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Groups I Belong ToCouch Information
Couch Available: Definitely! Preferred Gender: Any
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Max Surfers Per Night: 6
Shared Sleeping Surface: No Shared Room: NoThere are seperate beds available. We have a special room for couchsurfers, it is a nice room with a shared balcony.
You don't have to bring blankets or stuff like that, I have plenty of them :) I just moved to my new crib in Dordrecht, a nice city next to Rotterdam.
I have two comfortable couches, 2 beds, some matrasses and inflatable beds available for couchsurfers, so I can host up to five guests. I don't have pets. Smoking is no problem and not smoking is no problem either.
Dordrecht is a real nice city to visit, with a lot of beautiful places. It has been a very important city in the Dutch history, you'll see it when you visit it. I can show you around if you want of course!
From the central trainstation you'll be at my place within 5 minutes and you'll have a nice walk through the weizigtpark, lucky you if you surf my couch ;). If you want to surf my couch, just send a mail or give a call and i'll pick you up!
From Dordrecht trainstation you'll be in the centre of Rotterdam in 11 minutes.
I'm working and studying in and around Dordrecht, so I can host you most of the days. You can stay as long as we have fun! :)
SPECIAL SERVICE: In my house you can enjoy yourself with approximately 250 dvd's and my good friend and fellow couchsurfer jaap willem has a nintendo wii so you are free to do whatever you like Friends (70)
Arnoud den Besten 24, Male Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland Netherlands Friends since August 2007 "I met threw a close friend" Friendship Type: Best Friend I vouched for Remco Matthias Kwint
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Pieter Mol 21, Male Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland Netherlands Friends since August 2001 "We attended highschool together and did great things!" Friendship Type: Best Friend
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Emmely Van Strien 24, Female The Hague, Zuid-Holland Netherlands Friends since August 2008 "in the pub" Friendship Type: Best Friend I vouched for Remco Matthias Kwint
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Jaap Mol 23, Male Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland Netherlands Friends since September 2004 "Highschool and traveling together!" Friendship Type: Best Friend I vouched for Remco Matthias Kwint
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Maus Favier 23, Male Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands Friends since November 2006 "Asia" Friendship Type: Good Friend
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ARTKORE 21, Female Utrecht, Utrecht Netherlands Friends since March 2004 "Ex-boyfriend and he's still a very important friend to me" Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Michael RUSSO 33, Several people Clamart, Ile-de-France France Friends since February 2009 "I hosted him during his paris trip on february 2009 - he hosted me during my holland trip on may 2009" Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Anneloes van Aken 19, Female Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands Friends since May 2008 "We met in the Irish Pub" Friendship Type: Good Friend I vouched for Remco Matthias Kwint
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Micaela Nardella 21, Female Milano, Lombardia Italy Friends since August 2009 "i surfed his couch with friends" Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Elodie Durand 28, Female Paris, Ile-de-France France Friends since December 2008 "met in Big White" Friendship Type: Good Friend I vouched for Remco Matthias Kwint
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Personal DescriptionRemco a.k.a. Remus:
-Born in The Netherlands in 1986 in a small and boring village called Bleskensgraaf.
-Studying social work in Rotterdam
-Working with mentally disabled people in Rotterdam and Sliedrecht
-Supporting Feyenoord Rotterdam and FC Dordrecht
-Frequently visiting (irish) pubs and concerts
-Involved in the dutch socialist party
-Inspired by christianity, buddhism, socialism and Socrates
-Has the worst sense of humor ever
-Doesn't take himself too seriously
-Loves to hear stories from fellow travellers
-Is still trying to make a difference
-Likes to bring the mosh and just go crazy
-Would like to meet as many nice couchsurfers as possible
-Wants to place Dordrecht on the couchsurfing map
-Is tired of filling in this "all about you" boxHow I Participate in CSI participate by helping out the people, who are visiting the Netherlands, as good as possible. There is always a couch available :) Besides this I try to attend the local couch surf meetings and I try to promote and support CS2 as good as possible. Currently I'm also trying to promote the entire project in Dordrecht, getting people more involved and organising meetingsCouchSurfing ExperienceMeeting people from Iran, Canada, Finland and India during the meetings in Rotterdam is totally awesome! I love to hear people telling about their country and culture, can't get enough of it! I surfed some couches and hosted some surfers and I enjoyed it from the beginning untill the end! This project really is an added value to my life!InterestsTravelling, visiting concerts and festivals, playing volleybal, soccer and squash, watching nice movies, couchsurfing, urban exploring and ofcourse hanging out with nice people, watching family guy and so onPhilosophy-Work like you don't need the money
