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Arnhem, Gelderland, The Netherlands
@florisj16379866
Member since 2014
Worked for Radio Netherlands Worldwide for 27 years. Before that I was a teacher of geography and information sciences. I'm a passionate amateur astronomer and I devote most of my time to Sterrenwacht Presikheaven, an all-volunteer public observatory in Arnhem. See: facebook.com/presikheaven
Interested in Cats
Interested in Cycling
Fluent in English
Learning German
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
To meet new people and to be able to stay in places not usually visited by tourists. It's more interesting and cheaper (I'm Dutch, right? ;-) And if you like to see Arnhem you are very welcome here!
Music, Movies, and Books
music: Bossa Nova, Swing Out Sister Any good SF movies and books, like Contact or the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov On Dutch TV I enjoy the Tegenlicht and Zembla documentaries, and I'm a big Stephen Colbert fan!
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Watched a total solar eclipse: amaaazing!! Watching the zodiacal light in the Negev desert: awwsome!! Skin-diving the crystal clear waters of Ras Muhammad way back when Israel still occupied the Sinai: unforgettable!!
Teach, Learn, Share
l like all three! ;-)
What I Can Share With Hosts
Cheerful banter about Life, the Universe, and Everything (but mostly about the universe).
My Interests
Star-gazing, meeting new people, scuba diving, recreational cycling, skiing.
