| Sven Van Den Meerssche is a CS Ambassador living in Brussels! |
| Sven Van Den Meerssche has been vouched for |
| VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info |
| Couch available | Maybe |
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| CouchSurf requests replied to | 100% |
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| member since | February 27th, 2006 |
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| profile views | 28,954 |
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| age | 35 |
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| birthday | 8 April
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| gender | Male |
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| membername | SVENJAMIN |
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| occupation | IT |
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| education | Arts & Sciences |
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| grew up in | Maaseik (BE) & Maastricht (NL) |
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| ethnicity | Belgian (Limburgish) |
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| Direct Profile URL |
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Languages- LimburgishExpert
- DutchExpert
- FrenchExpert
- EnglishExpert
- GermanExpert
- PortugueseIntermediate
- SpanishBeginner
Couch Information
Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
No smoking allowed
Has children: No
Can host children: Yes
Has pets: No
Can host pets: No
Max Surfers Per Night: 2
Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: DependsYou'll sleep in the living room and will have to share the room when there're other guests. When you need privacy, this can be arranged.
PLEASE STOP SENDING ME REQUESTS WITHOUT READING MY PROFILE FIRST!
I'm living on my own, even without pets, in an apartment in the area called 'Jette', next to metro station 'Belgica' about 3km from the city centre. Midi station is about 10min by metro.
Friends (501)
 SUNNY+BELGIUM
31, Male
Liege, Liege
Belgium
Friends since October 2006
"Sven came for a day to visit Liege :))"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for Sven Van Den Meerssche
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 Chiara De Battisti
27, Female
San Vito al Tagliamento, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Italy
Friends since June 2011
"we work together"
Friendship Type: Friend
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 Seby
26, Male
Sacele, Brasov
Romania
Friends since June 2006
"we met in the chat - supposed to surf his couch but didn't make it - perhaps will have more luck to surely meet up when he comes in may here"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Sven Van Den Meerssche
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 NOMAD®
48, Male
Batu Ferringhi, Penang
Malaysia
Friends since May 2008
"Sven host me in Brussels"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
I vouched for Sven Van Den Meerssche
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 Jawwad Zafar
35, Male
Brussels, Brussels
Belgium
Friends since August 2006
"Through the couchsurfing experience"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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 Backpacking Philip
39, Male
Cardiff, Cardiff
Wales
Friends since January 2003
"a fellow backpacking mate, who's passion for cooking equals his love of backpacking"
Friendship Type: Acquaintance
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 Ulla Kemi
28, Female
Tongeren, Limburg
Belgium
Friends since June 2008
"Meetings meetings and hosted me!"
Friendship Type: Friend
3 |
 °- Sandi -°
36, Female
Brussels, Brussels
Belgium
Friends since July 2007
"Regular meetings in Brussels"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Sven Van Den Meerssche
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 FLOKI
47, Female
Brussels, Brussels
Belgium
Friends since January 2007
"different gatherings"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Sven Van Den Meerssche
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 Marcus Eder
34, Male
Vienna, Vienna
Austria
Friends since May 2007
"Couchrequest from him and than I requested the couch :-) - You are welcome in Vienna any time...."
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Sven Van Den Meerssche
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Personal DescriptionWell, I'm just a lad from Belgium. I grew up in a small town called Maaseik, near the Dutch border. After my studies in Maastricht, just across that border, I decided to move to Brussels to enjoy the city life. Nowadays, I'm still exploring my world, always eager to find new things.How I Participate in CSI'm an active host and a CS ambassador, but this doesn't turn me into some kind of superhero. I'm still just a member like 1000s of others.
After a year of just hosting and some surfing, I felt I should get more involved in the CS project. As a city ambassador I try to help out both members from Brussels and people visiting Brussels. Furthermore I'm trying to give CS a boost in my birth region Limburg.CouchSurfing ExperienceHosted people from:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela
Surfed in:
* Austria (Salzburg, Vienna)
* Belarus (Brest, Grodno, Minsk)
* Belgium (Brugge, Dendermonde, Gent, Liège, Montegnée, Roeselare)
* Brazil (Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Teresópolis, Vila Velha)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (Banja Luka)
* France (Arras, Lille, Metz)
* Germany (Aachen)
* Italy (Turin)
* Lithuania (Kaunas, Klaipeda, Vilnius)
* Luxembourg (Berdorf)
* Norway (Oslo)
* Portugal (Aveiro, Braga, Beja, Coimbra, Guarda, Guimarães, Leiria, Lisbon, Ourém, Pombal, Porto, Tomar)
* Romania (Bucharest, Săcele, Timişoara)
* Slovakia (Bratislava)
* Serbia (Belgrade, Inđija, Kruševac, Niš, Subotica)
* Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne)
InterestsI've got a broad variety of interests: (folk) culture, going out, sports, dining, vegetarian cooking... In general, I'm quite an active person.PhilosophyGive peas a chance!Music, Movies, BooksMovies: The Others, Amelie Poulain, Chicken Run, Y Tu Mama Tambien...