dance like no one is watching
sing like no one is listening
love like you've never been hurt (Irish saying)
-Growing up in an age where monotony reigns...it's so easy to keep your heart and mind locked away. And it's up to you to rise up...to break away (Modern life is war)
-Be patient and you will finally win, for a soft tongue can break hard bones. (Proverbs 28:13)
-He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature. (Socrates)
-Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live. (Socrates)
-As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser. (Plato)
-In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher. (Dalai Lama)
-A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. (Gandhi)
-I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. (Mandela)
-My warrior woman. My Valkyrie. You'll always be mine, always and never. Never. The Fire, baby. It'll burn us both. It'll kill us both. There's no place in this world for our kind of fire. Always and never. If I have to die for you tonight, I will. (Dwight from Sin City)
Music, Movies, BooksMovies:
Jackie Brown, Babel, Sin city, 300, Requiem for a dream, 21 gramms, Lock stock & two smoking barrels, Snatch, The green mile, V for vendetta, Dude where's my car, The painist, Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, The constantine gardener, Face/off, Magnolia, Paradise now, Fight club, Donnie brasco, American history x, The butterfly effect, Boondock saints, Freeze frame, Memento, Bowling for columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, La vita e bella, The jacket, The big lebowski, Walk the line, Shawshank redemption,Hotel rwanda,A beautiful mind, American beauty, Trainspotting and many more......
Music:
All kinds of music actually. I usually listen to post-hardcore/metalcore (noisy music). But I love "pubmusic" aswell or good old Johhny Cash and Frank Sinatra. Basically all music that in filled with emotion
Types of People I enjoyI enjoy people who are so kind to please me by visiting dordrecht and my place :)I don't really know people that I don't enjoy being with. Perhaps racists or something like that, but I don't expect them to be on CS2 :)It really doesn't matter where you come from, what age you are, what music you like to listen to etc. I'm sure we'll have a good timeTeach, Learn, ShareOfcourse i'd be glad to help you learning your first words in Dutch. If you need some explanation for the dutch public transport system, the political situation, the dutch history, the weird habits we have, and so on, feel free to ask and I'd be happy to tell you about it. I'm interested in politics, filosophy, religion, movies, music and you ofcourse :-)One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneVolunteering in a buddhist monastry. I've worked there with Hiv/aids infected people who were in a terminal phase. My mission was to help them in their dayly routine,to cheer them up and to talk about things that kept them busy Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland (Republic of), Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mozambique, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States References
From Sharon Vigini Trieste, Italy Nov 5 Positive Remco and his friends hosted us for 2 nights. Unfortunately he was sick, but he did his best for us, picking us at the station and giving us all the information about his nice city.
Their house is very nice, and their toilette made me laughing a lot :))! Remco and his friend too! They are crazy, friendly and easy-going, we enjoyed ourselves with them.
Hey guys, you are welcome in our place when you want!
Thanks for everything!
From WILLIAM_JC Breda, Netherlands Oct 23 Positive I've met Remco at the 2nd official CS Bar meeting in Dordrecht he organised. Although I was the "stranger" in of a small group of people who knew eachother a much longer I felt very welcome. Which supposed to be a short visit for me ended up in a long night full of fun. We shared some good stories & Remco had plenty of ideas about future Dordrecht CS events! I will for sure join him!
From Benedetta Merlo Milano, Italy Sep 26 Positive my friends and i surfed his couch in dordrecht for a few days, and we have great fun, as he and his friends are accomodating,sweet and open mind people!!
defenetly positive guy!!!
From Martina Margini Milano, Italy Sep 7 Positive have lot of fun with remco and all his friends in dordrecht (and rotterdam as well :P ) they're so funny and easy goin'persons, thanx for all guys!hope to surf again but this time on your NEW COUCH NEW HOUSE yo! you rock! blondieee
From Beatrice Ando Milano, Italy Sep 2 Positive Time spent by Remco has been a perfec, i really enjoy the time spent by him, even if i wasn't on the site he decided to host me and this is already a point for him :) we had really much fun in Dordrecht!!!!!i can conclude saing that my overall experience has been much more than positive!!!cheers Remco and remember of pluriball!!!:)
From Micaela Nardella Milano, Italy Aug 28 Positive I surfed his couch with 3 friends for a few days during our bike tour and the time with him and his amazing mates was absolutely terrific!!!we had breathing space,conversations and also funny moments, unexpected events,early morning bath in pool or walks under the rain. He's a very helpul, interesting and outgoing guy. He just made my stay perfect and unforgettable!
