*DUE TO MY WORK, THERE IS MINIMAL CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO HOST BETWEEN A WEDNESDAY AND A FRIDAY* Hi!! My name is Gilinardo, but my friends and family call me Gimmy (it's easier :D). I am from Concepción in the long and narrow country of Chile, so my mother language is Spanish =) I have studied Dentistry at Universidad de Concepción, but now I am living in Belgium. I studied Dutch language full time during a year, I worked in a hotel in front of the sea, in a Dental Clinic as assistant and since 2020, I was finally allowed to work as Dentist. I like to exchange ideas and learning more about other cultures, besides that sometimes I can be a bit introvert =) I really like to travel, to meet people around the world and to continue learning interesting things! I am a fan of Carpe Diem =P
CURRENT MISSION To connect with people ABOUT ME Hi, I am someone who likes to get to know people from all over the world.I am very much interested in showing you around my beautiful city,I love art and everything that has beauty.I have a passion for the earthly and the spiritual.Honesty and sincerity are very important to me, in a lighthearted way. When you are requesting to become my guest you should be aware that Couchsurfing is meant to connect with people.So I expect at least some quality time spent together. PHILOSOPHY Life is not only a journey in the outside world but also in our own inner Self.
I’m not available to host you in SEPTEMBER 😉 ---------‐--------------------------------- Hi, I’m Angeli. I’m from Venezuela 🇻🇪 and I currently live and work in Belgium. 🇧🇪 I love traveling 🛫 meeting people 🗣 and learning about their stories 🤓 I enjoy good food 🍜 good company 👥️ and conversations that truly nourish the soul 🙌🏻 I love discovering new places 🌍 and creating genuine friendships 🫂 I’m someone who values a healthy lifestyle, both mentally 🧠 and physically 🏋🏻♀️ I care about my wellbeing, and I love being in healthy environments with good energy ✨️ ❌️ Please, If your intention is to flirt, don’t write to me. (this has happened way too often). 🚭 If you smoke, please don’t write to me either. IG: @angeliaponte
Hi! My name is Yanal, and I live in Blankenberge, Belgium. I love meeting new people from all over the world and sharing stories, cultures, and experiences. I’m curious, open-minded, and enjoy learning about different ways of life. In my free time, I enjoy exploring the city, cooking, and spending time outdoors. I also love traveling and discovering new places whenever I can. Hosting travelers is one of my favorite ways to connect and exchange ideas, food, and laughter. I look forward to welcoming you and making your stay comfortable and memorable.
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CURRENT MISSION enjoying life ABOUT ME I'm an openminded guy, really social and easygoing. If there is ar reason to laugh or have some fun I'm always one of the first to participate in that. Love having chats about almost everything. PHILOSOPHY live today
Please: no more copy-paste request where you just added my name to the heading. Thank you! rule n°1) Read my entire profile + add this line to your request: "I promise I have read your entire profile". rule n°2) Write more sentences in your request than the number of pictures in your profile (to prove you're not narcissist). Please write at least 5 sentences. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ....do not write to me when you're just looking for a free bed! For me, Couchsurfing is about spending time together, having long conversations and learning from each other. I don't know how to make this any clearer. Don't waste your and my time if you're not seriously looking to meet and talk to my wife and I. If you did not read my profile entirely, you can expect an extremely very mean and disrepectful reply. Yes, I find that funny. You have been warned. It was your choice not to read even the first lines of my profile, so don't be mad at me for not respecting you. If you do convince me, I promise you a warm welcome, free beer and a very pleasant stay in Bruges!**** ABOUT ME I really hate traveling and I'm about as narrow-minded as they come. Furthermore, I have no sense of humor at all and I am not interested in anything that involves critical thinking. I also really hate people that understand irony. But seriously: I think of myself as being quite social and hospitable, rationalistic, yet caring and curious to learn stuff about you and about the politics, culture and history of your country or region. I worked with kids and youth all my live. I was a group leader of a large youth movement, worked at the department of youth of a local government, coördinated a youth house and organized all kinds of things for kids and adolescents. I loved being a kid too! (but no worries: I'm not stuck in my childhood! I am all grown-up now :-) That said, my wife and I decided not to have children in our marriage. I even had a vasectomy done. I find a lot of people are curious about the reasons and I like to explain them. So lets talk! In my current job, I work as a team leader of a social non-profit electric waste repair workshop. In 2016 I started my own business restoring and renting old wooden games. I was on a tv-show as a restoration expert. If you want, we can play some of these historic games. i'm in the process of writing a book on the history of some traditional games. A very fascinating and time-consuming multi-year project. I like to hitchhike. I used to hitchhike back and forth to work for 6 years, although I could go by bus for free. I love to take a brief look into other peoples lives. It makes you see your own live in a larger context! And It's exciting, because you never know who'll stop. Nowadays, it takes about 3 minutes of biking to get to work, so hitchhiking to work has become a bit of a joke. I am also interested in sustainability and ecology. I like exchanging tips and tricks on that. And at last -not being ironic-: I really don't like watching or talking about any sports! I don't like dogs either and I am not into I-pad, smartphone, gadgety stuff, so don't bother sending me your Whatsapp-number :-) (I did learn how to send a text message though!) I share my house with my wife Marieke (https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/marieke-en-bert) Please do not write to us both. We discuss every request one of us gets.) PHILOSOPHY motto: wie goed doet, goed ontmoet! (Dutch for "who does good things, will meet good things") Beware! I am a very rational atheist and skeptical towards all kinds of new-age stuff and paranormal un-science. I love to discuss those topics though! My favorite philosopher has to be Socrates, but I also adore Michel de Monaigne and I believe in the categorical imperativ of Kant =in my own words: you can judge tho morality of an act by looking at the consequences of that act if it would be universal. That raises the questions: "if everybody in the world would live the way I live, what would happen?" And "Do I still think it is a good way of life?" I am rather sceptical about the hedonist carpe-diem philosophy that a lot of CS-ers seem to worship.
ABOUT ME I like traveling and meeting new people from different cultures. I enjoy a good conversation with a glass of (red) wine or a Belgian beer (or 2). I lived in Italy (Modena) for 2,5 years and love the southern way of life. I am a foodie, love to eat/drink and try new things. I work on Saturdays, my weekend is Sunday-Monday. PHILOSOPHY Everything will be ok in the end, if it's not ok, it's not the end! Even a journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step...
I do not host one day visitors, unless they are in serious trouble or need. ABOUT... I share the house with Thomas who is really kind, of a good uplifting spirit, and funnier than me, for sure. He is NOT my BF. I am sometimes boring, silent and shy, other times flamboyant, other times busy and distracted by my projects. It all depends. I can be biased, subjective etc. I love plants, and I have them everywhere inside and outside the house. I like cooking, and I do cook with homegrown stuff. I do not have a TV, PC games or Playstations, Facebook, etc. I am not an integrist, I believe in the agapeic function of food / bringing people together. No racism, mysogyny, homophobia, Islamophobia, vegan propaganda, Covidism, unless under the form of very good jokes. ...and I like witty politically incorrect jokes. I'm gay. I'm NOT using cs for dating. RED FLAG. DRUG POLICY. I smoke! I am addicted to nicotine. However, there is a total smoking ban in all the bedrooms. I don't encourage you to smoke weed, but I am ok with that. I cannot declare myself a pet-lover, although I have chicks. This means that I play with dogs, cats, snakes, etc. if they don't scratch, bite, hypersalivate, leave hairs or other things around. I really do not know about visitors with small babies. Never happened. IMPORTANT Various groups of couchsurfers or friends can overlap with your staying here. I am trying to provide comfort for my visitors, but sometimes last minute requests occur. I rarely have my mobile phone in proximity. No instant messages. PHILOSOPHY Pleasure is important. To act is important, too. I find myself working, reading or expressing all the time. Assist your fellows smiling, and do not expect the same treatment consistently. TRAVELING goes for me beyond a simple turism experience. I am interested in the stories that people have to say, local practices and also a lot about food. I receive visitors not couchsurfers.
"Due to my own vacation, am I not able to host between 20 July and 9 August ;)" "Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself" "Only send me a request if your DTF (Darn Too Funny hahaha) or fucking crazy!" I'm a Cabinet-maker/carpenter, currently I'm working and saving money for travel so don't have a lot of stories to tell yet. I am from Holland, now I live in Brugge in a little big student apartment, i work on weekdays so it will be kinda hard to accept guests then, but if you Send me a good request I might accept you ☺ Updated - 04-08-'16
Prefosinal independiente, amante a los viajes, conocer nuevas personas y ambientes. Llevo tres años viviendo fuera de Colombia. Me quedé en Brujas por temas de ❤️
Smiling, positive and respectful person! Foodlover, enjoy tasting all the flavours of the world. I love to meet people from other countries, listen to there travelstories. I'm still a volunteer for the local scouts and girlguides. I'm a mum with 3 kids. My oldest son studies Medicine, my daughter Business & IT, my youngest son Sports. My boyfriend Timo and his 2 dogs live also at my house. He love to ride on his bike and also like to have CS in the house. I live between Bruges and Ostend. Also just 40 km from Iepres or Passendale. PHILOSOPHY Be happy !!! Hakuna Matata Die with memories, not with dreams... "Ko toku whare, ko to whare" (My home is your home)
CURRENT MISSION Dreaming of the next big trip somewhere in the world ... ABOUT ME ENG A traveller, a dreamer, like to meet positive people, making the world a nicer place, cat lover, enjoy life, enjoy the good Belgium beers or a good thee, looking at a beautiful sunset, ... . I try to live my life from positive to positive experience to overcome the negatives experiences. Also read the home section! NL Een reiziger, een dromer, wil positieve mensen ontmoeten, helpen aan een betere wereld, kattenvriend, genieten van het leven, genieten van het prachtig Belgisch bier of een goede thee, kijken naar een prachtige zonsondergang, ... Ik probeer te leven van de ene naar de andere positieve ervaring en zo de negatieve ervaringen te overbruggen. Lees ook de home pagina! FR Un voyageur, rêveur, j’aime rencontrer des gens positifs, aider à créer un monde meilleur, amoureux des chats, jouit de la vie, jouit de bonnes bières belges ou d’un bon thé, regarder un beau coucher de soleil, … J’essaie de vivre ma vie d’expériences positives en