We are Barend (36, a chef) and Marieke (38, healthcare worker) and we live in Baarn, the Netherlands. We have a spare room that we can use for couch surf guests. Suitable for 1 or max. 2 people. We have 2 dogs.

We are looking forward to expand our network and get to meet people of other cultures. We are interested in traveling and couch surfing, right now we are interested to go to Ireland next year (2024) for a holiday in june.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We are looking forward to expand our network and get to meet people of other cultures. We are interested in traveling and couch surfing, right now we are interested to go to Ireland next year (2024) for a holiday.

Interests

• culture
• hiking
• history
• nature
• society
• ireland
• ict
• minecraft
• cooking and eating
• openminded

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Fantasy/Sci-fi/history
Books: Terry Pratchett Discworld novels and history
Music: Many kinds, blues, jazz, rock, pop, world music, celtic music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cooking for a LOT of people, traveled to Canada, did a new year's dive.

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking, Culture, Hospitality

What I Can Share with Hosts

Friendship, being part of the couch surf friends network, cooking. Exchange cultural knowledge. We like to keep in touch. We are respectful for everyone.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands