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Groups I Belong ToCouch Information
Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 2
Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: NoRead below... Since I've been overloaded by requests, even with my status on "maybe", let's be more transparent and specific, so it saves me and YOU some valuable time!
My calendar...
November 2008-------------------------------
11-12-13: French surfers
14: CS Zone BataviaBar
17-18: Croatian surfers
19: German surfer
20: personal life! :P
21-22: Brazilian surfers
25-28: homeless (I'll be couchsurfing myself ;-))
December 2008-------------------------------
until 7: Away (Moscow!)
7-15: living in Oud-West, small room (maybe 1-2 surfers)
15-21: couchsurfing (no room available)
22-26: probably in Italy for Christmas
27-2: already CS-booked for NYE! (no availability anymore)
3: gone back to Denmark! See you later A'dam! :P
Regardless of my limited availability, I'm always open for meeting up people for drinks, walks and looking for a fun time in town!
All the best!
Henrique
Friends (32)
 Lone Jensen
26, Several people
Aarhus, Central Jutland (Midtjylland)
Denmark
Friends since October 2007
"We met last year at a party, and usually hangs out when he's in Denmark :-)"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
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 GABRIELVEDANA
21, Male
Barcelona, Catalunya
Spain
Friends since July 1987
"He is my bratoher ;)"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
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 Søren Bo Steendahl
24, Male
Aarhus, Central Jutland (Midtjylland)
Denmark
Friends since August 2006
"We study together, and Henrique joint x-mas with me and my family 06"
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
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 Mark Hessellund Beanland
25, Male
Aarhus, Central Jutland (Midtjylland)
Denmark
Friends since August 2006
"Studied together"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
7 30+ |
 Heba Juliusdottir
28, Female
Aarhus, Central Jutland (Midtjylland)
Denmark
Friends since March 2006
"We have been studying together on a rollercoaster at the Kaospilots in Denmark.. and Oh what a ride :D"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
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 Philip Hahn-Petersen
24, Male
Aarhus, Central Jutland (Midtjylland)
Denmark
Friends since August 2006
"We study together"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
30+ |
 Joris Martens
28, Male
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since June 2007
"Via KaosPilots"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
7 |
 Marlene Hørfarter
22, Female
Aarhus, Central Jutland (Midtjylland)
Denmark
Friends since June 2007
"I know Henrique from school (KaosPilots) and from parties..."
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
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 Vija Valentukonyte
25, Female
Vilnius, Vilniaus
Lithuania
Friends since April 2006
"We met in Belgium in an AIESEC reception event. "
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
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 Ursel Biester
25, Female
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since July 2007
"Via Kaospilots and AIESEC"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
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Personal DescriptionI'm originally Brazilian, living in Europe for 3,5 years. I study at the Kaospilots International School in Denmark. I'm a very curious and adventurous person, I love meeting new people and discovering common interests, questions and passions. I enjoy reading, listening music, and of course, traveling!How I Participate in CS2I've been helped by so many CS people, that always when I can host people I do that. I also participate in forums and I always join local events, if I have time!CouchSurfing ExperienceI have hosted people in 3 continents so far (in Brazil, Denmark/Netherlands and China) and I have couchsurfed in a few countries already...InterestsI'm interested in lots of things... people, cultures and anthropology, sustainability, (alternative) Education and local development. I'm also just curious about people's view on life, their motivations and drivers.PhilosophyMy #1 book is called "Walden" by Thoreau. Among others, it influenced me a lot and I usually quote it by saying: "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams; live the life of your dreams" - and the original text continues: "He [you] will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He [you] will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him [you]; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his [your] favor in a more liberal sense, and he [you] will live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion as he [you] simplifies his [your] life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."Music, Movies, BooksBesides "Walden", "Ishmael" is one of the best books ever. As you can imagine, "Into the Wild" is also one of my favourite movies too (also Krakauer's book is great). I love Brazilian music (MPB, rock) and classic rock from 60's and 70's...Teach, Learn, Share- Sustainability understanding
- Living a non- (or less-) monetary lifeOne Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneA naive 6-weeks backpacking trip with two friends in Peru and Bolivia, when I was starting college. That trip challenged completely my world view and I live my life in a very different way today because of those days...Opinion on the CouchSurfing.com ProjectCouchsurfing is about...
