ABOUT ME

I'm a simple vegetarian, liking to walk, work and volunteer (mostly on a historical tug boat where I live with my friend and which is used for opera perfomances and puppet theater now). I also like to read, walk (in nature as well as in cities), swim, bike and of course I enjoy sailing holidays and other traveling.
My friends' profile is used for our hosting activities: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/marcootje

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

CouchSurfing is getting me far from my comfort zone sometimes and I like it! I see and learn so much by meeting different, fascinating and friendly couchsurfers. And meanwhile I realised every Couchsurfer is special and valuable in her of his own way!

Interests

History, literature, politics (foreign affairs), nature and further almost everything.

• culture
• architecture
• walking
• gardening
• reading
• classical music
• opera
• sailing
• swimming
• history
• study
• solo travel
• nature
• forests
• people
• cities
• renovation
• ships
• gayfriendly
• building
• massage exchange
• forrest
• international politics
• war history
• railway trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Bach, many movies and books, but I always forget about the titels ;-)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting Venice, Prague, Cape Town, Bangladesh.

Teach, Learn, Share

Vocational education, politics, international relations, polemology and of course travelling experiences.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My opinion and willingness to explore new things and trying to understand others.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Malaysia, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands