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Overview

  • 5 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English; learning Chinese
  • 33, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Recent graduate
  • China studies & Environment and Resource Management
  • From Zeeland, Netherlands
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About Me

Dutch girl on a bike

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently surfing, when I settle down I will happily return the favour

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a newbie..

Interests

Sinology, Asian Studies and Environmental Studies graduate currently traveling in Asia by bike. Though I love all foods, I try to eat mostly plant based these days but will be flexible on my travels.

  • books
  • concerts
  • environment
  • dining
  • wine
  • beer
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music

Music, Movies, and Books

I don't do favourites, there is just too much goodness to choose from

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Tarantino, Miyazaki, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, A Scanner Darkly, The Wolf of Wallstreet, Short term 12, Birdman, Whiplash, Tim Burton, The Kings of Summer, Silver Linings Playbook, Life of Pi, the Great Gatsby, Mary and Max, and so many more...

The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Regina Spektor, Bon Iver, Jeff Buckley, Jeffrey Lewis, Kimya Dawson, The Shins, The Kooks, Robag Whrume, Kollektive Turmstrasse, Nina Simone, Ray Charles, Vivaldi, Bach, Chinese Man, Modest Mouse, Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, Laura Marling, Leonard Cohen, Edit Piaf, and so many more...

I have read mostly Dutch literature... Besides this, I really like the Japanese author Haruki Murakami. Roald Dahl was my favourite author as a child. Some other non-Dutch reads that I really enjoyed were 1984, The Help, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Alchemist... I also read a lot of non-fiction. I am currently reading Fried Eggs with Chopsticks and Fragrant Harbor.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went camping on the Great Wall of China, saw the sunrise at Angkor Wat, rode a camel in the Sahara, those were pretty amazing things.

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking, languages...

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook for you, teach you Dutch, Chinese or English, I can share my memories and my thoughts...Music I like.. anything :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Netherlands, Taiwan

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