watched the match of the Netherlands vs Ukraine in Rotterdam Stadium!Had a drink in a Irish pub afterwards..Hopefully to meet Frank again in CS meeting:)!

Inese Versena 
From Inese Versena
 Koknese, Latvia
 May 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Frank housted me and my fiends 2 days in Rotterdam. We had two nice evenings with some drinks and chating. He took also a whole day to show us around, it was really funny also because of "the game" :-) Thanks for the greate time! take care

Andres Nava
From Andres Nava
 Mexico City, Mexico
 May 11, 2008
Met in person Close Friend,  
Positive

first day i met him he was very very kind, he took us (me and my son Andres) at the supermarket because of my marathon i hade to have special food, next day he took us to pick the marathon number and after that he teach us the most important parts of Rotterdam dowtown, he invited us to CS meeting and he took me home even they had a party later on, Staurday he took us again to dowtown we were at the place for meet in the half of the marathon and later we were in a music festival, the sunday he took us at the star marathon and at the half he took me many pictures, i meet them at the end and we celebrate the marathon having a Libanes dinner, with all these we hade so many many talks about many many topics so now i fell him like a very very good friend, hopping to see him again very soon

Liza van Kuijk 
From Liza van Kuijk
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 May 7, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is also very active in the CS Community both online and offline. He keeps CS Rotterdam alive.

We met at the Queensnight in Utrecht, didn't get much time to chat. I would love to see the pics you took.

Marta Lulewicz
From Marta Lulewicz
 Bialystok, Poland
 May 6, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

we met almost at the end of the cs meeting when we were about to leave. First impression definitely positive. The world is so small so maybe I'll have the opportunity to tell about my second inpression as well ;)

Kristine Kurse
From Kristine Kurse
 Liepaja, Latvia
 May 6, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Frank hosted me and my friends Sergej, Inese and Oliver. We enjoyed that very much. Frank prepared a great excursion around Rotterdam like a game. It was very interesting! I saw Rotterdam from the best side. At home Frank has a lot of different table games so we played some. Frank is very friendly, nice and helpful person.

Vidya Stipdonk
From Vidya Stipdonk
 Leiden, Netherlands
 May 5, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

I met Frank briefly at the beginning and the end of the Rotterdam picture quest. He seemd like a nice and helpful guy. Maybe we'll see each other again one day.

Gosia Korzeniecka
From Gosia Korzeniecka
 Warsaw, Poland
 May 4, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

We met during QueensNight meeting in Untecht. Although we actually didn't have many opportunities to talk to he (having his terrific camera always ready to hand :]) made a really good impression on me.

Jaap Mol
From Jaap Mol
 Dordrecht, Netherlands
 May 1, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

After a long time of playing hide-and-seek i finally met Frank at the R'dam weekly meeting. He has the right CS spirit, cause he's organising the R'dam Photo Quest meeting and I like that!
And yeah! Even when there was an important soccergame coming up, Frank joined us at the Kinderdijk meeting. I had the chance to talk to him some more and i'm sure i'll meet him more often since he is really easy going, friendly and (last but not least) a good photographer! :) He might even beat me in the CS photocontest... ;)

Nai 
From Nai
 The Hague, Netherlands
 May 1, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

I met Frank at the PictureQuest he organized for Koninginnedag he organised in Rotterdam. Afterwards we food and games at Mum's Kitchen and the next day Picnic at kinderdijk. nice to chat to, I'm sure we'll meet up again soon.

VATO_LOCO 
From VATO_LOCO
 Arnhem, Netherlands
 Apr 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I will you later mate!

ANKEVD3S
From ANKEVD3S
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Apr 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met at the Rotterdam Photoquest that he so fantastically organised. Thank you, Frank, I did really enjoy myself! I will now look forward at seeing all of you again at one of the weekly meetings. :)

Anneke Van Kuyk
From Anneke Van Kuyk
 Sydney, Australia
 Apr 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank only briefly but he seemed to be embracing the couch surfing philosophy wholeheartedly!