Music: folk, folk metal, rock, techno (depends on my mood)
Books: I'm hooked on travel guides and cook books...Types of People I enjoyEveryone is welcome as long as they take an effort to fill out their profile and they have been thinking about the real mission of CS.
Actually, I enjoy all kind of people, but mostly openminded people who're looking for a deeper meaning in life, who have a goal.One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneCS tells me to fill this in to make my profile complete....Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland (Republic of), Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
LIVED: Finland, Netherlands
WANTS TO GO: Armenia, Turkey
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53From Hosts 316From Surfers 12Traveling
 From Will Shaw San Francisco, United States
May 20  Positive Sven hosted me for a day in Brussels. We walked around the city, he showed me some nice places and good beer. He has some good tips for travel/couchsurfing, very helpful and sensible guy.
Thanks for everything Sven!
 From SERGIO MADRID Madrid, Spain
Apr 27 Positive I met Sven in Friday Welcome Meeting Malasaña hosted by a common friend and we were talking all the night about art and Vlaanderen history. Very interesting and cooperative guy.
See you in another time to visit "El Bosco" masterpieces!
 From Erik Heine Oviedo, Spain
Apr 21 Positive I posted an open surf request and Sven was kind enough to let me crash with him for a night. I had to arrive late and leave early. It was a great help and I enjoyed staying with Sven.
 From Tatiana Schär Berlin, Germany
Apr 5 Positive I had to stay in Brussels for only a few hours at night, and didn't know where to sleep, so I posted a message to the Brussels group. Sven was kind enough to answer and offer me his couch, even though it meant he would get less sleep. Everything went well, I slept comfortably and Sven had lots of interesting things to say. He's welcome to stay with me in Berlin anytime!
 From Jake Furey-Rosan Judenburg, Austria
Mar 1 Positive When my hostel in Brussels bailed on me, I thought I was screwed. I put up a plea on the last minute couch group and within hours I got a message from Sven offering me a place to stay for the night. I found him a kind and generous host with amazing experiences in CS. I also went to two Brussels CS meetings with him, and had a great time meeting people from all over. I'm comfortable encouraging my friends in Brussels to get more involved in couchsurfing there, knowing that Sven is involved in organizing its events. Sven is really a great Couchsurfer; if you need more assurance, know that I went back and surfed with him for another 3 nights that week. All the best from Austria, Sven!
 From Angel Huerta Raleigh, United States
Feb 8 Positive I had great conversation with Sven, I arrived late that night so we chatted for over an hour. We have a lot of things in common such as being vegetarians. We woke up early and had a nice breakfast and after another hour of conversation we parted our ways. I will definitely host Sven when he comes to Miami anytime!
I met a great person and am thankful he hosted me! thanks you again Sven :)
 From Igor DAURIAC Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Jan 21 Positive I met Svan in Madeira in September 2011 for five days.
He is a very nice, clever, openminded and fun.
As a Belgian, he likes and knows a lot about beers. ;)
See you soon Sven
 From DREVILLE Brussels, Belgium
Dec 4, 2011  Positive Sven's a great guy that I got to know through the CS community here in Brussels. We regularly run the Dutch conversation table.
 From Carla Ferreira Beja, Portugal
Sep 26, 2011 Positive I hosted Sven for one night. He was a very gentle and polite guest and he surprised me with a very good portuguese language level and also with his interest and knowledge about portuguese culture. Hope you have enjoyed this this little bit of Alentejo I was able to show you for just one day!
 From KJAVAS Corvallis, United States
Aug 20, 2011 Positive Sven was an extraordinary host. He provided us with maps for Brussels as well as the other cities that we planned on visiting. He recommended a nice town for us to stop at on our way to Brugge and helped us find a host there. Sven also prepared us delicious meals, shared some magnificent music with us (please send a message with the band names so we can continue to enjoy the music! :-)), showed us around the city, took us to a local brewery, and introduced us to some other couchsurfers. To top it all off he even stayed up late with us one night to help us out when we ran into an unexpected situation. All around great guy and amazing host. :-)
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