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  • 103 references 73 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Printing Press business.
  • Highscool, (Middelbaar ondewijs)
  • From Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
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About Me

Quiting my job and traveling the world from 19th sept fist stop Turkey! 2nd stop South Africa!

Open-minded, honest, responsible...
Oh and not too serious :p

What can I say more...? Ask me and I'll tell you ;)

PHILOSOPHY
The most important thing is to be happy!
And that I am most of the time!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the concept! It's one of the best ways of traveling for me, travelling this way should be something everyone should do once and a while, it opens your eyes to the world and brings more love on earth. We would make the world a better place only if every person on earth would open his/her mind to it. It's proof that most people are good and that it's stupid to stay home and be afraid of the rest of the world! On the other hand if you can't travel yourself it's also very nice to receive people in your home this way, and it has the same results!

Interests

Almost everything but here are some examples: science, quantum physics, philosophy, human nature, nature, comics, books especially syfy, fantasy and non fiction, traveling!

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie Directors I like are:
Quentin Tarantino, Darren Aronofsky, Christopher Nolan, Neill Blomkamp, Lars Von Trier, Ridley Scott, Fritz Lang, Stanley Kubrick, Guillermo Del Toro, J.J. Abrams, Robert Rodriguez, Oliver Stone...

Books:
Fiction: House Of Leaves, Dune, Foundation, George R.R. Martin, Gene Wolfe...
Non Fiction: The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene, Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions by Lisa Randall, The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein...

Comic Books, European comics and Manga's: To much to type... here are a few: Blacksad, Thorgal, The Walking Dead, The Forever war...
Some author's : Joe Sacco, Craig Thompson, Osamu Tezuka, Moebius, Yslair, Bourgeon...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Got stranded on my own halfway up the Gunung Agung vulkano on Bali at night. 10min later my glasses were blown away by the wind... after searching for a while a gave up and figured out what route I had to follow. About 30 min later some guide appeared again and brought me to the top.
Actually the walk on my own was very nice. And now I can say I sacrificed my glasses to the navel of the universe!

Once upon a time a long long time ago I chased my mom with a chair because she said I could not jump the couch... Well I'm a couchsurfer now! Eat that mom!

Teach, Learn, Share

For me it does not mather who you are and where you come from or what you do in life, I don't need to have anything in common with you to have a good time! I loved almost every CSer I hosted, till now they were all awesome people!

If I could I would love to teach people to be open to everyone no mather who they are or how they live there lives, as long as they respect others nothing else mathers. (Something I sometimes have to remind myself about to...)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Everything I have! I love to spend time with my host like I spend time with my surfers. I'll buy you a drink or dinner if we don't feel like cooking :)

I can share my love for life with you... I hope that's enough :p

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Botswana, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lesotho, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium

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