Birgit Bachler 
From Birgit Bachler
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Apr 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank the first time at FridayNightFoodFun in Rodam where we did have some time to talk and laugh, he has a very bright personality and is very helpful and openminded. Since we've met for a couple of times now my opinion hasn't changed that he is a great guy for good laughs but also serious philosophic talks. Extra-Bonus: He can pronounce my surname nearly perfect (:

Reka Balog
From Reka Balog
 Pecs, Hungary
 Apr 29, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We spent a wonderful day biking, picnicing in Kinderdijk. By the end oy the day all of us got sunburned! :)

SARAH&GEORGE
From SARAH&GEORGE
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Apr 29, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank at a CS gathering (Rotterdam photo contest) the day after I joined Couch Surfing. He made me feel at ease and welcomed into the group. He also introduced me to a lot of other great folks. This made my first experience with the organization a great one. Thanks!!

TRA
From TRA
 Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands
 Apr 29, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank at the Kinderdijk Bike tour, he is an active and enthousiastic Couchsurfer.

Maxime Turgeon
From Maxime Turgeon
 Quebec, Canada
 Apr 28, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I talked to Frank on my way to Rotterdam to participate in the Picture Quest he had organised. I was late and he managed to bring me to a team so that I could enjoy the day and take pictures. We went to Mom's kitchen and really had fun together playing games and also in Kinderdijk the next day. Frank is a really friendly guy always there to help you out whenever possible, he also offered me his couch. He likes to have fun, and share it with others. What else, we also end up decorating the bikes before the trip to Kinderdijk with dutch flags... small attentions that makes it much more enjoyable! Hope to see you again, back here in Amsterdam, or in Rotterdam, since I should go back there in the next month.

Esly van Dam 
From Esly van Dam
 Enschede, Netherlands
 Apr 28, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Frank organised a meeting which I attended. After that, he hosted me in his house. We had a nice night playing boardgames, amazingly good food and nice talks. Go and meet him (and figure out whether his neighbours have a parrot or a child... and if you figured it out, please write me! :-) ) See you soon Frank, you're very welcome in Enschede as well!

Belle of Belfast 
From Belle of Belfast
 Belfast, United Kingdom
 Apr 28, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Frank is extremely helpful. He emailed me before my trip to the Netherlands to tell me about the meetings being held there and then when I turned up late to the Rotterdam Picture Quest he called one of the groups and took me to join them so that I could still partcipate. Then he waited for us with my luggage to take us to Momma's Kitchen for dinner1 Extremely kind! Can't wait to see all of his pictures from the events over that weekend.

Steph Schreiner
From Steph Schreiner
 Ottawa, Canada
 Apr 28, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank organized the picture quest in Rotterdam and really did a great job....THANKS! It was alot of fun and I met lots of cool people. After exploring rotterdam I hung out with Frank and some other CSs. Frank is easy to talk to and easy to beat at yatzee ;)

Cristiane Lourenço
From Cristiane Lourenço
 Totnes, United Kingdom
 Apr 27, 2008
Only met online  

"I would stay in his place, but plans changed, we keep in contact"

Fong Kuo
From Fong Kuo
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Apr 26, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  

i meet frank at the weeklymeeting of the couchsurfing. pitty i need to leave the place soon that night, so i did't hade much time to talk to him. he seems to me a very nice, kindly person. see you again soon

Andres Nava
From Andres Nava
 Mexico City, Mexico
 Apr 24, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Frank how can i say thank you. You been a very good person with us. He is a realy positive guy. Again thanks for everything i spent a good time in Rotterdam.
Hope you see you again
Cheers

Benjamin Agostini
From Benjamin Agostini
 Verdun, France
 Apr 24, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

We met Frank while havin' a Rotterdam city tour. He was preparin' a photo quest 'n we discovered interesting places with him. Unfortunately, we didn't have much time to have longer conversation together after the walk!
See you at our home, Frank;)

Peter Buki
From Peter Buki
 Budapest, Hungary
 Apr 24, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

He made me go to Rotterdam, drink German beer, Slovakian shot (52%), and tap water (0%:). He offered a bike, guided me through the city, taught me how to make that tricky yellow ball jump over the bad looking black one on the pool table.
I must say that my camera is not crappy; okay, it is, but come on, it's not THAT crappy! :-P
He is an easy-going, talkative and friendly guy, I hope to see you in Budapest!

Pirianna Laukkanen
From Pirianna Laukkanen
 Oulu, Finland
 Apr 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I've met him at cs meetings in Rotterdam a couple of times. I haven't had a longer conversation with him yet, but I will! He seems to be a great guy. He's organising the R'dam Photo Quest and that's great! See you!

Remco Matthias Kwint 
From Remco Matthias Kwint
 Dordrecht, Netherlands
 Apr 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

He's a very frequent visitor of the cs meetings in Rotterdam. Likes to have a beer, supports the best soccer squad in the Netherlands and he is always prepared to have an interesting conversation

Stijn Yperman 
From Stijn Yperman
 Delft, Netherlands
 Apr 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We had a nice chat about CS, life in the Netherlands, and well ... a little bit of everything.

Gerard Bosman 
From Gerard Bosman
 Bergschenhoek, Netherlands
 Apr 18, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is a good CouchSurfer, allways prepared for helping. Together we made the Rotterdam-Photo Quest. I wish him a lot of success and many nice hostings.

Daniel Jercog
From Daniel Jercog
 Barcelona, Spain
 Apr 17, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Fortunately we've found his couch in Rotterdam after our homeless experience at Amsterdam's snowy-Easter. This very kind guy, knows a loooot of football and he showed us how to play the 9 ball (a game that has became my favorite pool game!). Also he showed us the city (of course, the Feyenoord stadium), took us to have dinner at his parents place, we had many many chats.... and the most important thing, we had a really good time with him =)
extremely positive. that's it.
c u around, man. remember the argentinian shit ;)

Rosana Esteves Rocha
From Rosana Esteves Rocha
 Sao Paulo, Brazil
 Apr 17, 2008
Met in person Close Friend, Traveled 14 days 
Positive

I met Frank back in 2004 when I was on holidays in the Netherlands. We just met randomly but he was so nice and the click was so good that we stayed together for 2 weeks. He showed me a lot of places and we were really good friends. Frank introduced me to Couchsurfing as he is a member for a long time already and when I told him about my travel plans for India he told me I should become a Couchsurfer. We talked a lot about it and then I decided to do it, so here I am. I am also going back to him in October and I can't wait to see him again !!

Arnoud den Besten
From Arnoud den Besten
 Eindhoven, Netherlands
 Apr 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  

Met a couchsurf meeting Rotterdam
Seems to be a nice guy. :)

Bart Roorda
From Bart Roorda
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Apr 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Friendly and open person. We talked a bit in Cambrinus (café/restaurant) and I'm sure we'll see each other again at one of the CS-meetings in Boudewijn.

Anne Lindkvist Thomsen
From Anne Lindkvist Thomsen
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Apr 16, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

I went to the meeting for the first time... There was a great atmosphere so I am most certainly coming back...

Gijs Gielen
From Gijs Gielen
 Meeuwen, Belgium
 Apr 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Good night out in Rotterdam, met Frank there as part of my first CS Meet in Rotterdam Reality Tour (I believe it is known as the weekly meeting though ;) ). More talking next time!

Joanna Kulaga
From Joanna Kulaga
 Torun, Poland
 Apr 14, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

I got to know Frank as I was visiting Rotterdam. We met at Friday Night Food Fun - a CS meeting. It was nice to talk to him, Frank made an impression of an outgoing person.

Jasper Haenen 
From Jasper Haenen
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Apr 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I saw Frank quite often allready on postings in CS, so he didn't feel really new when I met him in person. He appeared to be what I expected, good company, devoted to CS and a very hospitable host. Hope to see you often on meeting both in Rotterdam & Utrecht

Daniel Chehata
From Daniel Chehata
 Enschede, Netherlands
 Apr 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

He was able to wait for me more than 4 hours at the finish line at the Rotterdam marathon and then he was able to walk with me at the same speed until we reach a cozy place. He is a very nice guy!

Luca Proculo Gentile 
From Luca Proculo Gentile
 Antwerpen, Belgium
 Apr 13, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

We met in several CS meetings and I am glad we did cause he is a nice person!

Kalin Peev
From Kalin Peev
 Dordrecht, Netherlands
 Apr 12, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Like Frank said, he's one of the first people I'had a bit of a chit chat.
He seemed like a nice guy, hope to get to know him better in future.

PUPPAX 
From PUPPAX
 Bangalore, India
 Apr 8, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is a very pleasant and knowledgeable guy to hook up with who makes u top-notch comfortable with his cheerful smile. I cannot remember him being parted with his camera even for a minute. He definitely has a special bond with his camera. He tried to help outta his way to find a couch for me in Germany though i wasnt a bonafide member of the club at the time. He is a pal of Sagnik back in Rotterdam. Would definitely want to meet up with this mate, in the near future.

Chris Schoeneck
From Chris Schoeneck
 San Luis Obispo, United States
 Apr 6, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

We met for his birthday and had a great time at a discoteca. Good guy.

Johanna König
From Johanna König
 Bonn, Germany
 Apr 2, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

I enjoyed the time in Rotterdam, I didn't know any CS people there before I was welcomed and we had a great time with Frank and others at the singing evening and at Frank's birthday party. Let's see what comes next!

KATRIIN
From KATRIIN
 Bonn, Germany
 Mar 31, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Thanks for not only backing up technically but also vocally our singing event! Frank seems very engaged to gather cs and since he gatheres a cool gang we even had a funny boogie for his birthday!

Paul Wouters 
From Paul Wouters
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Mar 31, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I've seen Frank several times on meetings and went to his birthday party in Plan C. Haven't had a proper conversation yet, Franks an OK guy!

PETRUCCI67 
From PETRUCCI67
 Duisburg, Germany
 Mar 30, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 3 days Traveled 5 days 
Positive

When we first met at Frueh's Brewhouse in Cologne after the CS Christmas-Market Crawl 07, I found him really charming and I liked it/him ... and when 3 months later, he invited me to his birthday party, I spontaneously accepted his invitation and we passed a really nice WE together. I was enchanted by his sincere and caring empathy and hospitality (not only to me but to all of his birthday guests) and so thrilled by the stories his CS-guests could tell about Iran. I also liked a lot that we spent the night in the same room chatting for hours ...
I only managed to come back to R'dam 7 months later (after trying to invite me to my place) ... and I again found him impressingly sensitive, caring, helping, hospitable as well as modest, a good listener ... I really feel at home when you're around ...

Mom's Kitchen
From Mom's Kitchen
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Mar 30, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank came during NYE to Mom's Kitchen.
I think he enjoyed the music, food and watching the Surinam dancing. Hope that you visit MK more often.

Mani Monadi Zadeh - Fatehi
From Mani Monadi Zadeh - Fatehi
 Tehran, Iran
 Mar 28, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days Traveled 2 days 
Positive

We found him via Couchsurfing and he was willing to host us after a phone call from our friend even when we did not have anything on our profile. We had some talks on the first night straight away. He helped us creating our profile and we will have a lot of things to do like a city tour, a singing evening and even his birhday party. We are very lucky to have met him.

Daniel Ribeiro
From Daniel Ribeiro
 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
 Mar 27, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Frank...
This guy received not only me and my group of friends(4 friends, their first couchsurfing xperience!) but also two other argentinian guys...
It was a really short couchsurfing experience... we had only one day in Rotterdam... So.... we didnt have time to know each other... but was enough to say that whenever u wanna come to Brazil you must contact me... It will be also a pleasure 4 me to help u and know u more in my country (dont stay only one day ok!!!!)
We had nice moments, and be prepared for pictures!

German Sibay
From German Sibay
 London, United Kingdom
 Mar 26, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Frank is a great guy! Extremely friendly and very generous. We were trying to find a couch in Amsterdam on Eastern (hard task!) and He contacted me offering to be our guest!
He was always taking care of me and Daniel, showing us around, taking us to meet his parents and have dinner, city tour, pool, and some things that I may be missing now...anyway, it was a great experience. We see a lot of Rotterdam in such a short time!. You are welcomed in Argentina (when I get back there)! Next time I will take with me more Argentinian shit (mate) so you can have as much as you want =D.
You that are reading this, host him if you get the chance, I know I will.