From Elco Jacobs Eindhoven, Netherlands Aug 26 Positive Remco came to Eindhoven with 4 Italian girls that surfed my couch. He decided not to take the train back and sleep in Eindhoven as well, because on reflection having a beer sounded a bit better than riding the train :) Very friendly guy!
From Gisèle Switten Boom, Belgium Aug 15 Positive The laughter of the 'mucky couchsurfers' (as my housemate Marijke called Remco & his friends) was a nice counterbalance to all the accidents happening during those couple of days. No matter what happened, there was always room for NL vs. BE jokes, La Vita è Bella or chats over a Snakebite. Remco was on many subjects like-minded, a nice surprise as I don't meet people every day who think the same way about Buddhism and vegetarianism.
PS: you forgot your book, insurance papers & sunglasses at my place!
From Lieke, Peter and kids Dendermonde, Belgium Aug 14 Positive Imagine there would be a warm evening with thousands of stars in the sky. Every few minutes a star is falling and you can make a wish.
Imagine that on that wonderful evening, you are not alone, but surrounded by friends.
Imagine you are laughing together with these friends while drinking beer/wine until late that night.
Sounds perfect, no?
Thanks for sharing these wonderful moments with us.
From Mariann Kaasik Tallinn, Estonia Aug 6 Positive I had the BEST time with Remco. All the calls to the coffeshop guy, a lot of new ideas to make money. Lots of family guy. And as we all know, I am the BEST cs-er ever, I took care of his plants and cleaned the place up(once). But I really think that Remco is the coolest, and I will 100% visit him at his new place!
From Liis-Marii Roosnupp Tartu, Estonia Jul 31 Positive me and my friend stayed at Remcos place for the whole week. we had all the fun in the world and lots of awesome things happened. even tho we didn't go out much, just stayed at home smoking and drinking and watching mostly family guy and the dead pigeon. (:
also, Remco has the coolest sence of humour and I think it is impossible to feel bored while he is around. most probably that is why all those awkward and funny things happened to us.
Remco is awesome.
gigidy. :D
From Jolanda Slee Delft, Netherlands Jul 20 Positive Remco is a very positive and social guy. A day with him is definitely a big adventure with a lot of fun! He have a big passion for things in live and have always a good story to tell. So i will say, meet him and enjoy! :)
From EMMA !!!!!!!? Oakland, United States Apr 21 Positive What can i say, Remco is the shit! And I say this whith northan californian slang where shit is positive.
i spent two days with Remco, Jaap and Emilie. Inbetween drinking lots of beer and little sleep, i kicked it hard with these people. We visited the whindmills and ate fries with mayo.... and partied hard, real hard in the irish pub. Took the last train back at like 4am. Had breakfast of chocolate spread, chicken pesto spread and lots of black coffee. Good times with Remco, he is the shit. So is Emilie, she is the bomb.
Come visit california one day.
From Keren Fater Nes Ziyyona, Israel Mar 12 Positive Remco is so very nice:))))
he showed us around and made us feel welcomed and at home
thank you again so very much and if you come to Israel you are more then welcome!!
From Marion Delhom Lyon, France Mar 2 Positive The 3 friends I travelled with and I have a great time with Remco. He's got a little tourism information office in his own flat, a huge couch and he is so welcoming that you soon feel home. Well, I forgot he knows the best irishpub of Rotterdam!
thank you for all, hasta la vista
From Kelly glazenap Dordrecht, Netherlands Feb 13 Positive met him actually already last year at a rotterdam meeting,great guy ,funny and the founder of the dordrecht meetings(hail to you) and the one and only i was there pin !
From Aaron Leon Armstrong, Canada Jan 15 Positive Met Remco and went to a hockey game with him, had a good time, then went out at night and had a blast. Super cool guy with good humor and a good sense of the world around him.
From Elodie Durand Paris, France Jan 14 Positive Remco is a very funny guy...We really had a great time together in Big White...Remco come back, we miss you!!!
From ARTKORE Utrecht, Netherlands Nov 4, 2008 Positive Remco is a very openminded, cheerfull and friendly person. Great to hang out with, interesting to have a chat with and just big time fun going out or having a drink with this guy. He always makes me smile!
From Leslie Sirag Olympia, United States Sep 29, 2008 Positive When our Amsterdam couch fell through, Jaap & Remco generously agreed to have us come earlier than we'd planned. They were wonderful and gracious hosts, full of fun, & despite our age differences we found many interests in common to talk about. More "souls of hospitality" & just the way CS should be.
