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Overview

  • 42 references 36 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese; learning Arabic (North Levantine), Italian
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • I am a senior piano technician and I play in several bands
  • Public Relations (also studied history for two years) + c...
  • From Merelbeke, East Flanders, Belgium
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

"Travelling brother, travelling sister, sing the song of the travelling man"

ABOUT ME

Gentle soul, calm heart, determined spirit

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live.

A balanced universe.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to share my knowledge with other people and be their guide on the way to their destination. Also I want to make sure they arrive on their next location or back home safely.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted people from following countries:

* Australia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Estonia
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Italy
* Mexico
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Thailand
* Turkey

Interests

Music, culture, travelling, beer, conversation, philosophy, languages, ...

  • culture
  • singing
  • concerts
  • environment
  • beer
  • clubbing
  • traveling
  • music
  • piano
  • languages
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

* Metal: DGM, Astra, Pagan's Mind, Silent Force, Jorn, Symphony X, Angra, Metallica, Children Of Bodom, Warmen, Circus Maximus, Opeth, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Firewind, Kamelot, Evergrey, Epica, Royal Hunt, Nightwish, Nevermore, Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Beyond Twilight, Ark, Vicious Rumours, Leprous, ...

* Jazz/fusion: Dave Brubeck, George Shearing, Chick Corea, Johannes Zetterberg, Alex Argento, Marco Sfogli, Al Jarreau, Maurane, Gino Vannelli, Tars Lootens, Toots Thielemans, Charlie Parker, Wayne Shorter, ...

* Pop: Toto, Sting, Crowded House, France Gall, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Michael McDonald, ...

* Classical: Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky, Chopin, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

* Hosted 5 couch surfers at the same time
* Performed in Biebob, Vosselaar and in Trix, Antwerp, the two most famous metal clubs in Belgium
* Drove non-stop to Porto, Portugal, in 22 hours, together with my flatmate. Then drove back from Lisbon to Belgium in 25 hours straight.

Teach, Learn, Share

* I love languages, so I am willing to teach any languages that I master well enough and learn any language that you master well enough :p
* I am all into music, so I will be happy to share my experiences as well as teach some piano skills or give some theory lessons on harmony (boring :p) to anyone who likes

What I Can Share with Hosts

A nice bed to sleep on in a clean and quiet environment
A tour around the city of Gent
A mini house concert on piano

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium

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