Guadalupe Garcia Diaz
From Guadalupe Garcia Diaz
 Brussels, Belgium
 Mar 20, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

hello Frank!, i hope we can see each other in another couchsurfing meeting. it was nice to talk to you while our great meeting in Rotterdam. take care!

Caroline Stauss
From Caroline Stauss
 Baltimore, United States
 Mar 16, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Very welcoming host... I'm not going to write an essay about how cool Frank is (like he did for me ;))... but I had a really fun time with him. Really cool guy to talk to, very generous, open, interesting!

Ben McCarty
From Ben McCarty
 Bainbridge Island, United States
 Mar 13, 2008
Met in person  
Positive

very nice guy. A safe and comfortable place to stay.

Femke Dekker
From Femke Dekker
 Pijnacker, Netherlands
 Feb 28, 2008
Met in person  

Talked to Frank twice and he seems like a nice guy. See you around Frank!

Olivier Chaput 
From Olivier Chaput
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Feb 27, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Nice talks, we should definitly try to talk more. I guess I am to busy and running too often to Belgium... Will try to improve that.

Nathaniel Buechler
From Nathaniel Buechler
 Bainbridge Island, United States
 Feb 27, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 5 days Traveled 2 days 
Positive

We came to surf his place for five days, and he was really open about showing us around the city. We even went to a meeting for couchsurfers in Downtown Rotterdam the second day I was here. Overall, a very cool dude.

Christoph B.
From Christoph B.
 Braunschweig, Germany
 Feb 12, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Met him on a cs meeting . From what I remeber he is very relaxed and good to talk to , sorry for not beeing able to tell more but there was a lot of glühwein that evening ! ;-)

Fabrice Renucci
From Fabrice Renucci
 Toulon, France
 Jan 23, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Franky's the man:-) Met up with this guy on two occasions but both were in the magic city of R O T T E R D A M, where you can find the headquarters of a certain project, that involves a certain town located in Japan...Back to Fredy now. Cool guy, would love to meet up again! :-)

Lilia Villa 
From Lilia Villa
 San Diego, United States
 Jan 23, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 2 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Frank Frank Frank!!!

what can I say about this fellow? Frank set me off on the right foot by being my very first couch surfing host, I couldn't have hoped for a better host!

He was kind enough to pick my cousin and I up in Amsterdam, a few hours trip from where he lives in Rotterdam. We spent a day in Amsterdam and the next day in Rotterdam. It was great to have a local show us around, and also recommend the good snacks! We had a "Mejicano" snack...well, it wasn't very Mexican, but it was good! Hahaha.

Frank was very very nice to us, taking us places and telling us stories of his soccer team Feyonoord! (Wuuu!! Go Feyonoord!). We had a lot of time to talk and I feel I really got to know him. I definitely had a positive experience, and would love to one day get to host him!

Frank, come visit anytime!

See you in South Africa!

Anne-Wil Hop
From Anne-Wil Hop
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Jan 17, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank responded with enthusiasm on my proposal to go hitching to Paris for NYE, so I suspected he would be a cool guy. And he turned out to be so, when I met him some weeks later on Rainey's birthday party. (Obviously the hitch did not go through in the end)
Hope to see you again! I know I will.

Jason Buranen 
From Jason Buranen
 Bloomington, United States
 Jan 14, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank and I surfed in Rotterdam for NYE 2008. It was a blast hanging out with Rainey, our host, and partying at a local pub and then an afterbar. Rainey also took us to the Suriname Cultural Center beforehand where we were fed. Frank was fun to talk to and get to know. Hope to run into him again!

Gosia Garstka
From Gosia Garstka
 Leiden, Netherlands
 Jan 13, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

It was great to talk to Frank at Rainey's birthday and we also exchange some messages, but somehow did not manage to meet again. Looking forward to it.

Sssanta Rimbaud
From Sssanta Rimbaud
 Riga, Latvia
 Jan 3, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  

Frank was very very very nice, hospitable and accommodating to me and my friend.he really wanted to entertain us and make us have a really good time.

Gael Faggion
From Gael Faggion
 Nijmegen, Netherlands
 Dec 27, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Frank host me during a CS meeting in Rotterdam. I have been touched by his kindness and deep generosity, he really care about you!! "Juste quelqu'un de bien" :-)

♥Thomas♥ ♥Gosewinkel♥
From ♥Thomas♥ ♥Gosewinkel♥
 Vienna, Austria
 Dec 18, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

mate what can i say about frank hes one of the nicest caring guys ull ever meet .
he was a angel to me an others . i cant wait to see u again in koln .

u know i could never repay u for what u did and u deserve mover than a vouch . thank u so much for every thing mate thank u
man and we even enjoy koln together :)

fk the jacket lol

Bombecca
From Bombecca
 Vancouver, Canada
 Dec 13, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Every time I run into Frank, I like him more and more. He's a very friendly face to find at a party.

What a great guy too! He took in two of my less than sober friends for the whole weekend during the Sinterklaas meet in Rotterdam, and anyone who can handle them that long is amazing in my books ;). I hope we keep running into eachother man, keep smiling!

Gerald Ahrens
From Gerald Ahrens
 Cologne, Germany
 Dec 13, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Frank is some sort of a guy, quite funny great partyanimal and always cameraistic. You should hang out with this dude. know i answered late, sry frank

Maria José Hurtado Herrera
From Maria José Hurtado Herrera
 Paris, France
 Dec 12, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Franck is veeeeery nice, we spent some time under my umbrella (ella, ella, eh, eh, eh) and he fed me with a thing made of potatoes and onions and apple sauce with a very complicated german name at Xmas market in Köln. Hope we meet again, Franck!

Norman T.
From Norman T.
 Gondelsheim, Germany
 Dec 12, 2007
Met in person Best Friend, Traveled 5 days 
Positive

I have been at several events with Frank and really love his always calm attitude. We did some couchsurfing at Marcs home and this was just great!
I really recommend Frank as a guest!

Barbaridad
From Barbaridad
 Paris, France
 Dec 10, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank was our guardian with the umbrella =) Was nice to meet him during the Xmas meeting, hope to see you around for the NY in Paris!

Tin Nguyen-huu
From Tin Nguyen-huu
 Ronnenberg, Germany
 Dec 10, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Nice to meet you. Funny guy with a top camera.
Update:
Thank you for hosting me, showing around, giving me a lesson at pool and .....Have fun with the game of GO

Johanna Pinter
From Johanna Pinter
 Aachen, Germany
 Dec 10, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met at the Cologne Christmas market crawl and had some nice chats. He is a nice guy to hang out with and have fun. Frank, I can't wait to see the pictures you took!! :-)

Sven Grube
From Sven Grube
 Cologne, Germany
 Dec 10, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank at a CS Meeting tour drinking glühwein and beer. An other great CS experience - i hope to see your fotos soon :D

Tara Arntsen
From Tara Arntsen
 Furukawa, Japan
 Dec 9, 2007
Met in person Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Since meeting in Rotterdam, we shared a fun car ride and weekend during Cologne's Christmas Market meeting, co-organized board game meetings in Rotterdam, toured Versailles, and met so many other times as well. He is so great, takes amazing pictures, and I am so glad to have met him during my time in the Netherlands. Hope to see you at Sinterklaas 2008!

MLEUFFER
From MLEUFFER
 Toulouse, France
 Dec 9, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We met during the Sinterklaas meeting warm up at o sheas in Rotterdam. We had a few quick discussions and he really seems to be a nice guy :)

Marc-Alexander Mathieu
From Marc-Alexander Mathieu
 Cologne, Germany
 Dec 8, 2007
Met in person Best Friend, Hosted 3 days Surfed 2 days Traveled 30 days 
Positive

He's the best guy you will ever be able to meet. If you want to go to party, easily hang out or having a wonderful time whatsoever, you gotta meet up with this guy.