From Lorraine Sanchez Rotterdam, Netherlands Sep 17, 2008 Positive Remco not only has a cool name, but a VERY cool personality. He is full of ideas, jokes, and heart. I loved being around this guy! I look forward to getting to know him better, and coming to Dordrecht- the oldest city in Holland ;p
From Heini V Helsinki, Finland Sep 15, 2008 Positive I stayed at his and Jaap's place for one night with my friend Anni. Our trip was coming to its end, so we hadn't too much time to get to know Jaap and Remco better. But anyway, we had a great time there as both guys are very easy-going and fun to be with, also very helpful. And they introduced me to snakebite which I'm more or less in love with nowadays;) Thanks!
From Anni-Reetta Tampere, Finland Sep 7, 2008 Positive Remco is a talkative guy with an enormous dvd collection. Though we didn't have that much time, I got a positive impression of him.
From Alla Panteleeva Moscow, Russia Aug 25, 2008 Positive Remco and his friend Arnoud were great guests! I enjoyed the time we spent together. because of my work it was not so much, but I hope to see you again) And I’m happy that my advice really helped you!
From Alex Willemsma San Francisco, United States Aug 16, 2008 Positive I attended one of the Rotterdam weekly meetings with Remco and had a great time! He's a great guy to talk to, and I hope to see him again!
From Oksa Kulikova Kaliningrad, Russia Aug 11, 2008 Positive I've met Remco on CS meeting in Moscow!! His stories about beautiful nature and big windows in Holland make me wishing to live there... ;)
From Alexei Melnikov Moscow, Russia Aug 8, 2008 Positive he is one of the most interesting person that i ever seen! he is easy-going guy and it's great to spend time with him!
From Artem Neznanov Saint Petersburg, Russia Aug 6, 2008 Positive Superb guests! Nothing to add :-) It was a plesure to meet U - anytime welcome.
From Alina Shamalova Saint Petersburg, Russia Aug 4, 2008 Positive Remco was my first CS experience (i will never forget it). He is very easygoing and kindhearted, really funny and open-minded.
I got a lot of pleasure!
p/s thanx for card))
From Anna Neznanova Saint Petersburg, Russia Aug 4, 2008 Positive Remco is a cool guy! He and his friend arrived in the middle of the week and unfortunately i couldn't spend a lot of time with them, but it was a real pleasure to host them! Remco is a joyful, easygoing, nicelooking guy, and he does have a big heart. his position in life is admirable) Hope to to see him once again)
From REVONTULI Helsinki, Finland Aug 3, 2008 Positive Two funloving Dutch guys, summer days, good talks and laughs,sauna and ocean, MÖLKKY (finnish clog game)..Outcome: Happy Days! It was a pleasure to meet this friend of the animals and humans.I hope to visit Holland someday!
From Luis Pacheco Copenhagen, Denmark Jul 28, 2008 Positive Very energetic guy, fun to talk to, full of stories and with a great ability to enjoy the new places he visits. Highly recommended guest!
From Yossi Komar Jerusalem, Israel Jul 14, 2008 Positive remco was a great host, really made us feel at home. he's a happy guy with a positive attitude and lots of pride of his hometown
From Brian Zimmerman Madison, United States Jul 11, 2008 Positive Remco and his mates are hilarious dudes. Generous, funny, easygoing, and did I say hilarious guy that is welcome to my place anytime. And I left that on purpose Remco, a gift so that you might remember me ;) Enjoy!
From Danni Liljekrans Odense, Denmark Jul 9, 2008 Positive Spent the evening with Remco and some other cs'ers in Rotterdam. Great sense of humor (very sarcastic like myself) and also very enthusiastic about the CS project - he should become an ambassador for Dordrecht! :) Next time I'm in Holland, I'll go to your tiny little city ;)
From Svetlana Aniskina Moscow, Russia Jul 6, 2008 Positive Remco aka Remus is a great guy,very easy-going,knows how to have fun,but at the same time very straight forward,intelligent,helpful and hospitable,i can hardly know the person on cs who is so quick with responses and ready to help,keep my fingers crossed for u becoming an embassador for Dordrecht!!
From Cristiana Campanha Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jul 6, 2008 Positive Remus is a wonderful person, could not be better, very friendly, good heart, helpful, funny and very open to know any people, everybody should visit him...
I asked on the dordrecht group someone to take me to a party or to drink a beer, and he answered very soon, asking what I need, offering a couch, etc, really an CS "Ambassor"... so I join him and his friends to many partiers in Rotterdam, a fantastic night, and also used his "couch"!
