Hi! I am from the Netherlands and I work as a software engineer. Because I can work remotely, I have the opportunity to travel a big part of the year. I have done several multiple month trips this way, to South America, South East Asia, the Balkans and Turkey.

Usually I travel quite slowly, I take my time to get to know a place, I like to meet local people and get to know the local culture, but I also enjoy going to museums and going to local restaurants and cafes.

Besides that I enjoy other things such as hiking, playing guitar, cooking, outdoor sports, reading (about psychology, spirituality, history, economics, geopolitics and many other topics) and programming (my career is also my hobby).

From now on I want to travel more to non-western cultures. I have traveled to Asia and South America and I had amazing experiences. In the future I would like to travel more to Africa and Asia. I think as westerners there is so much we can learn from those cultures.

At some point I would also like to buy a motorbike or campervan and travel the world with it. The freedom that comes with that is amazing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To see how people in other parts of the world live, to learn from them, share my stories with them and create amazing connections

Interests

• politics
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skiing
• economics
• philosophy
• psychology
• mountain biking
• spirituality
• buddhism

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Paragliding in the Himalayas, India
Walking around between 2500 years old ruins of Persepolis, Iran
Visiting Iguazú waterfalls in Argentina / Brazil
Acting in a Bollywood mango juice ad in Mumbai, India
Most beautiful hike: Valbona - Theth, Albania
Scuba diving in the Red Sea in Egypt, and in Colombia
Skiing in Romania and Turkey

Teach, Learn, Share

I have been working remotely and traveling at the same time for quite a while now. I can give you advice on how to handle that and how to organize your trips. I can teach you some basic Dutch, and I can cook some decent Dutch food

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands