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  • 59 references 49 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French; learning German
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2014
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About Me

ABOUT ME

Difficult to describe yourself, just look at my references...

PHILOSOPHY

"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." (Victor Hugo)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I live in Gent and have a couch available. Not all of the time ofcourse as I like to travel myself from time to time :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

After being on Cs for a while now I can say I have met a great number of people that I've either hosted at my place or met during a Cs activity or whilst travelling. I've heard a great number of stories and done some stuff that I otherwise never would have done.

I've surfed and hosted... I'm also active in the Cs community in Gent. I organise events from time to time.

Interests

I like travelling and meeting new people and talk about the things that interest them and how they look at life.

My biggest passions are music and reading and ofcourse travelling. I like going to concerts/gigs.

From time to time I make podcasts for a friend's radioshow in Gent called Icarus.fm:

https://www.mixcloud.com/blessyoube/icarus-b%C3%A8ta-28-06-15/

I also like going to small locals cinemas and discover new films or check out some of the local art.

Music, Movies, and Books

Small selection of music I like: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Einstürzende Neubauten, Swans, Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Daughter, James Holden, Forest Swords, Boards of Canada, Hauschka, Olafur Arnolds, The Haxan Cloak, The War On Drugs...

Some of my favourite films: Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless mind, Metropolis, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Playtime, Cloud Atlas, La Meglio Giuventu, Mr Nobody...

I like to read, so this is just a small selection of my favourite authors: Nina Hartischwili, Haruki Murakami, Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, Philip Roth, George Orwell, Orhan Pamuk, Ocean Vuong, Johan Harstad, Stefan Hertmans, Jeroen Olyslaegers, Dick Harrison, Richard Overy...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The best is yet to come :)

Teach, Learn, Share

The past 5 years I have been involved and helped coordinating for an NGO that helps refugees. I have learned and shared a lot with refugees. It was an eye opening experience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Guernsey, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium

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