expériences positives pour surpasser les expériences négatives. Aussi lire la section domicile! You can see me also on other platforms. / Tu peux me voir aussi au autres platformes / Je kan mij ook zien op andere platformen. PHILOSOPHY ENG Outside my work "I try to take the train, following the railway line and getting off at a random station." If one replaces the key words with CS, hosts and travellers then one gets... If you want to travel ECOLOGICAL responsible, ECONOMICAL and have SOCIAL contact travelling, take THE TRAIN. NL Buiten mijn werk "probeer ik een trein te nemen, de spoorlijn te volgen en uit te stappen in een willekeurig station." Als je de sleutelwoorden vervangt met CS, hosts en reizigers dan krijg je... Wil je ECOLOGISCH verantwoord reizen, ECONOMISCH reizen en SOCIAAL contact op reis, neem DE TREIN. FR En dehors de mon travail « J’essaie de prendre le train, suivre la voie et descendre à une gare au hasard ». Si on remplace les mots-clés avec CS, hôte et voyageurs, on obtient… Si tu veux voyager en étant ÉCOLOGIQUEMENT responsable, de manière ÉCONOMIQUE et avoir des CONTACTS SOCIAUX en voyage, prend LE TRAIN. ENG Philosophies and quotes I try to imply on myself. NL Spreuken en quoten die ik probeer op mijzelf toe te passen. FR Philosophies et citations je veux appliquer a moi. EN We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. SMILE, and you wil be more happy! It's better to travel, then to arrive. NL We kunnen de problemen niet oplossen met dezelfde redenering waarmee we ze gemaakt hebben. GLIMLACH, en je zal gelukkiger worden! Het is beter om te reizen, dan om aan te komen. FR Nous ne pouvons pas résoudre les problèmes avec le même raisonnement que nous avons utilisés pour le créer. SOURIS et tu seras plus heureux ! C’est meilleur de voyager, que arriver. "The world is like a book. Who doesn't travel is only reading one page," St. Augustine. Travelling makes ones broaden one's mind, "it's all up to the attitude of the person and how they interpret their experiences." A friend told me : "The soul needs a slow way. If you fly, your soul comes weeks later." "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." A Native American proverb. EG "Attention is the beginning of surrender. Our era is characterized by speed, distraction and looking without noticing." NL "Aandacht is het begin van overgave. Ons tijdperk is gekenmerkt door snelheid, afleiding en kijken zonder op te merken." FR "L'attention est le début de la capitulation. Notre époque est caractérisée par la vitesse, la distraction et le fait de regarder sans remarquer." "Treat others like U would want them to treat U." "Behandel anderen zoals U zelf wel behandeld worden" "Traitez les autres comme vous voulez que l’on vous traite" ENG I still have a lot of work to interpret these, but I find these quotes inspiring! NL Ik heb nog steeds veel werk deze te interpreteren, maar ik vind deze quoten bijzonder inspirerend! FR J’ai encore beaucoup de travail pour les incarner, mais je trouve ces citations inspirantes ! ENG A man aims to map the world. In the course of the years he occupies a space with images of provinces, of kingdoms, of mountains, of bays, of ships, of islands, of fish, of rooms, of tools, of stars, of horses and of people. Shortly before he dies, he discovers that in that patient labyrinth lines the image of himself in that patient labyrinth lines the image of his own face emerges. NL Een mens stelt zich ten doel de wereld in kaart te brengen. In de loop van de jaren bevolkt hij een ruimte met beelden van provincies, van koninkrijken, van bergen, van baaien, van schepen, van eilanden, van vissen, van kamers, van werktuigen, van sterren, van paarden en van personen. Kort voor hij sterft, ontdekt hij dat zich in dat geduldige lijnen labyrint het beeld van zijn eigen zich in dat geduldige lijnenlabyrint het beeld van zijn eigen gelaat aftekent. FR Un homme veut cartographier le monde. Au fil des années, il occupe un espace avec des images de provinces, de royaumes, de montagnes, de baies, de navires, d’îles, de poissons, de pièces, d’outils, d’étoiles, de chevaux et de gens. Peu de temps avant sa mort, il découvre dans les formes de ce labyrinthe se trouve l’image de lui-même, de ces formes, son propre visage émerge. Jorge Luis Borges ENG Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. Mark Twain ENG Education is the most powerful weapon wich you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela He was a wise man who invented beer. Plato 428BC Beer is the proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Benjamin Franklin 1706 Here's to alcohol : the cause of, and solution to all of life's problems. Homer Simpson 1987 Alcohol is no solution. But no alcohol is no solution either. Die Toten Hosen
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