Thanks a lot Remus hope some day to have the honour to be your host in Rio!
From Mirjam Kwint Bleskensgraaf, Netherlands Jun 30, 2008 He's my brother and I love him. He's friendly, always ready to help and he loves to hang out with people. If you can, MEET HIM ;)!
From Richard for real Lund, Sweden Jun 28, 2008 Positive Remco is a great host. Definitely the number one choice in Dordrecht imho. When I was at his place he was just moving in but despite the boxes and stuff everywhere it was obvious that Remco is a mature kid who knows how to see to the best of his guests and show them a good time. Join the Scandi-navy and sail to Sweden!
From LINNEA MAGDALENA Sydney, Australia Jun 28, 2008 Positive I surfed Remcos couch for two days and it was a lot of fun. He and his flatmates were very hospitable and took us out for some pool and beers. He is fun and easygoing and I am sure you will have a good time at his place.
From NOUK_ Rotterdam, Netherlands Jun 16, 2008 Positive Remco is fun, outgoing, and really nice! I'm sure that he's going to give you a nice and warm welcome in our country
From BIBIRELLA Rotterdam, Netherlands Jun 15, 2008 Positive If you're looking for a completely crazy and funny, enthusiastic and moshpit-proofed, happy-sing-along-song Dutch guy who is eager to present Dordrecht as the most lovely place in Holland you're definetly at the right adress at Remco. But besides that he's also a very lovely and caring person. (: Rock'n'Roooooolll!!
From Tommy Quist Leiden, Netherlands Jun 4, 2008 Positive Remco makes so many bad puns, I think he should be put behind mars.
Really cool guy, easy to talk to, very humorous,I see him and Jaap at the meeting pretty much every week.
From Jasper Carton Breda, Netherlands May 28, 2008 Positive The places this guy has visited, leaves me envious. Knows how to appreciate a good pint of Guinness and pub grub! A great Advocate for the city of Dordrecht!
From Gerard Bosman Bergschenhoek, Netherlands May 27, 2008 Positive A funny guy, always in a good mood, with market earrings and lots of stories, that's Remus. I met him first as Jaaps best friend, now he is also my friend. A guy to laugh with, to hang out, to have a good time.
From Pieter Mol Dordrecht, Netherlands May 9, 2008 Positive Remco aka Stanley is a great person. His surprising views on life and people are impressing. And he wouldn't be my friend if he wasn't trustable, friendly, crazy and humouristic. I love the way he shares the worsed humour in the world with me.
From Nicolas Sahlqvist Rotterdam, Netherlands May 1, 2008 Positive Remco is a real funny guy and very eager to get to know new people!
From Sebastien Delhay Brussels, Belgium Apr 23, 2008 Positive I had a great time in Dordrecht and Rotterdam with Remus and his friends. They are all excellent people, with a great sense of humour and hospitality (thanks again for the pizza mates!). Remus is also an open-minded person, showing interest in many different things.
From Frank van Steenwijk Dublin, Ireland (Republic of) Apr 23, 2008 Positive I met this guy several times now, small talks every time, so getting to know each other goes slowly, but that's what you get when 20+ people keep showing up at the weekly meetings. To me he is an open and interesting guy and I'm sure we're going to have a lot of fun with him at future events and meetings. We also like the same football team, so can we not be friends?
From Johannes Poelzl Berlin, Germany Apr 11, 2008 Positive Remco and his friend surfed my Couch in 2007. Very kind and uncomplicated guests.
From Pirianna Laukkanen Helsinki, Finland Apr 10, 2008 Positive Remco is a great guy. I really like talking to him and I love his collection of dvd's.
From Cynthia Doren Amsterdam, Netherlands Apr 9, 2008 Positive I enjoy to be siting next to him at the weekly meeting in Rotterdam! He is nice, easy-going and very friendly! I also saw him play wii together with his brother :) that was funny!. He just signed up in the CS site, and he already started to organized meetings in Dordrecht! Thats the CS spirit, cheers Remco!! see u!
From Sander de Leeuw Breda, Netherlands Apr 7, 2008 Positive Great guy! great sense of humour, relaxed, chilled out, great man in total its just that...hmmm well... He has the right cs-spirit but supports the wrong soccerteam :p HAHAHA....
Together we have been trying to locate the right place for the first cs-dordrecht-meet!!
From Willem Bouman Rotterdam, Netherlands Mar 28, 2008 Positive Remco is a nice fellow, up for a good chat! And he works close to my place, so: drop in for a beer anytime!
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