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Hello, I am a teacher geography at a secondary school in Ypres. I live in the small city of Wervik (near the French border). I am an open minded, curious person and love experiencing new things. Travelling, meeting new people and experiencing new ways of life is what I like to do. One of my passions was making videos and short films (http://vimeo.com/phovid/videos). My biggest passion nowadays is photography, digital + (monochrome) analogue (https://www.instagram.com/phovidbw I also have another digital IG-account). Following a 7-year course 'Analog Black and White Photo Art' at the academy of fine arts. Finshed this in June 2024. In September 2024 I started a new art education: crossover. The first two years, I do a combination of the art studios analog photography (BW) and project work (the former Monumental Arts). From September 1st 2026 I'll do the combination of analog photography and video art.
Interessado em Arte
Interessado em Design
Fluente em Inglês
Fluente em Francês
Por que estou no Couchsurfing
Meet people, regardless of their gender, age, religion, race or nationality. Learn from each other's culture, experiences and values. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Before CS, I was about 23 years member of Servas (https://servas.org/). So, couchsurfing was not new to me. In April 2015 I hosted my first CS-guest and it was a great experience. Since then, I regularly hosted. Had my first experiences as a travelling couchsurfer in Summer 2016 in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Denmark. It were awesome experiences, as in my Servas-days! This is the way to travel and meet "real" people. Experience with sending requests: it's a pity that some CS'ers don't reply (even just declining). The only annoying thing so far about CS for me.
Música, Filmes e Livros
Music: like a lot of genres (folk, blues, rock, alternative, singer-songwriters, ....) Tip: Joni Sheila http://jonisheila.bandcamp.com/album/change (see my short film about her https://vimeo.com/143563954) Books: I'm not a big reader. Movies: Don't go so much to movies, but like short films that I screen on Vimeo :) See also my last short film: https://vimeo.com/video/383512502 (Password = zij-lachte)
Uma Coisa Incrível Que Já Fiz
Made a trip for nearly 7 months through SE-Asia, Australia and New-Zealand in my younger years (1987-1988) and travelled nearly 1 month through Yemen (1993). The homebirth of my two children.
Ensinar, Aprender, Compartilhar
Tips and tricks about photography? Sharing travel experiences.
O Que Posso Oferecer aos Hosts
I just moved (oktober 2023) from Watou to Wervik. I still have to get to know and explore my new hometown. :) - Sharing travel- and life experiences and stories during a meal. - A bedroom and my house. - Tips on what to visit in my region/province (e.g. Ypres, Bruges, ...). ...
Meus Interesses
Video (https://vimeo.com/phovid/videos), photography (https://www.instagram.com/phovidbw), travelling, nature, graphic design, vintage lenses and cameras, a good conversation, all kinds of creative expression (theatre, music, modeling, bodypaint, poetry, audiovisual performance, drawing, dance, painting, ...), getting connected with different people and cultures, absorb new experiences and lifestyles.