Larry Greweldinger 
From Larry Greweldinger
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 6, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

After exchanging a few messages, we finally met up at a few meetings well over a year later. Frank seems like a nice and friendly guy, who is eager to make his guests feel comfortable.

Sonja Musters 
From Sonja Musters
 Berchem, Belgium
 Dec 6, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

[Frenk] was so kind to let me sleep in his flat just 3 minutes after we met! Wow, speaking of hospitality! In the end I stayed at someone else's place and he was cool about that too. In the pub we met several times briefly and he was always happy and having fun. Really nice guy.

Rainey Sastrowidjojo 
From Rainey Sastrowidjojo
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 5, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Hey Frank, Why didn't we meet yet on the CS Rotterdam Meeting on Tuesday?
So we can do more talking. Would be fun!

Rénia Sastrowidjojo 
From Rénia Sastrowidjojo
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 4, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

After his spontaneous response on my postings,he was willing to have a new karma for the measly amount of 2,00 euro's and that for a good cause!
Rossi and i did our best to summon up great energies from above/anywhere and he was such a great sport to undergo the karma makeover.I hope it lasted more than that night and is still working!

Sagnik Chatterjee 
From Sagnik Chatterjee
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 4, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is the kind of guy, who you think is initially quiet and reserved; but once he gets going he can go on forever. I like his enthusiasm about meeting people in CS; and also his keen interest in photography. Neat pictures. Looking forward to more meeting and gatherings.

Paige Brown 
From Paige Brown
 Nashville, United States
 Dec 4, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank at the Sinterklass celebration in Rotterdam. He is very friendly and we enjoyed many fun discussions throughout the weekend!

Benjamin Levine 
From Benjamin Levine
 Toulouse, France
 Dec 4, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank at the Sinterklaas Warmup party and we had an enjoyable conversation. He is an outgoing and interesting person. I shall come back to Rotterdam to meet again ! thanks for the fun !

Rosy Chacon
From Rosy Chacon
 Cologne, Germany
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I had a great time in Rotterdam with Frank. We seemed to me such a easygoing and fun guy to be with.
hope to party soon with ya again!

GEORGE70 
From GEORGE70
 Brussels, Belgium
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

Frank and I were on duty as photographer during the Sinterklaas weekend in Rotterdam. It doesn't take so much more than to have a common hobby to get along with each other a bit easier. I am looking forward to receive some e-mails with your best pictures you shot during the weekend!

Simona Sadzeviciute
From Simona Sadzeviciute
 Tilburg, Netherlands
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 2 days 
Positive

We chatted during Sinterklaas weekend in Roterdam...about travelling...about Lithuania...Netherlands,Tilburg,parties...and much more...Frank is really friendly and nice person, see you in the next meeting! :)

Ariel Gutman
From Ariel Gutman
 Leiden, Netherlands
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  

I met him at the Sinterklaas party. He seems like a nice guy.

Pyotr Magnus Nedov
From Pyotr Magnus Nedov
 Olinda, Brazil
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank was part of the CS Sinterklaas Meeting, just like me,;) We had some talk on that endless odyssee to the Rotterdam brewery. He is a laid back dude who knows about everything one can possibly know about soccer!

Stijn Vernaillen 
From Stijn Vernaillen
 Antwerpen, Belgium
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I keep on forgetting if it was Frank1 or Frank2 but I do know there's only one Frank like Frank van Steenwijk. Had a couple of nice talks and beers on the Rotterdam meeting. Hopefully next time I'm a bit less drunk ;).

Maikel Lourenssen 
From Maikel Lourenssen
 Oss, Netherlands
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Frank is just great to meet. first we had plenty of talks on hyves and finally this person seems to become a CS junky like me now. (and i love to see that)

Frank Verhart
From Frank Verhart
 Maastricht, Netherlands
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

It was good fun to meet up with Frank!! We obviously have the same character, and it shows. No question why, we are members of the Frank League... Frankly speaking, Frank is a positive thinker and a person who definitely likes to spend some good time with nice people around (well, who doesn't :). So my best advice for you Frank is to join the meetings here in Maastricht in the beginning of February, and the Berlin Beach Camp, May / June '08, you should NOT miss... What's more you can expect me back in Rotterdam in a year (or before) when Sinterklaas will celebrate his birthday again!!