- TRUST IN HUMAN BEINGS
- NON-MONETARY LIFE
- EXPLORATIONS
- RELATIONSHIPS
- LOVE
Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland (Republic of), Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay
LIVED: Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Netherlands, Romania
WANTS TO GO: Costa Rica, Egypt, New Zealand
IS GOING TO: Russia
References
 From Rebecca Walker Kailua, United States
Nov 27  Positive Henrique is a wonderful host! I got on with him really well and I would love to surf with him again.  From JD Mitchell Sellersburg, United States
Nov 25   Positive Henrique was a wonderful one-night host! He provided my friend and I with a bed as well as a morning breakfast. Very kind and interesting, with wonderful stories about his travels and his home country of Brazil. He truly appreciates the beauty of nature and this reflects in how he talks...knows how to appreciate the small things and life...and gave us great tips about Amsterdam! :)  From Tea Vlatković Zagreb, Croatia
Nov 24 Positive Henrique is a truly great host. He made us feel at home right away. Unfortunately we didn't have enough time to chat, and I think that we have a lot common topics, and now I'm sad because we didn't know each other better. When I first time saw Henrique, he air with so positive energy. He is very sweet, nice, careful, really friendly and positive person, smile always on his face... He is the person which I want meet again!  From Gabrielle Stoven Marseille, France
Nov 19 Positive 2 girls by him, so 2 references!
from Violette : Henrique is a really interessant and nice person with who you can share many experiences. He had hosted me and my friend at the last minutes. He is very trustworthy. I advise you to meet him.
from Gabi : It was so great to stay with Henrique. He is very generous, careful and knows how doing so that everybody feels like home in his place. He has a lot of experiences to share, a lot of stories about his town to say. He was in contrast to the rain! If you meet him, all your senses will be awake : good music, good pasta, candles and funny place, good sleep.. I hope to see him again, in Marseille?  From Vitor Gloria Barcelona, Spain
Nov 3 visited his brother that lives with me, great guy! From Philip Hahn-Petersen Aarhus, Denmark
Oct 26  Positive Henrique loves meeting new people, he is ambitious about everything he does, he is reliable, fun, hard working he knows people all over the world, a true global nomad, he fights for positive change and he is a knowledge bank on sustainable development.
 From Zuzana Kopecká Prague, Czech Republic
Sep 27 Positive Henrique hosted me and my friend in Arhus in Denmark and we totally enjoyed it! He's a good cook and the biggest globetrotter I've ever met :)  From DEBORAH VILAS Sao Joao del Rei, Brazil
Aug 15 Positive Thank you for your warm reception...pessoinha fofa... From Lone Jensen Aarhus, Denmark
Aug 3  Positive Henrique is a great guy, everyone in my house loves him. He's interesting, intelligent, philosophical, funny, positive and he's very warm and giving. He's also very well-travelled, so you can really learn a lot from him!
 From Klas Hjelm Jonkoping, Sweden
Jul 20 Positive Henrique and his friend Louise stayed with me for a night when hitchhiking their way up to northern Sweden. He is a cool guy, an explorer who shows real interest in other people.  From Louise Dalsgaard Aarhus, Denmark
Jul 16 Positive I had two fun, amazing and crazy weeks traveling around Sweeden and Norway with Henrique! He is great company... From Joris Martens Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jun 24 Positive Henrique is a versatile, open and honest person who inspires me. There is nobody i know who is all over the place like Henrique. The guy has rhytm and i like his beat a lot.
 From Robert Osborn Rochester, United States
Apr 23 Positive Great person, a lot of fun to be around.  From Juno Youknow Shanghai, China
Mar 30  Positive We met for dinner and had fun and interesting conversations about mutual interests.  From Patrick Farrell Shanghai, China
Mar 27 Positive I met Henrique at a CS dinner in Shanghai at a Brazilian restaurant and we talked about what we were doing here. I hope to see him soon, I will be calling him this weekend to go out and I'm sure we will get to know each other better. Definitely a nice guy to chat with.  From Lily Wang Shanghai, China
Mar 10 Positive We met at a cs party~
He called me "beautiful smile" :-D
I called him "cute guy" :-P
Must say it, he is much cuter than the pic,haha!
Nice to meet him in this crazy city!
He is a very good person,friendly and kind!
I think we should hang out more! :-)  From Jade Johnston Winnipeg, Canada
Dec 18, 2007 Positive Henrique was my flat mate in Aarhus Denmark and is very very warm hearted and friendly. He is also very interesting and has lots to tell, especially about his current school Kaospilots. He was kind enough to let me crash in his tiny little dorm room my last night in Denmark and I am very grateful. From Heba Juliusdottir Aarhus, Denmark
Nov 20, 2007 Positive Henrique has a smile like no other... and a fighter spirit to the bone. He is not a quitter and he brings positivity with him wherever he goes.
He is very curious about his surroundings and loves traveling!
From Marlene Hørfarter Aarhus, Denmark
Nov 20, 2007 Positive Henrique is an extremely cool person. His always happy and smiling and bringing joy to everyone he is around. Don't miss the change to get to know this great fellow...
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