Willem Bouman
From Willem Bouman
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We just met briefly at meetings, but long enough to know this is a good person! Like to know what happened after we went in different directions last Saturday - see you tomorrow!

Nicolas Sahlqvist
From Nicolas Sahlqvist
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank is a nice bloke! :)

Antoine Rolland 
From Antoine Rolland
 Lille, France
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Frank at the Toilet during the Sinterklaas Gathering in Rotterdam. He's very sympathic and talkable. Sure that we will meet us again, you are welcomed to Lille whenever you want !

Eveline Nelissen 
From Eveline Nelissen
 Sittard, Netherlands
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We had a little chat at the Sinterklaas meeting!

Jacopo Gabani
From Jacopo Gabani
 Rome, Italy
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Had some nice chats with Frank during Sinterklaas...see you in Rotterdam!

Rachelle Gordon
From Rachelle Gordon
 Saint Paul, United States
 Dec 3, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Frank is totally awesome! He was able to host me on very short notice after the Sinterklaas party. I knew it was all good from the start because he was kind and more than willing to help me. We found each other at the party and had a blast!! Definitely a cool, laid back, warm fellow, can't wait to party again!

Dieuwke Hettinga
From Dieuwke Hettinga
 Utrecht, Netherlands
 Dec 2, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

We tried to take a train to Maastricht together, but that didnt work out. Then we met in Rotterdam, and he offered me a place to stay. Nice guy, opening up his house for many people in need.

Baptiste Roussel
From Baptiste Roussel
 Cologne, Germany
 Dec 2, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Very, very, very good guy !!!!!!

ANIQUE
From ANIQUE
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Nov 28, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met him at the the weekly meeting and talked to him the whole evening until we were the last cs'ers that left the bar. It was the first time he joined the weekly meeting but i'm sure it won't be his last, welcome to the club ;)

Arielle Muriel 
From Arielle Muriel
 Calgary, Canada
 Nov 10, 2007
Only met online CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

They wouldn't let me say an extremely positive experience but it was!
I posted a message asking for help and not only did he reply with and offer to make me a tutorial but he's spent hours helping me online since. He is a wonderful resource and completely open when it comes to answering questions. He's a fount of useful informations!

Liana Sukonova
From Liana Sukonova
 Riga, Latvia
 Oct 28, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Frank is a great person, host, talk partner and guide. I can assure you that he will always do as much as he can to make people feel good.
I will never forget how I and my friend stayed at his place. Having some trouble Frank helped us and he did it with pleasure.
Thanks to him we saw Rotterdam and ate some typical sweets of Netherlands.

If you want to visit Rotterdam,I reccomend you to communicate with Frank!

Cláudio Costa 
From Cláudio Costa
 Porto, Portugal
 Oct 24, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I surfed with Frank in the middle of my Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Belgium bike trip. He was a very good host, easy going person and good to talk with. Also, it was great, since I asked for the couch in so little time and still he was ok to host me. Hope I can return the favour here in Gent ;)

Rachel Sutton
From Rachel Sutton
 Fresno, United States
 Oct 20, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 14 days Surfed 14 days Traveled 30 days 
Positive

Frank is one of the sweetest guys I've ever met. He will do anything to make sure you will have a good time.

Urbian Fitz-James 
From Urbian Fitz-James
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Sep 19, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

After 2 years we finally met. It is so funny. I just read some emails from you and you were introduced to CS by your father who heard it on the radio. Well Frank I'm glad we finally met. But don't worry we will see eacht other very soon again!! Well you got more experience in surfing than I did!!!

Sbaile the III
From Sbaile the III
 Fort Lauderdale, United States
 Aug 3, 2006
Only met online CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Frank seems like a very gentle person. He seems very positive, always talking about different and interesting subjects, like photography, art, trips, etc. And although I don't know him well enough, I feel like this guy has a great good heart.

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